Whitefish Review distribution expands nationwide

With the release of its summer/fall issue, Whitefish Review has continued to expand its distribution and is now featured in more than 200 bookstores nationwide, including 175 Barnes & Noble locations. The Whitefish-based independent literary journal is distributed by TNG (The News Group), North America’s largest supplier of periodicals.

“We’re proud of our roots and first want to give a shout out to Bookworks of Whitefish, our favorite local bookstore and the first to put us on their shelves 11 years ago,” Brian Schott, founding editor of Whitefish Review, said in a press release. “As our story continues, being recognized by the largest magazine distributor in the country, as well as a major retail chain like Barnes & Noble, is a good next chapter.”

Since 2007, Whitefish Review has published more than 700 artists and writers, typically about half of the work coming from Montana. While publishing fiction, essays, and poetry from established writers, the editors also work to discover new, emerging voices, featuring first-time writers in every issue.

The Review has increasingly made a splash by interviewing creative thinkers and celebrities who have a connection and love for Montana, the environment and the arts. Whitefish Review has published recent interviews with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, Tom Brokaw and Michael Keaton.

In May, the journal won a Reader’s Choice Award in the “Brainiest” category for 2017-18 best cover of a national magazine, sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors. They are currently a finalist for a 2018 Governor’s Arts Award from the Montana Arts Council.

More than 20 volunteer editors and readers curate the bi-annual journal, including a 16-page color art and photography section with commentary from the contributors, bringing the reader deeper into the mind of the artist.

Whitefish Review is currently accepting submissions through Oct. 1 for issue No. 23, “Our Living Planet,” to be published in December. Editors are seeking fiction, essays, poetry, art, and photography that look at our planet and its systems as living beings.

As a recognized 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation created for the public good, the journal is supported by generous donations and grants. In addition to sales at bookstores, issues and subscriptions can be ordered online at www.whitefishreview.org.