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River Teeth Essays on Best American Essays Notables List

September 20, 2017
Congratulations to the authors of the five River Teeth essays listed on this year's Best American Essays "Notables" list: Rebecca McClanahan, Sonya Huber, Jerald Walker, David Lazar, and Heather Gemmen Wilson.

Four River Teeth Essays on this Year's BAE Notables List

September 14, 2016
Four River Teeth essays were listed on this year's Best American Essays list of Notable Essays and Literary Nonfiction for 2015.

Best American Essays Notables 2015

September 22, 2015
Congratulations to this year's BAE Notables, originally published in River Teeth!

Best American Essays Notables 2014

September 4, 2014
The Notable Essays list from The Best American Essays 2014 includes River Teeth's fall contributors Bettye Kearse and Dan Lehman and essays from Senior Editor Steven Harvey, Managing Editor Sarah Wells, and Beautiful Things column Co-Editor Michelle Webster-Hein

River Teeth Essay Selected for Reprint in Best American Essays Two Years in a Row

May 13, 2014
Congratulations to Chris Offutt, whose essay "Someone Else" from River Teeth Volume 15, Number 1 will be reprinted in The Best American Essays 2014.

Robert Atwan, on River Teeth

October 8, 2013
Although the general reading public may not be familiar with the journal, it is well known to nonfiction writers for its exacting standards and wide-ranging topics. River Teeth also sponsors a premier annual nonfiction writing conference.

Best American Essays

September 24, 2013
Seven essays published in spring and fall 2012 are recognized in the Best American Essays 2013.

Harvey, Kerstetter Essays Chosen for Reprint in Best American Essays 2013

By Dan Lehman   |  April 18, 2013
Two essays first published in River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative Volume 13, Number 2 will be featured in Best American Essays 2013, the long-running series published by Houghton Mifflin Books and edited by Robert Atwan. Steven Harvey's essay, "The Book of Knowledge" and Jon Kerstetter's essay, "Triage" will appear in BAE 2013, scheduled for an October 2013 release.

River Teeth Notable Essays in Best American Essays 2012

October 22, 2012
Six essays published in River Teeth are listed as notable in Best American Essays 2012

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