Windsor Review


The Windsor Review is a bi-annual journal publishing new and established contemporary literary fiction, non-fiction interviews and poetry, as well as visual artists from Canada and around the world. It was established in 1965 by Eugene McNamara, and was originally named University of Windsor Journal. The Windsor Review is one of Canada's oldest continuously published literary magazines, celebrating its 50th year in 2015.
The Windsor Review was founded in January 1965 and has evolved into an internationally recognized literary and arts focused journal. Each year, themed issues are created; recent themes have been home, prophecy, sports, and filth. It is based at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Canada.

Published authors

Published authors include Marshall McLuhan, Joyce Carol Oates, Irving Layton, Tom Wayman, Gwendolyn MacEwen, Frances Itani, W.D. Valgardson, David Helwig, Armand Garnet Ruffo, George Elliott Clarke, Jeanette Lynes, John B. Lee, W.P. Kinsella, Lyn Lifshin, and J. Jill Robinson.
An author who cites formative support from the Windsor Review and its editor is Deborah Joy Corey.

Published visual artists

The Windsor Review has featured original art portfolios on such themes as art by Aboriginal peoples in Canada, text image, and installation art. Published artwork includes pieces by Jane Ash Poitras and Robert Fortin.

Published interviews

Interviews include those with writers such as Alistair MacLeod, Rosemary Sullivan, Sir Martin Gilbert, James Reaney and Daniel David Moses, among others.

Current editors

Past editors have included Alistair MacLeod, Joyce Carol Oates and Susan Holbrook.