Book by its Cover: The Children of Neverville
November 20, 2025
Sneak peek at the cover for the next book from The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota and North Dakota Quarterly. Cover design by Kathleen Turley Cox. More to come:
Cover Art
Issue by the Cover
December 5, 2024
We’re excited to release the cover of issue 91.3/4 today. It’s by Alex Blau and titled Call and Echo and from 2019 (Acrylic on canvas. 36” x 36”). A proofed copy of the issue is in the hands of our publisher and with any luck should be on its way
NDQ by Its Cover
November 30, 2023
We’re really excited to share the cover of our next issue of NDQ 90.3/4 this week. The last of the proof edits go back to our publishing partners at University of Nebraska Press and, with any luck, it should be winging its way to our subscribers and contributors with the
An Issue by its cover!
April 20, 2023
To celebrate the official news that NDQ 90.1/2 has gone to the printer, I’m excited to share with you the cover of the issue. It features a photograph by editorial board member and longtime NDQ contributor Richard Rothaus. It’s a good reminder as we head into spring!
Book by its Cover: NDQ@90
February 23, 2023
This week, as NDQ 90.1/2 comes into focus, I have also been working on a small book project with students in the University of North Dakota’s practicum in writing, editing, and publishing course. This book is a new anthology of NDQ contributions produced by some of the most clever and
An Issue by its Cover
November 23, 2022
Issue 89.3/4 is finally in production! This means that we’ve circulated page proofs and are looking forward to getting to see it in the flesh (er, paper) in the next few weeks. Before we do that, though, we need to decide on a cover. Fortunately, we have a wonderful photo
An Issue by its Cover
April 7, 2022
One of the surest signs that an issue is almost ready is when we have a cover. You can check out more from this issue here. This issue’s cover is particular special because it features a print of a graphite pencil drawing by David F. Routon. Routon is the late father
The Year in Review
December 30, 2021
The crew here at NDQ is happy to have survived another chaotic year and managed, but just barely, to have produced two robust volumes of fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and art. The entire editorial staff sends along its appreciation for everyone who entrusted us with their work and took the
Cover for NDQ 88.3/4
November 11, 2021
Today I’ll turn my attention to the final steps in preparing North Dakota Quarterly for publication. At this point of the process most of the heavy lifting has been done by our publishing partners at the University of Nebraska Press, but my contributors have eagerly completed reviewing their final proofs, and I simply
COVID and the NDQ Cover
May 20, 2021
A number of readers and subscribers have asked about issue 88.1/2. It should be coursing its way to your post box even as we speak. It features on the cover works from a crowd-sourced letterpress project developed by our Art Editor, Ryan Stander. It is as our a COVID project as you
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