If you haven't thought of American literature in regional terms so far, you'd be surprised how many well-known writers are among those of the American West: Edward Abbey, Willa Cather, Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey, Sam Shepard, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Terry Tempest Williams are just a few to name here. Find articles and book reviews on western regional literature in the Western Literature Association's scholarly journal, Western American Literature. The journal (situated in the moutains of northern Utah) offers a fellowship to a graduate student in American Studies or Literary Studies at Utah State University every year. Check out the site for more info. |