This year, Longridge Review debuts the Anne C. Barnhill Prize for Creative Nonfiction. Leading up to our first prize, each team member is exploring one published LR essay that stuck. Mine is "On the Wonder of the World" by David McVey. You can read my thoughts here. Previous posts: Elizabeth Damewood Gaucher on "The Snake"…
The latest issue from Longridge Review includes six skillful essays. This batch contains a haunting piece by the remarkable Risa Nye, who is so special to me. We met when she was already established and I was just sowing the seeds for a writing life. I looked up to her then and continue to admire her…
I couldn't be more proud and delighted to announce that my sister, Deb Farrell, is the featured artist in the latest issue of Longridge Review. As is custom, a Q&A with the artist accompanies the work, but as is not custom, little sister got to ask the questions. Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Damewood Gaucher elegantly and aptly…
It really was ten years ago this summer I attended Kenyon Review Writers Workshop and returned to NYC with the idea for a writing salon. No critical feedback, no suggestions. Just read new work to each other on a monthly Friday night. We were compelled to write, but not anxious about having that raw work…
As Creative Advisor to Longridge Review, I'm lucky to play a small role in the construction of a new creative nonfiction market. With Issue 5, LR places diverse childhood tales alongside arresting images. The result is an issue that speaks as one voice. In the words of Founding Editor Elizabeth Damewood Gaucher: This issue is really heavy. There is recounting…
Suzanne Farrell Smith 