The Quarterly

The Quarterly
CategoriesLiterary magazine
FrequencyQuarterly
PublisherVintage Books / Random House
FounderGordon Lish
First issueSpring 1987
Final issueFall 1995
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish

The Quarterly was an avant-garde literary magazine founded and edited by Gordon Lish in 1987.[1] It was published by Vintage Books / Random House in New York City.[2] The Quarterly showcased the work of contemporary authors. The magazine contained fiction, poetry and commentary.[3] It ceased publication in 1995.[4][5]

Volume 1 of The Quarterly was published in Spring 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by: Amy Hempel, Tom Spanbauer, Matthew Levine, Jane Smiley, Jack Gilbert, Harold Brodkey, Patty Marx and others.

Volume 2 of The Quarterly was published in Summer 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by: Noy Holland, Mark Richard, Nancy Lemann, Ann Pyne, Jack Gilbert, Paulette Jiles, Rick Bass and others.

Volume 3 of The Quarterly was published in Fall 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by: Mark Richard, Hellen Schulman, Ted Pejovich, Sunny Rogers, Ann Pyne, Diane Williams, Rick Bass and others.

Volume 4 of The Quarterly was published in Winter 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by: Sharon Dupree, Mark Richard, Michael Hickins, Yannick Murphy, Patrick McGrath, Jan Pendleton, Rebecca Bondor, George Angel, Stephen O'Connor and others.

Volume 5 of The Quarterly was published in Spring 1988. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by: Jennifer Allen, William Tester, Janet Mitchell, Sharon Dupree, Robert Fox, Sheila Kohler and others.

Volume 6 of The Quarterly was published in Summer 1988. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by: Ann Pyne, Jan Pendleton, Victor Barall, Jennifer Allen, Harold Brodkey, M. D. Stein and others.

The Quarterly ended with the final publication of volume 31 in the Fall of 1995.

  1. ^ "The Literarian". Gordon Lish biography at The Center for Fiction.
  2. ^ "The Quarterly: 25, Spring 1993 The Magazine of New Writing". Book in the Woods. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Sven Birkerts (August 23, 1987). "The Quarterly: The Magazine of New American Writing Nos. 1 and 2, edited by Gordon Lish". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. ^ David Winters; Jason Lucarelli (May 29, 2018). Conversations with Gordon Lish. University Press of Mississippi. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4968-1626-9. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Douglas Glover's Interview with Gordon Lish now out in a book". Numéro Cinq. November 5, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2020.