Timberline Review
The Timberline Review is an educational program run by Willamette Writers, designed to help writers learn about the publishing process firsthand. Writers and volunteers participate in every stage of production, from reviewing submissions and editing stories to formatting work and supporting sales and marketing.
We are proud to share our newest issue of the Timberline Review, available now! Find out more below.
Kay Snow Award Winners 2026
The Paulann Petersen Award for Poetry
First place: Everything I Know About Drinking I Learned from Dorothy Parker by David J.S. Pickering
Runner-up: Exodus by by Daniel Aôndona
The Kay Snow Award for Fiction
First place: The Net Maker of Inish Fail by Michael O. Colvin
Runner-up: Pretty Little Horses by Marianne Xenos
The Kay Snow Award for Non-fiction
First place: Moving Out by Astrid Adam
Runner-up: Savage by Corey Pressman
Timberline Review Contributors Issue 15 (2026)
- Astrid Adam
- ANverena
- Daniel Aôndona
- Amy Jean Bailey
- Tomás Baiza
- Jennifer Campbell
- Clarissa Cervantes
- Michael O. Colvin
- Cathy Cochrane
- Emily A. Davis
- Linda Drach
- Michael Fowles
- Charlotte Friedman
- Patricia R. Henschen
- Yvonne Jayne
- Teresa H. Janssen
- Tess Kelly
- Emily Light
- Giulio R.M. Maffii
- Amy Miller
- Jared Mills
- Kitt Patten
- David J.S. Pickering
- Corey Pressman
- Michael Shoemaker
- Sally Reiser Simon
- Marianne Xenos
- Amanda Yskamp
- Melissent Zumwalt
Timberline Review Issue 15 (2026) Staff
John Holloran – Editor in Chief
John Holloran lives and writes in Portland Oregon alongside his husband Rick. An intellectual historian by training, John taught in independent schools for two decades before stepping back to focus on writing. Essays of his have appeared in Oregon Humanities and the Timberline Review. He is currently serving his second year as Editor-in-Chief of the latter.
Editor-in-Chief
John Holloran
Executive Director
Kate Ristau
Associate Editor
Manny Frishberg
Creative Non-Fiction Editor
Martha Mitchell
Short Fiction Editor
Stacy Johns
Poetry Editor
Brian Rohr
Copy Editors & Proofreaders
Jakob Klein
Angel Reynolds
Madeline Ciccone
Readers
Madeleine Boyle
Norris Comer
Nathan Faust
Stephanie Feldstein
Bailey Harrington
Kathy Haynes
Bill Johnson
Susan Stecker Jones
David Kosak
Dana Mosher Lewis
Jim Newcomer
Tim O Brien
Richard Robbins
Lou Wynn
Melissent Zumwalt
Office Support
Elisabeth Goebel, Erik Grove, Griffin Kittleson, Katy Lei, Rebekah Postupak
Timberline Review History
The Timberline Review was founded in 2015 by Willamette Writers members Peter Field and Pam Wells. The late, great Brian Doyle warned them of the foolhardiness of starting a new literary magazine, but met with resolute smiles, he agreed to submit a short story—the first of several that would appear in the journal. With the help of volunteer readers, contributors, independent booksellers, and the Northwest literary community, the new publication quickly earned a reputation for excellence.
Today, the journal continues to explore new forms, new works, and new worlds while expanding opportunities for volunteer learning and engagement. Guided by the spirit of curiosity and collaboration that inspired its founding, The Timberline Review offers writers a chance to look behind the curtain of publishing while fostering connections among readers, editors, booksellers, and literary organizations. Through their shared work, contributors and volunteers help sustain a vibrant literary community in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.