History and Notable Contributors
The inaugural issue was published in 1992. The Hart House Review has since developed into a leading literary venue for the University of Toronto community. It publishes the winners of the Hart House literary, poetry, drama, and photography contests as, the E. J. Pratt Poetry Prize winner, and the U of T Writers' Co-op Miller Prize winner. HHR also accepts direct submissions for publication under these categories. Various forms of art contributions also continue to be accepted.
Some of the literary luminaries that have been published or featured (interviews/commentaries etc.) in the Review over the years include:
Reza Baraheni
George Elliot Clarke
Carolyn Clink
Lynn Crosbie
Howard Davies
Camilla Gibb
Nadine Gordimer
Ray Hsu
Sandra Kasturi
Daniel MacIvor
Lee Maracle
Rohinton Mistry
Albert F. Moritz
Simon Ortiz
John Reibetanz
Ray Robertson
Colm Tóibín
Priscilla Uppal
Myna Wallin
Carleton Wilson
Rachel Zolf