Chris Molnar is a writer, editor, filmmaker and publisher. He is the co-founder of

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bookstore in

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, and editorial director of Archway Editions, the literary imprint of

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distributed by

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Work

A graduate of

Calvin College Calvin University, formerly Calvin College, is a private Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin University is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed (Calvinist) ...

with an MFA from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

, Molnar has written criticism for ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', among others, and fiction for outlets such as ''Vol. 1 Brooklyn''. Prior to

, he worked with the other co-founders as store manager at 826NYC/The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. A longtime resident of

Bullet Space Bullet Space is a legalized squat, artists’ collective and art gallery on the Lower East Side of New York City, founded in 1986 by Andrew and Paul Castrucci, among others. In 2009, it was legalized by the city. History The building at 292 Ea ...

, the artists' collective and former squat in the East Village, he has also written texts for the nearby Ki Smith Gallery, and curated for the literary KGB Bar. Currently he runs Archway Editions, the literary imprint of

. Molnar's published work includes editing the anthologies ''Unpublishable'' and ''Archways 1'', which feature authors such as James Cañón, Jean Kyoung Frazier,

John Farris John Lee Farris (born July 26, 1936) is an American writer, known largely for his work in the southern Gothic genre. Life Farris was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, to parents John Linder Farris (1909–1982) and Eleanor Carter Farris (190 ...

, and

Cyrée Jarelle Johnson Cyrée Jarelle Johnson (born 1990) is an American poet, editor, and librarian. He co-founded the literary magazine ''Deaf Poets Society'' and is currently a librarian at Pratt Institute. His debut poetry collection ''Slingshot'' received a Lambda ...

- as well as fiction in ''Unpublishable'' and ''NDA: An Autofiction Anthology''. Future projects include editing a full volume of poems by John Farris.

Bibliography

Edited volumes

* ''Unpublishable'' (2020). Archway/ powerHouse * ''Archways 1'' (2023). Archway/powerHouse

Anthologies

* ''Unpublishable'' (2020). Archway/powerHouse "End of time" from ''Hellscape'' * ''NDA: An Autofiction Anthology'' (2022). Archway/powerHouse "Radio Cure" from ''Hellscape''

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Molnar, Chris Living people Calvin University alumni Columbia University alumni American writers of Chinese descent American male short story writers American short story writers Writers from Manhattan Writers from Michigan People from the East Village, Manhattan Year of birth missing (living people)