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 16 (2027) Staff
Brian Rohr – Editor in Chief
Brian Rohr is a poet, storyteller, and founder/director of The Stafford Challenge, an international poetry project which has encouraged thousands of participants to write a poem every day for a year, inspired by the late great poet, William Stafford. His writing appears in a number of publications and anthologies, including Timberline Review, These Mosaics, Switchback, and Fruits of Yitzak’s Tree. His debut book, Shaken to My Bones: A Poetic Midrash on the Torah, was published by Ben Yehuda Press. Rohr’s work explores culture, roots, mythology, mysticism, and the transformative power of story. He’s a proud father, husband, and loves green and herbal teas.
John Holloran – Editor Emeritus
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
Brian Rohr
Editor-in-Chief Emeritas
John Holloran
Executive Director
Kate Ristau
Submissions Editor
Jakob Klein
Creative Non-Fiction Editor
Martha Mitchell
Short Fiction Editor
Stephanie Feldstein
Poetry Editor
Amy Baskin
Copy Editors & Proofreaders
Announced in 2027
Readers
Announced in 2027
Office Support
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.