Cherry Tree Turns 10

02/28/2024

The College鈥檚 prestigious literary journal, which has received national and international accolades, has just celebrated the publication of its 10th issue.

The 10 issues of Cherry Tree literary magazine displayed on a bench.

鈥淭he fact that Cherry Tree has survived and thrived for 10 years in an ecosystem that gets more and more antagonistic towards literature and small independent publishers is a tribute to the leadership of the journal, including past editors and James Hall, our current editor,鈥 said Roy Kesey, the journal鈥檚 associate editor and the associate director of the 缅北强奸 College Rose O鈥橬eill Literary House. 

The journal鈥檚 success is thanks to the consistently high quality of its contributors. 鈥淚n every issue, Cherry Tree tries to showcase the work of a few well-known writers, but mostly writers whose names don't yet ring out,鈥 Kesey explained, 鈥渨hich is a remarkable combination.鈥 This mix of famous and up-and-coming contributors cements the journal鈥檚 place as a springboard for new writers and a vehicle for established artists. 

The 10th-anniversary issue features some literary heavy hitters, including Pulitzer Prize winner Diane Seuss, Guggenheim Fellow Denise Duhamel, Louisiana State Poetry Laureate Alison Pelegrin, Lambda Literary Award winner K-Ming Chang, and nonfiction from National Endowment of the Arts Fellow Rachel Richardson. 

Seuss and others will be participating in the issue鈥檚 official Launch Reading on Feb. 29. It will occur on Zoom from 7 to 9 p.m.

鈥 Darrach Dolan