Midwestern Gothic

Midwestern Gothic
Founded2010
FounderRobert James Russell and Jeff Pfaller
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationAnn Arbor, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois
Publication typesMagazines, Books
Official websitewww.midwestgothic.com

Midwestern Gothic was an American literary magazine based in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2010 by Robert James Russell and Jeff Pfaller, Midwestern Gothic published fiction, essays, poetry, and photography.[1]

In 2013, Midwestern Gothic expanded into a book division, MG Press. From 2014 to 2016, in partnership with the University of Michigan's Residential College, they hosted an annual literary festival called Voices of the Middle West [2]

Midwestern Gothic also ran frequent interviews with influential Midwestern authors and poets, such as Charles Baxter, Matt Bell, Marianne Boruch, Peter Ho Davies, Stuart Dybek, Alice Friman, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Thomas McGuane.

As of December 2021, Midwestern Gothic and MG Press closed permanently.[3]

  1. ^ "Midwestern Gothic hopes its short fiction and poetry will help define region" The Ann Arbor News.
  2. ^ "Voices of the Middle West: A Celebration of Writers and Independent Presses" University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
  3. ^ "Midwestern Gothic – A Literary Journal » Blog Archive » A Farewell from Midwestern Gothic". Retrieved 2022-01-10.