Midwestern Gothic: Issue 1 Spring 2011

Midwestern Gothic #1

by Midwestern Gothic, Jeff Pfaller (Editor), Robert James Russell (Editor)

Midwestern Gothic (ISSN 2159-8827) is a quarterly print literary journal out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, dedicated to featuring work about or inspired by the Midwest, by writers who live or have lived here. Midwestern Gothic aims to collect the very best in Midwestern fiction writing in a way that has never been done before, cataloging the oeuvre of an often-overlooked region of the United States ripe with its own mythologies and tall tales. Issue 1 features fiction and poetry by Peter Anderson, Nick Arvin, Paul Scot August, Devin Becker, Mary Biddinger, Anna Clark, Dan Davis, Jesse Eagle, Hugh Fox, Roxanne Gay, Molly Gaudry, Thomas Horan, Lindsay Hunter, Geoff Hyatt, Jac Jemc, Lania Knight, Dan Lewis, Charles McLeod, Michelle Menting, Weam Namou, Micah Riecker, David Scott Pointer, Katherine Riegel, Joe Sacksteder, Anne Valente, Marc Watkins.

168 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 3, 2011

About the author

Midwestern Gothic (ISSN 2159-8827) is a quarterly print literary journal out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, dedicated to featuring work about or inspired by the Midwest, by writers who live or have lived here. Midwestern Gothic aims to collect the very best in Midwestern writing in a way that has never been done before, cataloging the oeuvre of an often-overlooked region of the United States ripe with its own mythologies and tall tales. Don’t be fooled by our name. Gothic fiction is often defined as the inclusion of deeply flawed, often “grotesque” characters in realistic (and, oftentimes unpleasant) settings/situations. At Midwestern Gothic, we take to heart the realistic aspects of Gothic fiction. Not every piece needs to be dark or twisted or full of despair, but we are looking for real life, inspired by the region, good, bad, or ugly. Ultimately, we’re striving to catalog the best of Midwestern writers, and whether it be pieces physically set in the Midwest, or work inspired by your time living here, we want it.

Source: About Midwester Gothic