Jenna Blum credits The Review for early success
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — During a recent visit to Briar Cliff's campus, bestselling author Jenna Blum credited The Briar Cliff Review for contributing to her early success as a writer. Blum's 2001 short story entry, "Those Who Save Us," was featured in The Review. She eventually turned that short story into a bestselling novel. "The encouragement of having Briar Cliff pick up the story — it gave me goosebumps," Blum said. "I can't even express how much that meant." Blum returned to