Narrative Magazine
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Narrative Magazine was founded in 2003 by former Esquire
editor Tom Jenks and author, Carol Edgarian
. Narrative is a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the literary arts in the digital age. Its online library of writing by established writers, such as T. C. Boyle
, Joyce Carol Oates
, Tobias Wolff
, Robert Olen Butler
, James Salter
, Ann Packer
, Chris Abani
, Ann Beattie
and Jayne Anne Phillips, and younger, new, and emerging writers, such as Anthony Marra
, Emily Raboteau
, Nate Haken, Edan Lepucki, Skip Horack
, Josh Weil, and Will Boast is available for free.
The Narrative Prize, awarded annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, or work of literary nonfiction published by a new or emerging writer, has been given to the following: Maud Newton
, "When the Flock Changed," 2009 Winner; Alexi Zentner
, "Trapline," 2008 Winner; Michael Dickman
, "Returning to Church," 2008 Winner; Alma García
, "Letter to El Mateo," 2007 Winner; Saidiya Hartman
, "A Journey along the Atlantic Slave Route," 2007 Winner; Mermer Blakeslee
, "Leenie," 2006 Winner; Ned Parker
, "On to Baghdad," 2006 Winner; Pia Z Ehrhardt
, "Famous Fathers," 2005 Winner; Min Jin Lee, "Axis of Happiness," 2004 Winner.
In addition to fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry, Narrative also publishes features on craft, teaching, and other topics related to a writer's professional life. It was the first literary magazine available for the Kindle.
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
editor Tom Jenks and author, Carol Edgarian
Carol Edgarian
Carol Edgarian is an American author, editor, and publisher. She is known for her novels, Rise the Euphrates and Three Stages of Amazement. She is also co-founder, editor and publisher of Narrative Magazine, the world's first and foremost online literary magazine.-Career:Edgarian was born in New...
. Narrative is a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the literary arts in the digital age. Its online library of writing by established writers, such as T. C. Boyle
T. Coraghessan Boyle
Tom Coraghessan Boyle is a U.S. novelist and short story writer. Since the mid 1970s, he has published twelve novels and more than 100 short stories...
, Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates is an American author. Oates published her first book in 1963 and has since published over fifty novels, as well as many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction...
, Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff
Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff is an American author. He is known for his memoirs, particularly This Boy's Life , and his short stories. He has also written two novels.-Biography:Wolff was born in 1945 in Birmingham, Alabama...
, Robert Olen Butler
Robert Olen Butler
Robert Olen Butler is an American fiction writer. His short-story collection A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1993.-Early life:...
, James Salter
James Salter
James Salter is an American novelist and short-story writer. Once a career officer and pilot in the United States Air Force, he abandoned the military profession in 1957 after successful publication of his first novel, The Hunters.After a brief career at film writing and film directing, Salter...
, Ann Packer
Ann Packer
Ann Elizabeth Packer MBE is a former British sprinter, hurdler and long jumper. She won a gold medal in the 800 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo....
, Chris Abani
Chris Abani
Christopher Abani is a Nigerian author. Abani's first novel, Masters of the Board, was about a Neo-Nazi takeover of Nigeria...
, Ann Beattie
Ann Beattie
Ann Beattie is an American short story writer and novelist. She has received an award for excellence from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and a PEN/Bernard Malamud Award for excellence in the short story form. Her work has been compared to that of Alice Adams, J.D. Salinger,...
and Jayne Anne Phillips, and younger, new, and emerging writers, such as Anthony Marra
Anthony Marra
Anthony Marra is an American fiction writer who has contributed pieces to The Atlantic, Narrative Magazine, and MAKE Magazine. In 2010, his short story "Chechnya" won a 2010 Pushcart Prize and the 2010 Narrative Prize. He currently attends the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.-References:...
, Emily Raboteau
Emily Raboteau
Emily Raboteau is an American fiction writer and City College of New York professor who received an MFA from New York University and whose first novel The Professor's Daughter was published in 2005...
, Nate Haken, Edan Lepucki, Skip Horack
Skip Horack
-Personal Life/Education:He was raised in Covington, Louisiana where he attended St. Paul's School.Horack holds a B.A. in English and a J.D. from Florida State University...
, Josh Weil, and Will Boast is available for free.
The Narrative Prize, awarded annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, or work of literary nonfiction published by a new or emerging writer, has been given to the following: Maud Newton
Maud Newton
Rebecca "Maud" Newton is a writer, blogger, book reviewer and former lawyer born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Miami, Florida. Newton was raised in a fundamentalist Pentecostal household and attended college and law school at the University of Florida and currently resides in Brooklyn.She was...
, "When the Flock Changed," 2009 Winner; Alexi Zentner
Alexi Zentner
Alexi Zentner is a Canadian / American short story writer, and novelist.-Life:He graduated from Cornell University with an MFA.He taught at Cornell University....
, "Trapline," 2008 Winner; Michael Dickman
Michael Dickman
Michael Dickman is a poet born in Portland, Oregon. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The American Poetry Review, Field, Tin House, and Narrative Magazine....
, "Returning to Church," 2008 Winner; Alma García
Alma Garcia
-Life:She grew up in West Texas, and has lived most of her life in New Mexico. She graduated from the University of Arizona with an MFA. She worked at the Secret Garden Bookshop in Ballard, Washington...
, "Letter to El Mateo," 2007 Winner; Saidiya Hartman
Saidiya Hartman
Saidiya Hartman grew up in Brooklyn and received her B.A. from Wesleyan University and Ph.D. from Yale University. She is a specialist in African American literature and history and a professor at Columbia University....
, "A Journey along the Atlantic Slave Route," 2007 Winner; Mermer Blakeslee
Mermer Blakeslee
Mermer Blakeslee was born, raised, and still lives in the Catskill Mountains of New York. She has written two novels, Same Blood and In Dark Water ; the latter was selected by Barnes & Noble for its Discover Great New Writers series...
, "Leenie," 2006 Winner; Ned Parker
Ned Parker
Ned Parker is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Daniel O'Connor. He made his first appearance on-screen on 9 August 2005, arriving to see his brother, Stuart...
, "On to Baghdad," 2006 Winner; Pia Z Ehrhardt
Pia Z Ehrhardt
Pia Z. Ehrhardt is an American writer whose story collection Famous Fathers was published by MacAdam/Cage in 2007. Ehrhardt has also been published in Narrative Magazine, McSweeney's and The Mississippi Review...
, "Famous Fathers," 2005 Winner; Min Jin Lee, "Axis of Happiness," 2004 Winner.
In addition to fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry, Narrative also publishes features on craft, teaching, and other topics related to a writer's professional life. It was the first literary magazine available for the Kindle.