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  • 2023 Issue of the Santa Fe Literary Review is Here!

    2023 Issue of the Santa Fe Literary Review is Here!

    This year’s issue, themed “Myth: Invention, Legend, and Lore,” showcases writing and art from around the world—all of it somehow evoking the mythical. Kate McCahill, the magazine’s editor in chief, writes of the selection process: “Myths took on every shape imaginable, and our editorial team pored over each one, searching for the interpretations of legend…


  • Colum McCann at SFCC

    Colum McCann at SFCC

    SFCC, in tandem with Narrative 4 and the Santa Fe Literary Festival, is hosting Colum McCann on Friday, May 19, from 9-noon. Santa Fe student writers of all ages are welcome and encouraged to attend! Many thanks to the Santa Fe Literary Festival for its support.


  • CLMP Recommends PATAGONIAN ROAD for Women’s History Month 2023

    CLMP Recommends PATAGONIAN ROAD for Women’s History Month 2023

    The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses recommends PATAGONIAN ROAD as one of March 2023’s recommended reads. It’s Women’s History Month! CLMP writes, “In this memoir, McCahill “personifies a growing culture of women for whom travel is not a path to love but a route to meaningful work, rare inspiration, and profound self-discovery.””


  • Santa Fe Literary Review Editors and SFCC Students and Faculty Welcome at this year’s Santa Fe International Literary Festival

    Santa Fe Literary Review Editors and SFCC Students and Faculty Welcome at this year’s Santa Fe International Literary Festival

    It’s official! SFCC students and faculty, plus Santa Fe Literary Review Editor-In-Chief Kate McCahill, plus staff members, will be proudly attending this year’s Santa Fe International Literary Festival. The event, held annually in the City Different, features a star-studded literary lineup, including Gillian Flynn, Manuel Muñoz, Laila Lalami, Colum McCann, Jennifer Egan, N. Scott Momaday,…


  • Kate McCahill’s Writing to Appear in Faculty Guidebook

    Kate McCahill’s Writing to Appear in Faculty Guidebook

    McCahill’s insights on faculty leadership and college service will appear in the A Faculty Guidebook for Effective Shared Governance and Service in Higher Education (Routledge Press Higher Education Series). The guidebook is edited by Holly Hassel, Kirsti Cole and Joanne Giordano. Holly Hassel is professor of English and director of the First-Year Writing Program at North Dakota State University. Kirsti Cole is…


  • Kate McCahill judges 2022 SANTA FE REPORTER Fiction Contest

    Kate McCahill judges 2022 SANTA FE REPORTER Fiction Contest

    Read the winning entries, here. November 23, 2022 at 12:00 am MST As editor-in-chief and faculty adviser of the Santa Fe Literary Review, Kate McCahill is accustomed to sorting through thousands of pieces of writing to choose a collection for readers. While she usually has a team of five interns and a board of genre editors…


  • McCahill interviewed for PASATIEMPO and the SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

    McCahill interviewed for PASATIEMPO and the SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

    Pasatiempo’s Brian Sandford interviewed Kate McCahill for today’s story, “Square Deal: Free Literary Review is out.” For an excerpt, read on! View full text here. Sandford writes: “When the Santa Fe Literary Review was first published 17 years ago, it was a showcase for locals. Now it accepts submissions from around the world — making it a…


  • 2022 LITERARY REVIEW Released!

    2022 LITERARY REVIEW Released!

    Kate and the SFLR team are proud to announce the release of this year’s gorgeous issue of the SANTA FE LITERARY REVIEW. Featuring original writing and art by Santa Feans and collaborators from around the world, plus an exclusive interview with Santa Fe’s Poet Laureate, Darryl Lorenzo Wellington. We’re looking forward to sharing this issue…


  • Santa Fe Literary Festival Comes to Town

    Santa Fe Literary Festival Comes to Town

    The inaugural Santa Fe Literary Festival welcomed Kate and the SFLR team with open arms this May. Featuring such guests as Margaret Atwood, Colson Whitehead, Kirstin Valdez Quade, and George RR Martin, the event was not to be missed. Guest passes for SFLR editors and interns, as well as SFCC students, made us feel welcome…


  • Kate McCahill interviewed for Northwood School

    Kate McCahill interviewed for Northwood School

    Patagonian Road by Kate McCahill ’02 An interview with Stephen Reed “The world is broad and wide,” said Shakespeare. No one has the time to travel all its roads. It is unlikely that I will ever set foot in Central or South America even though I have made some wonderful friends who came to Northwood…


  • Kate McCahill featured on The Travelers’ Blueprint Podcast

    Kate McCahill featured on The Travelers’ Blueprint Podcast

    Kate discusses solo travel, food adventures, and taking risks at the Travelers Blueprint Podcast. Listen directly on their website, or wherever you get your podcasts!


  • Kate McCahill quoted in INSIDE HIGHER ED and the SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

    Kate McCahill quoted in INSIDE HIGHER ED and the SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

    Amidst turbulence at the Santa Fe Community College, Kate presents the faculty perspective as faculty senate chairwoman – quoted in INSIDE HIGHER ED and referenced in the SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN.


  • 2021 SFLR Features Kirstin Valdez Quade

    2021 SFLR Features Kirstin Valdez Quade

    Kate had the privilege of interviewing Kirstin Valdez Quade, author of NIGHT AT THE FIESTAS and, most recently, THE FIVE WOUNDS. Interview goes live August 1, 2021! Check the SFLR website, or email sflr(at)sfcc.edu for your complimentary copy. https://www.sfcc.edu/santa-fe-literary-review/


  • Kate McCahill to attend the ATD Equity in Teaching and Learning Conference

    Kate McCahill to attend the ATD Equity in Teaching and Learning Conference

    On May 6, Kate attended the Achieving the Dream Equity and Teaching and Learning Institute. During this two-day virtual institute, participants engaged in peer learning and facilitated conversations focused on centering equity in teaching and learning, examining classroom-based practices and student data, and designing an action-based strategy for implementing equitable instructional models that support student…


  • PATAGONIAN ROAD in China!

    PATAGONIAN ROAD in China!

    PATAGONIAN ROAD has been printed and published in China.