Concho River Review


Concho River Review was an American literary magazine based in San Angelo, Texas. The magazine was founded by Terry Dalrymple in 1987 and published short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction, interviews, and book reviews. Originally, it focused on Southwestern authors and settings but later diversified its contents, publishing works by authors from across the United States and abroad.
The final issue of CRR was 37.1, published for the spring/summer of 2023, at which time the journal went on indefinite hiatus. As of fall 2025, CRR has discontinued publication.
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Notable contributors

Interviews

A regular component of the fall issue was an interview with the featured writer at the Angelo State University Writers Conference. CRR published interviews with featured writers since the conference's inception in 1996. Authors interviewed include Naomi Shihab Nye, Peter Hedges, Gordon Weaver, Tim O'Brien, Tobias Wolff, Luis Valdez, Terrance Hayes, Mary Karr, Leslie Marmon Silko, Art Spiegelman, Craig Johnson, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, and Laila Lalami.