Gargoyle Magazine
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Gargoyle Magazine is a literary journal based in Washington, D.C.
. This magazine was established in 1976 by Russell Cox, Richard Peabody
, and Paul Pasquarella. By 1977, Peabody was the only remaining original editor. He continued running the journal until 1990 with several different co-editors. Before the journal ceased publication in 1990, thirty-six issues had been released. The journal resurfaced in 1997 with Peabody and Lucinda Ebersole
as editors and continues to this day. Gargoyle Magazine released its 50th issue in 2005.
Gargoyle was dedicated to printing works by unknown poets and fiction writers, as well as seeking out the overlooked or neglected writers. Considered an anthology that publishes both local and international authors, the magazine featured poetry, fiction, articles, art, photos, interviews, satire, reviews, long poems, and novel excerpts. Gargoyle Magazine has published work by authors as diverse as Angela Threatt, Joyce Renwick, Julia Slavin
, Mary Kay Zuravleff
, Ray Bradbury
, Kathy Acker
, Robert Peters
and Nick Cave
. Gargoyle has also published authors who have won the Pulitzer Prize, the MacArthur Fellowship, and the National Book Award among other honors. Each contributor receives one issue as compensation for their literary piece. Work from the magazine has been included in The Best American Fantasy, The Best American Non-Required Reading, New Stories from the South, and The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.
In 1999, the Magazine won a $7,500 grant from the London Arts Board.
The Magazine's archive is housed in the Special Collections Research Center of the Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library at George Washington University
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. This magazine was established in 1976 by Russell Cox, Richard Peabody
Richard Peabody
Richard Peabody is an author and poet based in Washington, D.C. A native of the region, he received a B.A. in English from the University of Maryland in 1973 and a M.A. in Literature from American University in 1975....
, and Paul Pasquarella. By 1977, Peabody was the only remaining original editor. He continued running the journal until 1990 with several different co-editors. Before the journal ceased publication in 1990, thirty-six issues had been released. The journal resurfaced in 1997 with Peabody and Lucinda Ebersole
Lucinda Ebersole
Lucinda Ebersole is a critic, editor and writer of fiction in the literary scene of Washington, D.C. She is best known for her association with the literary journal Gargoyle Magazine, for which she has been co-editor along with Richard Peabody since 1997...
as editors and continues to this day. Gargoyle Magazine released its 50th issue in 2005.
Gargoyle was dedicated to printing works by unknown poets and fiction writers, as well as seeking out the overlooked or neglected writers. Considered an anthology that publishes both local and international authors, the magazine featured poetry, fiction, articles, art, photos, interviews, satire, reviews, long poems, and novel excerpts. Gargoyle Magazine has published work by authors as diverse as Angela Threatt, Joyce Renwick, Julia Slavin
Julia Slavin
Julia Slavin is an award winning American short story writer, and novelist. Her works are generally surrealist comedy that have been described as if the Desperate Housewives meet Kafka.Her work has appeared in Gargoyle Magazine, and Tin House....
, Mary Kay Zuravleff
Mary Kay Zuravleff
Mary Kay Zuravleff is an American short story writer and novelist.She taught at Johns Hopkins University, Goucher College, the University of Maryland, and George Mason University.She was writer in residence at American University....
, Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man , Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th...
, Kathy Acker
Kathy Acker
Kathy Acker was an American experimental novelist, punk poet, playwright, essayist, postmodernist and sex-positive feminist writer. She was strongly influenced by the Black Mountain School, William S...
, Robert Peters
Robert Peters
Robert Louis Peters is a poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor, and actor born in an impoverished rural area of northern Wisconsin in 1924. He holds a Ph.D in Victorian literature. His poetry career began in 1967 when his young son Richard died unexpectedly of spinal meningitis...
and Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...
. Gargoyle has also published authors who have won the Pulitzer Prize, the MacArthur Fellowship, and the National Book Award among other honors. Each contributor receives one issue as compensation for their literary piece. Work from the magazine has been included in The Best American Fantasy, The Best American Non-Required Reading, New Stories from the South, and The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.
In 1999, the Magazine won a $7,500 grant from the London Arts Board.
The Magazine's archive is housed in the Special Collections Research Center of the Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library at George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
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