Midwestern Gothic: Issue 3 Fall 2011

Midwestern Gothic #3

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

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 3 features fiction and poetry by: Sam Allingham, Andrew Bales, Kara M. Bollinger, Jason Lee Brown, Amy Butcher, Stephanie Carpenter, Amy Castillo, Heather Cox, Megan Cross, Daniel Davis, Nancy Devine, Mary Stone Dockery, Tim Hennessy, Brandi Homan, Shane Joaquin Jiminez, Cyn Kitchen, Brad Kelly, Sarah Layden, Christopher Linforth, William Matthew McCarter, Kevin McKelvey, Asheley Niedzwiecki, Christina Olson, C.J. Opperthauser, Adam Schuitema, Eric Shonkwiler, Chad Simpson, J.A. Tyler, Robert Vaughan, Theresa Williams

156 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 16, 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

Reviews

[Tim Hennessy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm one of the contributors, so yeah, I'm a little biased.