Virginia Quarterly Review closes offices, cancels winter issue

In the wake of managing editor Kevin Morrissey's suicide and the subsequent allegations of bullying levied against editor Ted Genoways, the award-winning literary journal has removed the remaining staff members from the masthead, closed its offices, and canceled its winter issue.

From the New York Times:

“The staff has been through a lot, and they needed to step away and take some time,” [University of Virginia spokesperson Carol Wood] said. “We thought it might be best for all involved on the staff to take a break and step back and wait for the conclusion of the internal review.”

Teresa A. Sullivan, the new president of the university, released a statement on Aug. 19 announcing that the university would conduct an internal investigation.

“The untimely death of Kevin Morrissey, the managing editor of Virginia Quarterly Review, has caused a great deal of pain for his family, friends and colleagues,” she said. “It has also raised questions about the university’s response to employees’ concerns about the workplace climate in the VQR office.”

Ms. Wood said the offices would remain closed until the investigation was complete.

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