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‘Cold Mountain Review’ celebrates 35th anniversary |
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Thursday, 05 April 2007 |
by SARA HAYNES
Intern News Reporter
Thirty-five years ago, a small group of Appalachian State University graduate students started publishing a journal of poetry and interviews. Today, “Cold Mountain Review” is a prestigious and well-known literary magazine.
“Cold Mountain Review” is a collection of poetry, reviews, interviews and photography published bi-annually and submitted from all over the nation and even other countries. The publication is celebrating its 35th year.
The first event of the celebration is April 20 at the Mariam and Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center in Blowing Rock.
R.T. Smith, one of the co-founders of the magazine and winner of
several literary awards, will give a reading. There will also be live
music and Stick Boy Bread Company is donating dessert.
Tickets are not required, but donations will be accepted.
The second event will be in October. Artwork created especially for the
celebratory double-issue by assistant art professor Scott Ludwig will
be unveiled at a ceremony at the Broyhill Inn & Conference Center.
“This issue is going to be a best-of, greatest-hits deal,” Managing Editor and English lecturer Betty M. Conway said.
“We want this to be an in-house, Appalachian-celebrating-Appalachian
event,” guest editor and English professor Joseph R. Bathanti said.
Bathanti stepped in for John Crutchfield, an editor who is on leave this year.
Also on leave is Katherine Kirkpatrick, who Conway credits as an
essential force in creating more visibility for “Cold Mountain Review”
once the English department took over its production.
Conway and Bathanti both said the magazine has found a lot of support with the university but has some financial troubles.
Like other literary magazines, low funding is the nature of the beast, Bathanti and Conway said.
“‘Cold Mountain Review’ has published some of the best authors both in North Carolina and the nation,” Bathanti said.
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