The Believer is a United States literary magazine that also covers other arts and general culture. Founded and designed in 2003 by the writer and publisher Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He is known for the best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and for his more recent work as a screenwriter. He is also the co-founder of the literacy project 826 Valencia.-Life:Eggers was born in Boston, Massachusetts,...

, it is edited by Vendela Vida

Vendela Vida

Vendela Vida is an American novelist, journalist, and editor who lives in the Bay Area.-Books:Vida has written four books....

, Heidi Julavits

Heidi Julavits

Heidi Suzanne Julavits is an American author and co-editor of The Believer magazine. She has been published in The Best Creative Nonfiction Vol. 2, Esquire, Story, Zoetrope All-Story, and McSweeney’s Quarterly...

 and Ed Park. It is published in San Francisco nine times a year.
First published in April 2003, the literary magazine was created by Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He is known for the best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and for his more recent work as a screenwriter. He is also the co-founder of the literacy project 826 Valencia.-Life:Eggers was born in Boston, Massachusetts,...

 of McSweeney's

McSweeney's

McSweeney's is an American publishing house founded by editor Dave Eggers.Apart from its book list, McSweeney's is responsible for four regular publications: the quarterly literary journal,...

 Publishing in San Francisco, and friends who planned to "focus on writers and books we like," with a nod to "the concept of the inherent Good." Its editors are the novelists Vendela Vida

Vendela Vida

Vendela Vida is an American novelist, journalist, and editor who lives in the Bay Area.-Books:Vida has written four books....

 and Heidi Julavits

Heidi Julavits

Heidi Suzanne Julavits is an American author and co-editor of The Believer magazine. She has been published in The Best Creative Nonfiction Vol. 2, Esquire, Story, Zoetrope All-Story, and McSweeney’s Quarterly...

, and editor Ed Park, who also edits for The Village Voice

The Village Voice

The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...

.