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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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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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PEN World Voices and an Evening with Guernica: Bravery and Gender in “Confessional Writing”

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Meakin Armstrong

Guernica is a regular participant in PEN World Voices. This year, we’re conducting a panel on “brave” writing. Wednesday, May 01, 2013, 7:00pm Panelists are: Benjamin Anastas Trisha Low Anthony Swofford Agata Tuszynska Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th … 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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The Slush: FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Meakin Armstrong

We try to have at least 30% unsolicited fiction in Guernica, meaning we get a lot of our fiction stuff from the slush pile. In fact, we’re about to publish our FOURTH publishing debut this year. I believe in doing … Continue reading →

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New with Guernica, Two Stories Every Two Weeks

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Meakin Armstrong

For years, I made sure that Guernica ran at least one story, every two weeks. Doing that worked well (very well in fact, we won many awards and published many top writers). But—and this was important—there were so many other stories … Continue reading →

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Peter Stamm on Guernica

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Meakin Armstrong

I’m quite drunk at this point. I’m thinking he could do anything to me, and then straightaway I’m ashamed of the thought. He’s so young I could be his mother. I’d like to run my hand through his hair, press … Continue reading →

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Start Your Own Magazine: What do You Need to Know?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Meakin Armstrong

It’s going to be a lot like an AWP panel (but without your having to fly to Chicago, fight the crowds, and eat bad hotel food). Find out how to start a literary magazine of your own—and how to make … 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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New fiction on Guernica: Roxane Gay

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Roxane Gay, writer about town, contributor to HTMLGIANT and associate editor at (one of my favorite magazines) PANK, has a story in Guernica about zombies. Except she tells us, it’s spelled “zombis.” She’s at RoxaneGay.com (Pic is by Amber Hewitt, … Continue reading →

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New Fiction on Guernica: Ethel Rohan

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

We’re going with two short-short pieces by Ethel Rohan. They’re sort-of, kind-of, about leaving and returning to Ireland. We don’t normally run micro-fiction, but I had to go with it, this time. Ethel was raised in Ireland and now lives … Continue reading →

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