The Sewanee Review: The revival of Tennessee's storied literary magazine

 After 43 years under the same editor, the literary magazine — which had once published the work of Southern writers like Flannery O’Connor, Eudora Welty and William Faulkner — had fallen into a slump.But, in 2016, Nashville-based writer Adam Ross took over as editor. Since then, the review has seen a revival. Ross has brought the previously print-only journal into the digital age — it now has a website, an Instagram, a podcast — and has published the work of contemporary literary giants.In this episode, we hear from the review’s editorial staff and a recently published writer about the review's history and the value of a literary magazines, plus excerpts from pieces published in the review itself.This episode was produced by Cynthia Abrams.Guests Adam Ross, editor of the Sewanee Review Kanak Kapur, writer and graduate of Vanderbilt's MFA program Luke Gair, associate editor of the Sewanee Review Brighid Griffin, assistant editor of the Sewanee Review Kate Bailey, editorial assistant of the Sewanee Review Further reading "Long Sleeves" by Kanak Kapur (the Sewanee Review) "Why I Don't Wait" by Vievee Francis (the Sewanee Review) "Omnivore" by Vievee Francis (the Sewanee Review) "Till It and Keep It" by Carrie R. Moore (the Sewanee Review) "Mongo Two" by Daniela Garvue (the Sewanee Review) New Life for a 125-Year-Old Literary Journal (The New York Times)