Natural Bridge
CategoriesLiterary magazine
FrequencyBiannual
PublisherUniversity of Missouri–St. Louis
First issueSpring 1999
CountryUnited States
Based inSt. Louis, Missouri
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.boulevardmagazine.org
ISSN1525-9897

Natural Bridge is an American literary magazine, based at University of Missouri-St. Louis.[1] It was established in 1999 and the first issue was published in Spring 1999.[1] The magazine is published biannually and features articles on fiction, essays, and poetry.[1] The editor-in-chief is John Dalton. Molly Harris is managing editor.[2]

In 2020, Natural Bridge ceased print publication. Its last physical edition was issue number 43.[3] It is now published online as a subdivision of fellow St Louis–based literary journal Boulevard.[4] The magazine's reading series—previously an in-person event[5][6]—also moved online May 2020.[7]

Other anthologies

Work that has appeared in Natural Bridge has been short-listed on numerous occasions for the Best American Short Stories, the O. Henry Award, and the Pushcart Prize.[8][9][10][11][12]

Notable contributors

Honors and awards

  • Andao Tian's story, "The Death of My Mad Uncle," which appeared in issue no. 16, was short-listed for the O. Henry Prize in 2008.
  • Kent Annan's essay "A Drop of Water," which appeared in issue no. 14, honored with "Special Mention" by The Best American Essays in 2006.
  • Roger Hart's story, "Lubing," which appeared in issue no. 5, was short-listed for the Pushcart Prize in 2003.
  • Leslie Pietrzyk's story, "This Day with You," which appeared in issue no. 1, was short-listed for The Pushcart Prize 2001.
  • Brian Doyle's essay, "Notes on the Poem 'Ggfddfg' by Joseph Doyle," which appeared in issue no. 06, cited as "Notable Essay of 2001 in The Best American Essays.
  • Lela Nargi, "Into the Thar" and Kathlene Postma, "Becoming Foreign" were both honored as "Notable Travel Writing" in the Best American Travel Writing of 2001.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "New American Literary Magazines" (PDF). NYPL. 2002. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ ANDREWS, KERNAN. "Over The Edge September reading". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  3. ↑ Dalton, John (2020). "Letter from the Editor". Natural Bridge. University of Missouri-St Louis (43): VI–VII. ISSN 1525-9897.
  4. ↑ "About Us". Boulevard. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  5. ↑ "Natural Bridge, Boulevard journal editors celebrate newest issues at joint gathering". UMSL Daily. 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  6. ↑ Henderson, Jane. "Funny woman Tina Dybal joins writers Tuesday for special literary-comedy mashup". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  7. ↑ "Molly Harris builds virtual community through online reading series". UMSL Daily. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  8. ↑ St. Louis Post Dispatch, February 10, 2008
  9. ↑ St. Louis Post Dispatch, January 21, 2007
  10. ↑ St. Louis Post Dispatch, March 1, 2002
  11. ↑ St. Louis Riverfront Times, February 27, 2002
  12. ↑ Verse Daily, August 20, 2002
  13. 1 2 "Poetry at the Point". www.stlmag.com. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  14. ↑ "Altoona professor nominated twice for Pushcart Prize | Penn State University". news.psu.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  15. ↑ Writer, John McGauley Contributing. "For local writer Kirsti Sandy, the end is the only place to start". SentinelSource.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  16. ↑ CBC Books (November 7, 2019). ""Blue, Orphaned Rabbits and The Shearing by Erin Wilson"". CBC. Retrieved 2021-02-05.


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