Swink Magazine Debuts in New York and Los Angeles - Premiere Issue of Literary Magazine Includes Work by Amy Bloom, Neal Pollack, Chris Offutt, Charles D'Ambrosio, Jonathan Ames, Elissa Schappell, Geoff Dyer, Steve Almond, and David L. Ulin

Swink, a new bi-coastal, biannual print magazine dedicated to identifying and promoting established and emerging literary talent, made its debut this week.

New York (PRWEB) March 9, 2004 -- Swink, a new bi-coastal, biannual print magazine dedicated to identifying and promoting established and emerging literary talent, made its debut this week. Swinks editor, Leelila Strogov, said, Swink publishes writing that pushes the boundaries of the traditional-were looking for work that is new in concept, form or execution, and that reflects a diversity of thought and perspective." Selections from the premiere issue of the magazine can be found online at www.swinkmag.com.

Swink, which means to labor or toil, publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and interviews, and will sponsor frequent readings and events in New York City and Los Angeles. The magazine also includes Peregrinations," essays on travel or journeys; Takes One to Know One," in which one writer with a given vocation or avocation writes about someone who shares his or her line of work, play, or habit; and Damaged Darlings," a collaborative writing platform in which one author hands over an abandoned work-in-progress for another to complete. A Debut" section showcases writers who appear in print for the first time.

The premiere issue of Swink includes fiction by self-proclaimed Greatest American Living Writer," Neal Pollock; lovable pervert, Jonathan Ames; and Elissa Schappell, author of Use Me, co-founder and editor-at-large of Tin House magazine, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Poets Bob Hicok, Lucia Perillo, Beckian Fritz Goldberg, Terrance Hayes, and D. Nurkse contribute their words to the first issue of the magazine in which an interview with Adam Haslett, author of the critically acclaimed You Are Not a Stranger Here, is also featured. For Takes One to Know One," Charles DAmbrosio writes about author Richard Brautigan and David L. Ulin writes about literary one-hit wonder, Frederick Exley. Geoff Dyer and Rachel Resnick have travel essays featured in Peregrinations;" and Amy Bloom and Chris Offutt are among those with collaborative fiction in Damaged Darlings."

Michael Chabon, Jonathan Lethem, and Chris Offutt will be contributing comics they drew as children for Swinks upcoming issue featuring a section on the role comic books have played in many authors lives.

The magazine will be available in bookstores for $10, and by subscription at $16 for one year and $28 for two. Subscriptions can be ordered online at www.swinkmag.com/subscriptions.html. Swinks online theme issues of fiction, essays, and poetry will be available exclusively online.

Contributing writers will read from their work as the magazine celebrates its New York City launch on Wednesday, April 7 at 8 p.m. at Pianos, 148 Ludlow Street at Stanton, and in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 17th at 8 p.m. at a private residence at 1644 Elevado Street in Silverlake. Please RSVP at nylaunch@swinkmag.com or lalaunch@swinkmag.com to be added to the guest lists.

Contacts:     

Naomi Starkman, Public Relations 917.539.3924 or naomi@swinkmag.com

Leelila Strogov, Editor 646.733.8160 or 310.435.4451 or leelila@swinkmag.com

Swink Magazine

244 Fifth Avenue #2722

New York, NY 10001

Tel: 212.591.1651/Fax: 212.658.9995

5042 Wilshire Boulevard #628

Los Angeles, CA 90036

Tel: 310.281.7694/Fax: 310.861.5996

www.swinkmag.com

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