The Quarterly
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Gordon Lish
founded and edited the avant garde literary magazine, The Quarterly in 1987. The Quarterly showcased the work of contemporary authors.
Volume 1 of The Quarterly was published in the Spring of 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by; Amy Hempel
, Tom Spanbauer
, Matthew Levine, Jane Smiley
, Jack Gilbert
, Harold Brodkey
, Patty Marx and others.
Volume 2 of The Quarterly was published in the Summer of 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by; Noy Holland
, Mark Richard
, Nancy Lemann, Ann Pyne, Jack Gilbert
, Paulette Jiles
, Rick Bass
and others.
Volume 3 of The Quarterly was published in the Fall of 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by; Mark Richard
, Hellen Schulman, Ted Pejovich, Sunny Rogers
, Ann Pyne, Diane Williams, Rick Bass
and others.
Volume 4 of The Quarterly was published in the Winter of 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by; Sharon Dupree, Mark Richard
, Michael Hickins, Yannick Murphy
, Patrick McGrath, Jan Pendleton, Rebecca Bondor, George Angel, Stephen O'Connor and others.
Volume 5 of The Quarterly was published in the Spring of 1988. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by; Jennifer Allen
, William Tester
, Janet Mitchell, Sharon Dupree, Robert Fox
, Sheila Kohler and others.
Volume 6 of The Quarterly was published in the Summer of 1988. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by; Ann Pyne, Jan Pendleton, Victor Barall, Jennifer Allen
, Harold Brodkey
, M. D. Stein and others.
The Quarterly ended with the final publication of volume 31 in the Fall of 1995.
Gordon Lish
Gordon Jay Lish is an American writer. As a literary editor, he championed many American authors, particularly Raymond Carver, Barry Hannah, Amy Hempel, and Richard Ford.-Early life and family:...
founded and edited the avant garde literary magazine, The Quarterly in 1987. The Quarterly showcased the work of contemporary authors.
Volume 1 of The Quarterly was published in the Spring of 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by; Amy Hempel
Amy Hempel
Amy Hempel is an American short story writer, journalist, and university professor at Brooklyn College.-Life:Hempel was born in Chicago, Illinois...
, Tom Spanbauer
Tom Spanbauer
-Biography:He studied creative writing with Gordon Lish at Columbia University. As a gay writer, he has explored issues of race, of sexual identity, of how we make a family for ourselves in order to surmount the limitations of the families into which we are born...
, Matthew Levine, Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist.-Biography:Born in Los Angeles, California, Smiley grew up in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and graduated from John Burroughs School. She obtained an A.B. at Vassar College, then earned an M.F.A. and Ph.D. from the...
, Jack Gilbert
Jack Gilbert
-Life and career:Born and raised in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania neighborhood of East Liberty, he attended Peabody High School then worked as a door-to-door salesman, an exterminator, and a steelworker...
, Harold Brodkey
Harold Brodkey
Harold Brodkey, born Aaron Roy Weintraub was an American writer, and novelist.-Life:Brodkey was raised in University City, Missouri outside St. Louis...
, Patty Marx and others.
Volume 2 of The Quarterly was published in the Summer of 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by; Noy Holland
Noy Holland
Noy Holland is an American writer and National Book Award nominee. She is married to the writer Sam Michel.-Literature-related:...
, Mark Richard
Mark Richard
Mark Richard is an American short story writer, novelist, screenwriter, and poet. He is the author of two award-winning short story collections, The Ice at the Bottom of the World and Charity, and a bestselling novel, Fishboy....
, Nancy Lemann, Ann Pyne, Jack Gilbert
Jack Gilbert
-Life and career:Born and raised in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania neighborhood of East Liberty, he attended Peabody High School then worked as a door-to-door salesman, an exterminator, and a steelworker...
, Paulette Jiles
Paulette Jiles
Paulette Jiles-Johnson is an American-born Canadian poet and novelist. Born in Salem, Missouri, she was educated at the University of Illinois in Spanish literature...
, Rick Bass
Rick Bass
Rick Bass is an American writer and an environmental activist.-Life:Bass was born in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S., the son of a geologist, and he studied petroleum geology at Utah State University. He grew up in Houston, and started writing short stories on his lunch breaks while working as a petroleum...
and others.
Volume 3 of The Quarterly was published in the Fall of 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by; Mark Richard
Mark Richard
Mark Richard is an American short story writer, novelist, screenwriter, and poet. He is the author of two award-winning short story collections, The Ice at the Bottom of the World and Charity, and a bestselling novel, Fishboy....
, Hellen Schulman, Ted Pejovich, Sunny Rogers
Sunny Rogers
Sunny Rogers was an English entertainer best known for her work with comedian Frankie Howerd.Rogers was born Jessie Mary Rogerson in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. Her nickname "Sunny" comes from her constant smiling...
, Ann Pyne, Diane Williams, Rick Bass
Rick Bass
Rick Bass is an American writer and an environmental activist.-Life:Bass was born in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S., the son of a geologist, and he studied petroleum geology at Utah State University. He grew up in Houston, and started writing short stories on his lunch breaks while working as a petroleum...
and others.
Volume 4 of The Quarterly was published in the Winter of 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by; Sharon Dupree, Mark Richard
Mark Richard
Mark Richard is an American short story writer, novelist, screenwriter, and poet. He is the author of two award-winning short story collections, The Ice at the Bottom of the World and Charity, and a bestselling novel, Fishboy....
, Michael Hickins, Yannick Murphy
Yannick Murphy
-Life:She graduated from New York University and studied with Gordon Lish. She lived in New York and California. She now lives in Vermont, with her husband and their three children.-Awards:* 1990 Whiting Writers' Award* National Endowment for the Arts award...
, Patrick McGrath, Jan Pendleton, Rebecca Bondor, George Angel, Stephen O'Connor and others.
Volume 5 of The Quarterly was published in the Spring of 1988. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by; Jennifer Allen
Jennifer Allen
Jennifer Allen is an American author, commentator, and daughter of football coach George Allen.-Family:Jennifer Allen grew up the only daughter of a professional football coach who was known for total commitment to his team and sport....
, William Tester
William Tester
William Tester is an American short story writer and novelist. He was raised on a cattle ranch in Florida and is a graduate of Columbia University and Syracuse University . He published the novel Darling in 1991 and the story collection Head in 2000...
, Janet Mitchell, Sharon Dupree, Robert Fox
Robert Fox
Robert Fox may refer to:*Robert Fox , 19th-century African-American civil rights activist*Robert Fox , Australian rules footballer*Robert Fox , defence correspondent for the Evening Standard...
, Sheila Kohler and others.
Volume 6 of The Quarterly was published in the Summer of 1988. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by; Ann Pyne, Jan Pendleton, Victor Barall, Jennifer Allen
Jennifer Allen
Jennifer Allen is an American author, commentator, and daughter of football coach George Allen.-Family:Jennifer Allen grew up the only daughter of a professional football coach who was known for total commitment to his team and sport....
, Harold Brodkey
Harold Brodkey
Harold Brodkey, born Aaron Roy Weintraub was an American writer, and novelist.-Life:Brodkey was raised in University City, Missouri outside St. Louis...
, M. D. Stein and others.
The Quarterly ended with the final publication of volume 31 in the Fall of 1995.