The Best American Poetry 2016, ed. Edward Hirsch, included Rowan Ricardo Phillips’ “The First Last Light in the Sky,” from The Common Issue 09.
The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded The Common an Art Works Grant for the second year in a row.
The Best American Poetry 2012, ed. Mark Doty, included Mary Jo Salter’s “The Gods” and Honor Moore’s “Song,” both from The Common Issue 01.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2014, ed. Dave Eggers, named Rolf Potts and Cedar Van Tassel’s “The Misadventures of Wenamun” as Notable Nonrequired Reading of 2013.
The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded The Common a 2014 Art Works Grant in the magazine’s first year of eligibility.
The Best American Short Stories 2013, ed. Elizabeth Strout, named Jennifer Haigh’s “A Place in the Sun,” from The Common Issue 04, as a Distinguished Story of 2012.
The Best American Poetry 2013, ed. Denise Duhamel, included Peter Jay Shippy’s “Western Civilization” as well as Angela Veronica Wong and Amy Lawless’ “It Can Feel Amazing to Be Targeted By a Narcissist,” both from The Common Issue 03.
The 26th Annual New York Book Show recognized The Common Issues 01 and 02, which won a second place literary magazine design award.
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