| Ascent | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Literary journal |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | W. Scott Olsen |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Concordia College (United States) |
| Frequency | Rolling |
| Indexing | |
| OCLC number | 255620039 |
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Ascent is an American literary magazine that publishes stories, poems, essays and reviews, many of which are later reprinted in annual anthologies. The journal is based at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.[1]
The journal was originally founded at the University of Illinois by Audrey Curley.[2] As of 2009, English scholar W. Scott Olsen is the editor-in-chief. The journal moved to an online format in 2010, where it will reach a wider audience for its award-winning authors.
Recent notable contributors include Victoria Anderson, Jacob M. Appel, Karen Brown, Peter Chilson, Leo Damrosch, Philip Heldrich, Michael Martone, Sarah Baker Michalak and Marjorie Stelmach.