Category Archives: Guernica Magazine

Interviewing Etgar Keret

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Meakin Armstrong

He’s Israel’s top writer, a man whose work I adore—and I got to spend two hours with him for Guernica.  In America, where writers are preoccupied with the craft of writing, I always try to introduce this concept of the … Continue reading →

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My Essay on Emanuel A.M.E. Church and Dylann Roof

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Meakin Armstrong

I lived in Charleston, SC from when I was around 11 to 20 years old. I went to a private, all-white elementary school right next door to “Mother Emanuel,” Emanuel A.M.E. church. I wrote an essay about the #CharlestonShooting — … Continue reading →

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The People’s Pervert: John Waters

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Meakin Armstrong

I interviewed John Waters for Guernica. Now at sixty-nine (“an embarrassing age,” he said at a recent appearance in New York City, “I don’t even like the sex position”), John Waters seems to have a career on the upswing: he’s … Continue reading →

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Guernica at AWP

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Meakin Armstrong

              Going to AWP, the massive conference for writers? I’ll be there with Guernica at Table P12, Plaza Level Exhibition Hall B. How AWP describes itself: Each year, AWP holds its Annual Conference & … Continue reading →

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Best of the Net – Another Award for Guernica Fiction

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Meakin Armstrong

                  Alix Ohlin’s Guernica short story, “Casino” has won a Best of the Net award. An annual award given to the authors for the best ficiton to appear on the Internet, this … Continue reading →

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Come to the Latest Guernica “Salon” on the 17th

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Meakin Armstrong

  If you’re in New York City, stop by our”Salon,” at Solas on the 17th. The Facebook invitation is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/148576175292010/?ref=22

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“Because Arab American fiction IS American literature”

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Meakin Armstrong

I’d wanted to put together an Arab American fiction section for several years. Years. The section remained a no-go for some reason though, but maybe it was for the best: Randa Jarrar, who guest-edited the section, did an amazing job … Continue reading →

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Caine Prize Winner Olufemi Terry on Guernica

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Meakin Armstrong

Olufemi Terry, whose “Stickfighting Days” won the 2010 Caine Prize for African Writing, is in the current issue of Guernica. The story is brilliant, and it shows how if won Africa’s mst prestigious literary prize. But it’s looong. . . … Continue reading →

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AWP Assessment: I slept in the Best Whorehouse in Minsk

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Meakin Armstrong

I’ve just gotten back from AWP, held this year in Washington, D.C. AWP is an annual conference, a gathering of writers from every skill level, jumbled together like a rat’s nest in DC’s Marriott and Omni hotels. The beginners and the pros–hundreds … Continue reading →

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New Fiction on Guernica: Melissa Ann Chadburn

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Meakin Armstrong

Guernica‘s fiction intern found this story (she gets the credit, not me, although she says she’d rather remain nameless). I accepted Melissa’s “Loose Morals” for publication, because liked how it was confrontational from the get-go. And how it’s certainly nontraditional. Sometimes, … Continue reading →

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New Fiction on Guernica: Michael McGuire

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Meakin Armstrong

Michael McGuire, who often writes about life on the American border, has one of his best pieces, ever, in Guernica called “Rosa de la Rosas.” Michael is the author of a short story collection, The Ice Forest (Marlboro Press), named … Continue reading →

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New Fiction on Guernica: Panos Karnezis

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

This issue of Guernica fiction has an excerpt from the novel, The Convent, to be published later this month by W.W. Norton & Co. The story of a nun who adopts a baby, it’s intense and gripping. . . Dog … Continue reading →

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Book Party for E.C. Osondu’s Voice of America in NYC

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Where The Gallery Bar, 120 Orchard St, New York, NY When Tuesday, November 2, 7–9 p.m. E.C. Osondu I picked his story, “Waiting” out of the slush pile. It went on to win the 2009 Caine Prize, Africa’s leading literary … Continue reading →

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Electric Literature on Guernica’s 6th Anniversary Party

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Literary magazine of the moment, Electric Literature, writes about Guernica‘s 6th anniversary party. It says someone stole the cheese. I know what happened: the intern stole (and then also drank) a lot of wine. She then passed the cheese around … Continue reading →

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Guernica is 6 This Thursday

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Guernica is 6 this coming Thursday. If you’re in New York, come out for the celebration. And because you’re reading this, get a discount by using this code: FACEBOOKFRIEND. More info on the party is here. Last year, David Byrne … Continue reading →

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