Natural Bridge (magazine) explained

Natural Bridge
Category:	Literary magazine
Language:	English
Publisher:	University of Missouri–St. Louis
Country:	United States
Based:	St. Louis, Missouri
Frequency:	Biannual
Firstdate:	Spring 1999
Issn:	1525-9897

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

• Jacob M. Appel
• Dwight Bitikofer^[13]
• Todd Davis^[14]
• Mary Ruth Donnelly
• Rodger Kamenetz
• Kirsti Sandy^[15]
• Erin Wilson^[16]

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

• List of literary magazines

Notes and References

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