David Lynn
Why We Chose It
By David Lynn, Editor I had never read work by Aisha Gawad before, but when I came across this passage early in her story “Waking Luna,” [now in KR, Spring 2013], I found myself captivated: I have driven here in…
Why We Chose It
By David Lynn, Editor “You sail at dusk, not knowing one from the other.” Thus begins “Ezekiel,” a story appearing in the Fall 2012 issue of The Kenyon Review. First, a confession: I generally don’t much like the second-person mode.…
Exciting Editorial Board News
Because literary nonfiction (or “creative nonfiction” or “the essay”) is an area of increasing diversity and interest, Geeta Kothari, our longtime fiction editor, will be moving laterally into a new editorial post: KR’s nonfiction editor. Geeta’s own work has appeared…
KR Welcomes Its First Fellows
I’m thrilled to announce that Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers and Natalie Shapero, younger authors of exceptional talent, will be Kenyon Review Fellows for the next two years. This marks the renewal of a tradition going back to the early days of…
Why We Chose It
By David Lynn, Editor We thought we’d add Ron Carlson’s distinguished voice to the ongoing conversation of “Why We Chose It.” Ron was the final judge of the 2011 KR Short Fiction Contest, and the winner and runners-up appear in…
