Letter from the Editor

It seems rare to do something in college that you are actually proud of. I have found that every day introduces a new source of shame. Whether it be getting too drunk and embarrassing yourself, starting a ten–page paper at midnight the night before it’s due, and consequently,having to hand it in to a professor you actually respect, or being called on in class when you quite simply were not paying attention. All of these things contribute to the cloud of shame that always seems to hover over college students.

Long River Review is something we can be proud of. For the past three years, I have been fortunate enough to contribute to the production and publication of Long River Review. Every year, I go into it with the same sinking feeling that this will be the year that there will not be any good submissions, the editing panels will not take it seriously, or the Design Center will not live up to its extremely high standards. I am always proven wrong.

The talent that is showcased in Long River Review never ceases to amaze me. The written and artistic submissions that we receive seem to get better with each passing year; the excitement and zeal of the editors makes the late nights and long weeks possible, and the Design Center continues to raise the bar on itself as they work tirelessly to design a journal that all UConn students can proudly call their own.

Long River Review is a representation of the talent that the UConn student body has to offer. So, as your cloud of shame hovers, find solace in the fact that Long River Review is something of which to be proud.

—Annie Brooks

Prize Winners

The Wallace Stevens Poetry Prize

Given by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., for the best group of poems by a graduate or undergraduate
“November” by Phillip Korth, First Prize
“Something New” by Katelyn Aguilar, Second Prize
“Idyll” by Matthew Salyer, Third Prize

The Edward R. and Frances Schreiber Collins Literary Prize

Given by David and Emily Collins for the best poem and best prose work by an undergraduate
“Three Stories” by John Allie, Prose
“Aesthetics” by Duncan Campbell, Poetry
“Robert Strong-bear breathes in the bruised air and sweeps one thick hand” by Nicole Rubin, Poetry (Honorable Mention)

The Jennie Hackman Memorial Award for Short Fiction

Awarded in Memory of Jacob and Jennie Hackman for the best work of short fiction by an undergradate
“How Gary Met Melisa” by Jesse Williams, First Prize
“Shadows on the Wall” by Miranda DePoi, Second Prize
“Funeral Reds” by Sierra Ryan, Third Prize

The Aetna Undergraduate Creative Nonfiction Award

Given by the Aetna Chair in Writing to support excellence in undergraduate creative nonfiction
“He Had Some Tears” by Timothy Stobierski, First Prize
“The Man With the Lopsided Birthday Cake” by Jennifer Few, Second Prize

The Long River Graduate Writing Award

For the best piece of writing in any genre by a graduate
“Deliberate Decisions” by Zara Rix

The Long River Art Award

Xiaotong Duan, Photography

The Gloriana Gill Art Awards

John Allie, Photography
Alexia Lalande, Silk Screen

Staff

• Editor in Chief
  Annie Brooks
• Faculty Advisor
  Penelope Pelizzon
• Managing Editor
  Rachel Madariaga
• Public Relations Directors
  Sahar Kashi
  Ryan Pape
• Poetry Editor
  Joe Welch
• Poetry Panel
  Duncan Craig
  Reed Immer
  Ryan Pape
  Nicole Rubin
  Marcus Rummell

• Fiction Editor
  Michelle P. Carter
• Fiction Panel
  John Allie
  Annie Brooks
  Mandi Casolo
  Sahar Kashi
  Claire Kenney
  Rachel Madariaga
• Creative Nonfiction Editor
  Kenzi Wilbur
• Creative Nonfiction Panel
  Kerri Brown
  Daniel Gregory
  Tim Stobierski
  Ryan Wiltzius

• Copy Editor
  Kerri Brown
• Translations Editor
  Ryan Pape
• Development Director
  Daniel Gregory
• Art Director
  Edvin Yegir
• Designers
  Kathryn Keller
  Nicole Robichaud
  Emma Sullivan
  Staci Whinfield