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App State literary journal Cold Mountain Review celebrates 50th anniversary

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Cold Mountain Review, the longest-running continuous publication at Appalachian State University and one of the oldest college literary journals in the country, is celebrating 50 years in 2022. Graphic submitted

By Lauren Andersen
Edited by Jessica Stump
Posted Oct. 27, 2022 at 11:33 a.m.

BOONE, N.C. — Cold Mountain Review (CMR), the longest-running continuous publication at Appalachian State University and one of the oldest college literary journals in the country, is celebrating 50 years in 2022.

Published annually by App State’s Department of English, CMR publishes work that is informed by and attempts to engage with eco-justice and social justice issues and experiences. The journal welcomes work from both established and unpublished contributors of all backgrounds and identities, including those who have been historically underrepresented by the traditional publishing industry.

Since its inception, the journal has navigated many changes, namely a conversion from a print to an online format in 2020 to conserve resources and contribute to reducing the university’s carbon footprint.

Earlier this year, CMR debuted Cold Mountain Press — a new wing that will produce one book of prose and one book of poetry annually through the Cold Mountain Press Book Contest. In May, CMR released volume 50, the 2022 Special Issue on Identity, which featured a book review, creative nonfiction, fiction, interviews, poetry and visual art from a diverse collection of creators.

CMR was founded in 1972 by Rod “R.T.” Smith ’75, a Department of English alumnus and the recipient of the 2016–17 College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Alumni Award, in collaboration with his cohorts Donald Secreast ’72, Jo Anne Eskridge and Charles Frazier ’75. The journal was named after Gary Snyder’s translations of poems by Chinese poet Han-Shan, whose name, in English, means “Cold Mountain.”

Today, CMR remains a collaborative effort, co-edited by Department of English associate professor Mark Powell and lecturer Katy Abrams, with graduate assistant Jessie Gada ’19, of Mooresville, serving as the journal’s assistant editor and associate professor Zackary Vernon serving as nonfiction editor.

For more information about CMR, including how to submit work electronically for the journal’s 2023 issue, visit coldmountainreview.org.

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Cold Mountain Review aims to recapture strands of its founding vision as well as to offer new and innovating ideas about place, sustainability, writing, and art. In the latest iteration of their 50 year old literary journal, among the oldest in continuous publication in North Carolina, they are drawing inspiration from the vision of its founding editor, R.T. Smith.

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The Department of English at Appalachian State University is committed to outstanding work in the classroom, the support and mentorship of students, and a dynamic engagement with culture, history, language, theory and literature. The department offers master’s degrees in English and rhetoric and composition, as well as undergraduate degrees in literary studies, film studies, creative writing, professional writing and English education. Learn more at https://english.appstate.edu.

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The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Appalachian State University is home to 17 academic departments, two centers and one residential college. These units span the humanities and the social, mathematical and natural sciences. CAS aims to develop a distinctive identity built upon our university's strengths, traditions and unique location. The college’s values lie not only in service to the university and local community, but through inspiring, training, educating and sustaining the development of its students as global citizens. More than 6,400 student majors are enrolled in the college. As the college is also largely responsible for implementing App State’s general education curriculum, it is heavily involved in the education of all students at the university, including those pursuing majors in other colleges. Learn more at https://cas.appstate.edu.

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Support Cold Mountain Review
Support Cold Mountain Review

App State’s Cold Mountain Review relies on donations, grants and subscriptions to remain viable. Tax-deductible contributions can be made via the Appalachian State University Foundation, Inc.

Give now
About Cold Mountain Review

Cold Mountain Review aims to recapture strands of its founding vision as well as to offer new and innovating ideas about place, sustainability, writing, and art. In the latest iteration of their 50 year old literary journal, among the oldest in continuous publication in North Carolina, they are drawing inspiration from the vision of its founding editor, R.T. Smith.

Learn more
Department of English

The Department of English at Appalachian State University is committed to outstanding work in the classroom, the support and mentorship of students, and a dynamic engagement with culture, history, language, theory and literature. The department offers master’s degrees in English and rhetoric and composition, as well as undergraduate degrees in literary studies, film studies, creative writing, professional writing and English education.

Learn more
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The authors’ visits are part of App State’s fall 2022 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series

Sep. 21, 2022

Four acclaimed authors — Savannah Sipple, Neema Avashia, Leigh Ann Henion and Scott Blackburn — will visit App State’s campus this fall as part of the 2022–23 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. The authors will read from their work and deliver talks on the craft of writing.

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