North Dakota Quarterly

12/02/2023

Join UND's student-run literary magazine, Floodwall, as we officially launch the newest issue of the magazine! Each issue of Floodwall features fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, photography, and visual art by current UND students. This fall's publication event will showcase short readings and performances by the authors published in our newest issue. We'll also we'll celebrate the work of our student-editors and volunteers, who make each issue of the magazine possible.

Join us in-person in the Chester Fritz Library, Room 406, on Thursday, December 7, at 7:00 PM CT to support our campus's creative and literary community! If you can't join us in-person, the event will be livestreamed on the Floodwall Instagram page: .

Floodwall is sponsored by the UND English Department and the certificate programs in creative writing and writing, editing, and publishing.

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11/11/2022

Looking for something to give you a bit of hope this week?

We’re digging out from almost a foot of snow and really digging this haiku from Uchimura Kaho from NDQ 89.3/4 (which is in typesetting now!):

I have a little tradition of making sure that I post the final work to appear in each issue of NDQ. Maybe I do this because I don’t want it to be missed, or maybe it reflects my little habit of fli…

11/03/2022

Looking for something unexpected and probably awesome to read this weekend?

Check out our EXPANDED archive at NDQ! 85 volumes available for free:

https://ndquarterly.org/2022/11/03/excavate-our-newly-expanded-archive/

10/18/2022

Big news at NDQ! It’s NEW BOOK DAY!

We’re very proud to announce the publication of the first English translation of Jurij Koch’s iconic Sorbian novel, The Cherry Tree! It’s a magical meditation on the modern set in East Germany. Translated from the German by John K. Cox (Paco Fargo), it is the second volume in our modestly named "supplement" series.

Check out the free download or splurge on the perfectly priced paperback!

North Dakota Quarterly is very excited to announce the publication of the second volume in its supplement series: the first English translation of Jurij Koch’s novella The Cherry Tree. The bo…

10/14/2022

Thinking about a weekend read? Check out Wade Fox’s Yard Work from NDQ 89.1/2.

Seasons come and go, but youth is lost forever (which is as good an excuse as any to avoid raking leaves!):

It’s autumn here in North Dakotaland and that means that we are enjoying the last gasp burst of color from the trees along rivers and streams, a certain smokey crispness in the air, and the drone o…

10/07/2022

Wondering what’s going to appear in NDQ 89.3/4 which appears this fall?

Check out the table of contents:

Last week, I sent North Dakota Quarterly 89.3/4 off to our publishing partner at University of Nebraska Press. It was the fifth volume that I completed as editor in collaboration with my outstandin…

09/23/2022

Want to know what’s up with NDQ?

Stop by the Northern Great Plains History Conference today at 10 am

Or, just read our paper on the state of NDQ:
https://ndquarterly.org/2022/09/23/ndq-at-the-northern-great-plains-history-conference/

Or download a recent issue for free: https://ndquarterly.org/2020/04/21/ndq-issue-87-1-2-for-free/

We know that things are rough out there. Between COVID-19 and personal, economic, and emotional challenges associated with social distancing, there doesn’t seem to be a lot right happening in…

09/15/2022

Wondering what's been going on at NDQ?

Check out our weekly blog:
https://ndquarterly.org/blog/

On Wednesday the Aboriginal community in Australia lost another of its more compelling voices with the passing of Uncle Jack Charles. Last month, they saw the passing of Archie Roach. Both men were important voices of the stolen generations. Roach was a singer and a song writer and Charles was a

05/27/2021

As summer looms over most of the US, check out Katrin Arefy’s sobering essay on the California wild fires of 2020 from our latest issue fo NDQ.

https://ndquarterly.org/2021/05/27/the-day-the-sun-didnt-rise/

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer which for many people means long warm days and outdoor gatherings and activities. It also means added risks that come with summer weather especiall…

02/18/2021

Some fiction from the archives: Starbuck by Debra Monroe and The Moon by Deb Marquart plus an interview with the late poet Amy Clampitt (University of North Dakota Writers Conference ’85, I believe) that starts in Greece.

https://ndquarterly.org/2021/02/18/from-the-archives-starbuck-and-the-moon/

Over the last few weeks, my colleagues in the history department have been preparing their offices for a move. We’re going to be located somewhere temporarily and then moved back into renovated off…

02/11/2021

The thoughtful and incisive art of Marco Hernandez from NDQ 87.3/4.

Check it out. It’ll make your day more interesting.

https://ndquarterly.org/2021/02/11/the-art-of-marco-hernandez/

In issue 87.3/4, NDQ was honored to feature ten prints from the artist Marco Hernandez. Hernandez’s work drew upon both his Mexican upbringing and his experiences in the United States as a Mexican-…

02/04/2021

It’s almost the end of Ordinary Time and the beginning of Lent. That means Mardi Gras is right around the corner.

Check out Lane Chasek’s wonderful poem, “Surviving Mardi Gras,” which locates us at the edge of the ordinary (from NDQ 87.3/4).

https://ndquarterly.org/2021/02/04/poem-surviving-mardi-gras/

It’s almost Lent in the western calendar, which means that Mardi Gras is less than two weeks away and the first installment of Ordinary Time will come to a close. It seemed an appropriate time to p…

01/21/2021

Some poetry from Lindy Obach (from NDQ 87.3/4):

I know she knows how precious
these black ashes are.

https://ndquarterly.org/2021/01/21/two-poems-by-lindy-obach/

Every now and then a member of the NDQ editorial board reaches out and tell me how much they liked this or that contribution. It should go without saying that just like most of our readers, editori…