Eclectica Magazine
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Eclectica is one of the oldest surviving online literary publications. Founded in 1996 by Chris Lott and Tom Dooley
, Eclectica's extensive and growing archives features poetry, fiction, nonfiction, miscellany, travel, opinion, and reviews by hundreds of authors from around the world. Dooley, the remaining founder/editor, published a "Best Fiction" anthology in 2003, which was recognized by the IPPY
awards as a runner up in the short fiction category for that year. Most recently, Eclectica took top honors in storySouth
's Million Writer's Award for Fiction two years in a row (2003 and 2004).
Eclectica has published stories by nominees for the Pulitzer Prize
(Teresa White), the Nebula Award
(Mary Soon Lee) and the Pushcart Prize
.
Current and past editors of Eclectica include Chris Lott, Julie King, Mitchel Metz, Kevin McGowin
, Paul Sampson, Michael Spice, Elizabeth Glixman, John Reinhard, Jennifer Finstrom, Pamela Gemin
, and Colleen Mondor. Regular contributors include Stanley Jenkins, C.E. Chaffin, Thomas Hubschman, Don Mager, and Ann Skea.
Tom Dooley (editor)
Tom Dooley was the founder of Eclectica Magazine along with Chris Lott in 1996. Dooley was born on an island in the Aleutian Chain and attended high school in Tok, Alaska, graduating in 1988...
, Eclectica's extensive and growing archives features poetry, fiction, nonfiction, miscellany, travel, opinion, and reviews by hundreds of authors from around the world. Dooley, the remaining founder/editor, published a "Best Fiction" anthology in 2003, which was recognized by the IPPY
Ippy
Ippy is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouaka....
awards as a runner up in the short fiction category for that year. Most recently, Eclectica took top honors in storySouth
StorySouth
storySouth is an online quarterly literary magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, criticism, essays, and visual artwork, with a focus on the Southern United States. The journal also runs the annual Million Writers Award to select the best short stories published each year in online magazines or...
's Million Writer's Award for Fiction two years in a row (2003 and 2004).
Eclectica has published stories by nominees for the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
(Teresa White), the Nebula Award
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...
(Mary Soon Lee) and the Pushcart Prize
Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are invited to nominate up to 6 works they have featured....
.
Current and past editors of Eclectica include Chris Lott, Julie King, Mitchel Metz, Kevin McGowin
Kevin McGowin
Kevin McGowin was an American writer, college teacher and typewriter enthusiast. Holding degrees in literature from Auburn University at Montgomery and the University of Florida, he taught literature and creative writing, moving from one college to another quite often, before he decided to become...
, Paul Sampson, Michael Spice, Elizabeth Glixman, John Reinhard, Jennifer Finstrom, Pamela Gemin
Pamela Gemin
Pamela Gemin is an author and editor. She is also an Associate professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh.-Works:...
, and Colleen Mondor. Regular contributors include Stanley Jenkins, C.E. Chaffin, Thomas Hubschman, Don Mager, and Ann Skea.