Gigantic (magazine)
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Gigantic is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 literary journal that publishes fiction, art and interviews. In particular, it focuses on short prose or flash fiction
Flash fiction
Flash fiction is a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity. There is no widely accepted definition of the length of the category...

. Print issues also have included a special poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...

 section entitled "The Seizure State," curated by celebrated American poet Joe Wenderoth
Joe Wenderoth
Joe Wenderoth is an American poet, writer and professor. His work is widely anthologized, appearing in collections such as: The Anchor Book Of New American Short Stories, Isn't It Romantic, State of the Union, Poetry 180, The Next American Essay, The Best American Prose Poems: From Poe To Present,...

. It publishes original work online at thegiganticmag.com and once a year in a print format. Gigantic was founded in 2008 by four writers living in New York City.

Format

Gigantic is known for changing its layout and design significantly with each issue, as well as a focus on affordable pricing. Issues have ranged in price from 3 to 7 dollars. The layout is designed by Erin Grey West.

Issue 1

The first issue was printed on newsprint in a large fold-out format. It included a centerfold painting by Nathaniel Russell as well as work and interviews with Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell, CM is a Canadian journalist, bestselling author, and speaker. He is currently based in New York City and has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996...

, Shane Jones
Shane Jones (author)
Shane Jones is a novelist, short story writer, and poet. He is most known for his novel Light Boxes.In 2009, Jones sold the film option to his first novel, Light Boxes, to Spike Jonze, with speculations that Ray Tintori would direct...

, Ed Park, Tao Lin
Tao Lin
Tao Lin is an American writer. He was born of Taiwanese parents and grew up on the East Coast of the USA.He is the author of two novels, Eeeee Eee Eeee and Richard Yates ; a novella, Shoplifting from American Apparel ; a short story collection, Bed ; and two poetry collections, you are a little...

, Deb Olin Unferth
Deb Olin Unferth
Deb Olin Unferth is an American short-story writer, novelist, and memoirist. She is the author of the collection of stories Minor Robberies, the novel Vacation, both published by McSweeney's, and the memoir, Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War, published by Henry Holt.Her...

, Gary Shteyngart
Gary Shteyngart
Gary Shteyngart is an American writer born in Leningrad, USSR. Much of his work is satirical and relies on the invention of elaborately fictitious yet somehow familiar places and times.-Life:...

 and others.

Issue 2

Issue 2 was titled Gigantic America and focused on themes of Americana
Americana
Americana refers to artifacts, or a collection of artifacts, related to the history, geography, folklore and cultural heritage of the United States. Many kinds of material fall within the definition of Americana: paintings, prints and drawings; license plates or entire vehicles, household objects,...

. The magazine was printed in a bound elongated format and included a series of limited edition trading cards designed by Andre Da Loba backed with writing by Deb Olin Unferth
Deb Olin Unferth
Deb Olin Unferth is an American short-story writer, novelist, and memoirist. She is the author of the collection of stories Minor Robberies, the novel Vacation, both published by McSweeney's, and the memoir, Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War, published by Henry Holt.Her...

, Joe Wenderoth
Joe Wenderoth
Joe Wenderoth is an American poet, writer and professor. His work is widely anthologized, appearing in collections such as: The Anchor Book Of New American Short Stories, Isn't It Romantic, State of the Union, Poetry 180, The Next American Essay, The Best American Prose Poems: From Poe To Present,...

, Clancy Martin
Clancy Martin
Clancy W. Martin is a Canadian philosopher, essayist, translator and novelist. His debut novel How to Sell was a Times Literary Supplement "Best Book of 2009" , and a "Best Book of 2009" for The Guardian, Publisher's Weekly, The Kansas City Star.-Works:*Nietzsche's 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra': A...

, Margo Jefferson, and others. Other writers in the issue included Blake Butler
Blake Butler
Blake Butler was a British actor best known for his regular role as Mr. Wainright during the first three series of Last of the Summer Wine between 1973 and 1976...

, Robert Coover
Robert Coover
Robert Lowell Coover is an American author and professor in the Literary Arts program at Brown University. He is generally considered a writer of fabulation and metafiction.-Life and works:...

, Lydia Millet
Lydia Millet
Lydia Millet is an American novelist. Her third novel, My Happy Life, won the 2003 PEN-USA Award for Fiction. Her fifth novel, Oh Pure and Radiant Heart was short-listed for the 2007 Arthur C. Clarke Award...

, Sam Lipsyte
Sam Lipsyte
Sam Lipsyte is an American novelist and short story writer.The son of the sports journalist Robert Lipsyte, Sam Lipsyte was born in New York City and raised in Closter, New Jersey...

, and comic artist Adrian Tomine
Adrian Tomine
Adrian Tomine , a popular contemporary cartoonist, is best known for his ongoing comic book series Optic Nerve and his periodical illustrations in The New Yorker.- Biography :...

.

Issue 3

Issue 3 was titled Gigantic Indoors. The magazine was printed in the magazine's largest format yet and featured work from David Berman
David Berman
David Berman may refer to:*David Berman , actor and researcher on the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*David Berman , American singer-songwriter, poet, and cartoonist, member of the band Silver Jews...

, Diane Williams, Joshua Cohen
Joshua Cohen (writer)
Joshua Aaron Cohen is an American novelist and writer of stories.-Novels:* Witz * A Heaven of Others , second edition 2010,...

, and many others. Also included are interviews with Gordon Lish
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:...

 and Lynne Tillman
Lynne Tillman
Lynne Tillman is a novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic. She is currently Professor/Writer-in-Residence in the Department of English at the University at Albany and is the author of five novels, three collections of short stories, one collection of essays, and two other nonfiction...

.

Website

The website is updated most months with new content. One notable series has been the serialization of a picture-novel by Leni Zumas
Leni Zumas
Leni Zumas is an American writer. Her first book, Farewell Navigator: Stories, was published in 2008 by Open City. Her fiction has appeared in numerous literary magazines, including Columbia: A Journal of Art and Literature, Quarterly West, Keyhole, Salt Hill, Gigantic , Open City, and New York...

 and Luca Dipierro entitled Until I Find It.

Notable contributors

Gigantic has featured many notable writers and artists, including:
  • Robert Coover
    Robert Coover
    Robert Lowell Coover is an American author and professor in the Literary Arts program at Brown University. He is generally considered a writer of fabulation and metafiction.-Life and works:...

  • Joe Wenderoth
    Joe Wenderoth
    Joe Wenderoth is an American poet, writer and professor. His work is widely anthologized, appearing in collections such as: The Anchor Book Of New American Short Stories, Isn't It Romantic, State of the Union, Poetry 180, The Next American Essay, The Best American Prose Poems: From Poe To Present,...

  • Deb Olin Unferth
    Deb Olin Unferth
    Deb Olin Unferth is an American short-story writer, novelist, and memoirist. She is the author of the collection of stories Minor Robberies, the novel Vacation, both published by McSweeney's, and the memoir, Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War, published by Henry Holt.Her...

  • Tao Lin
    Tao Lin
    Tao Lin is an American writer. He was born of Taiwanese parents and grew up on the East Coast of the USA.He is the author of two novels, Eeeee Eee Eeee and Richard Yates ; a novella, Shoplifting from American Apparel ; a short story collection, Bed ; and two poetry collections, you are a little...

  • Leni Zumas
    Leni Zumas
    Leni Zumas is an American writer. Her first book, Farewell Navigator: Stories, was published in 2008 by Open City. Her fiction has appeared in numerous literary magazines, including Columbia: A Journal of Art and Literature, Quarterly West, Keyhole, Salt Hill, Gigantic , Open City, and New York...

  • Ed Park
  • Thomas Doyle
  • Lynne Tillman
    Lynne Tillman
    Lynne Tillman is a novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic. She is currently Professor/Writer-in-Residence in the Department of English at the University at Albany and is the author of five novels, three collections of short stories, one collection of essays, and two other nonfiction...

  • Diane Williams
  • Gordon Lish
    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:...

  • Joshua Cohen
    Joshua Cohen (writer)
    Joshua Aaron Cohen is an American novelist and writer of stories.-Novels:* Witz * A Heaven of Others , second edition 2010,...

  • Todd Zuniga
    Todd Zuniga
    Todd Zuniga , is the founding editor of Opium Magazine, and the co-creator and host of Literary Death Match , which is a reading series that occurs regularly in New York City, San Francisco and London, and has launched in 37 cities worldwide including Beijing, Edinburgh, Chicago and Paris.Zuniga is...

  • Clancy Martin
    Clancy Martin
    Clancy W. Martin is a Canadian philosopher, essayist, translator and novelist. His debut novel How to Sell was a Times Literary Supplement "Best Book of 2009" , and a "Best Book of 2009" for The Guardian, Publisher's Weekly, The Kansas City Star.-Works:*Nietzsche's 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra': A...

  • Shane Jones
    Shane Jones (author)
    Shane Jones is a novelist, short story writer, and poet. He is most known for his novel Light Boxes.In 2009, Jones sold the film option to his first novel, Light Boxes, to Spike Jonze, with speculations that Ray Tintori would direct...

  • Michael Kimball
    Michael Kimball
    - Biography & Career :Michael Kimball was born February 1, 1967 in Lansing, Michigan and is the author of The Way the Family Got Away , How Much of Us There Was ; Us , and Dear Everybody . He has also published the book Words under the conceptual pseudonym Andy Devine...


External links

  • Gigantic official website
  • Gigantic interview with Sam Lipsyte
    Sam Lipsyte
    Sam Lipsyte is an American novelist and short story writer.The son of the sports journalist Robert Lipsyte, Sam Lipsyte was born in New York City and raised in Closter, New Jersey...

  • Gigantic interview with Clancy Martin
    Clancy Martin
    Clancy W. Martin is a Canadian philosopher, essayist, translator and novelist. His debut novel How to Sell was a Times Literary Supplement "Best Book of 2009" , and a "Best Book of 2009" for The Guardian, Publisher's Weekly, The Kansas City Star.-Works:*Nietzsche's 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra': A...

  • Gigantic interview with Gary Shteyngart
    Gary Shteyngart
    Gary Shteyngart is an American writer born in Leningrad, USSR. Much of his work is satirical and relies on the invention of elaborately fictitious yet somehow familiar places and times.-Life:...

  • listing in Duotrope

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