The literature of Virginia, United States, includes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Representative authors include Rita Dove, Ellen Glasgow, William Hoffman, Lee Smith, and William Styron. Journals featuring work of Virginia writers include the "New Virginia Review" (est. 1978), "Richmond Quarterly" (est. 1980), "Edgar Allan Poe Review" (est. 2000), and "Virginia Adversaria" (est. 2000).
The New Virginia Review is a journal that features authors who--like Rita Dove, Ellen Glasgow, William Hoffman, Lee Smiith and William Styron--hail from the state of Virginia.