Cream City Review
Cover for the Winter/Spring 2020 issue
Editor-in-ChiefCamilla Jiyun Nam Lee
CategoriesLiterary
FrequencyBiannual Publication
FounderMary Zane Allen
Founded1975-present
CountryUnited States
Based inMilwaukee, Wisconsin
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttps://uwm.edu/creamcityreview/ Project MUSE journal 592

Cream City Review is a volunteer-based, non-profit literary magazine. Continually seeking to explore the relationship between form and content, the magazine features fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, comics, reviews of contemporary literature and criticism, as well as author interviews and artwork.[1]

Published biannually, Cream City Review attracts readers and submissions from around the globe. Approximately 4,000 submissions are received each year from both unpublished and established writers. The journal reflects this mix as it often publishes poets laureate beside artists who are up and coming.

History

The magazine was founded in 1975 by Mary Zane Allen.[1] After working at The Wisconsin Review, she desired a similar literary journal for the creative writing department at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Allen worked with the student union to establish both the magazine and a reading series. Later, the magazine began operating with the support of UWM's English Department.[2]

Over the years, Cream City Review has evolved from an 8″ X 11″, 50 page, Xeroxed zine to the 175-225 page perfect-bound book format that it is today. The shift to glossy, multicolored covers began in the fall of 1989 after Laurie Buman became art editor. These covers have become one of the magazine's trademarks.

Along with Cream City Review’s physical publications, the magazine also has a significant digital presence. Starting in March of 2019, Cream City Review began a blog, which features a variety of content, such as numerous authorial readings, reviews, interviews, and event results.[3] Cream City Review is also present on social media. Specifically, it is on Instagram and Facebook, where the magazine posts poems, art, information about events and submissions, as well as other interactive content. Current and past issues can be found at Project MUSE journal 592

Cream City Review's name pays tribute to the publication's home in Milwaukee. Known as "The Cream City," Milwaukee is the birthplace of the yellow-colored brick, made exclusively from clay native to the area.[4] The first "cream" brick was made in 1835. The bricks proved more durable and aesthetically pleasing than the traditional red bricks produced by East Coast kilns and quickly became Milwaukee's most characteristic building material. Cream City bricks remained popular throughout the 19th century and were used widely for ornamental architecture throughout the United States and Europe.[5]

Cream City Review's continued success is due, in large part, to grants from the Bradley Foundation,[6] the Wisconsin Arts Board,[7] as well as support from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (specifically, the English Department), and the Letters and Science Constituent Alumni Association.

Current masthead (2022–present)

  • Editor-in-chief: Camilla Jiyun Nam Lee
  • Managing editor: Kathryne David Gargano
  • Associate editor: Angela Voras-Hills
  • Fiction editor: Jehane Sharah, John Thurgood
  • Poetry editors: Seth Copeland, Korey Hurni
  • Creative nonfiction editor: Ty Newcomb, Danielle Harms
  • Production manager: Kristopher Purzycki
  • Web editors:
  • Interns:
  • Advisory board: Liam Callanan (chair)

Past masthead (2021–2022)

  • Editor-in-chief: Canese Jarboe
  • Managing editor: Camilla Jiyun Nam Lee
  • Associate editor: Kathryne David Gargano
  • Fiction editor: John Thurgood
  • Poetry editors: Sasheene Denny, Kathryne David Gargano
  • Creative nonfiction editor: Danielle Harms
  • Production manager: Kristopher Purzycki
  • Web editors: Jeremy Carnes, Geoff Gimse
  • Interns: Sakina Schaub, Grayson Trzcinko
  • Development manager: Caitlin Scarrano
  • Copy editor: kizzy fay
  • Advisory board: Liam Callanan (chair), Kimberly Blaeser, Brenda Cárdenas, Dave Clark, George Makana Clark, Rebecca Dunham, Lane Hall

Distinguished past contributors

See also

List of literary magazines

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". Cream City Review. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ English Department
  3. ↑ "Blog | Cream City Review". Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Cream City Brick". Encyclopedia of Milwaukee. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "How Milwaukee Got The Nickname 'Cream City'". WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR. December 27, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ The Bradley Foundation
  7. ↑ The Wisconsin Arts Board
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