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''Post Road'' is an American
literary magazine A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letter ...
established in 1999 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, criticism, poetry, art, and theatre. In addition to these traditional genres, the magazine also features a "Recommendations" section in which established writers suggest their favorite work and an "Etcetera" section which presents literary curiosities such as letters, reprints, and interviews. ''Post Road'' is published biannually by the Department of English at
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History

The magazine was established in
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in 1999 by
Jaime Clarke Jaime Clarke is an American novelist and editor. He is a founding editor of the literary journal ''Post Road'' and co-owner, with his wife, of Newtonville Books, an independent bookstore in Boston. Early life and education Clarke was born in ...
and David Ryan. Editors emeritus include Sean Burke (1999–2001),
Jaime Clarke Jaime Clarke is an American novelist and editor. He is a founding editor of the literary journal ''Post Road'' and co-owner, with his wife, of Newtonville Books, an independent bookstore in Boston. Early life and education Clarke was born in ...
(1999–2008), Mary Cotton, as Publisher and Managing Editor (2004–2008), Erin Falkevitz (2005–2006), Alden Jones (2002–2004), Fiona Maazel (2001–2002), Marcus McGraw (2003–2004), Catherine Parnell, as Managing Editor (2003), and Samantha Pitchel (2006–2008). From 2006 to 2008, the magazine partnered with
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. Since 2008, it has been housed at
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Awards and praise

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's story ''The Smile on Happy Chang's Face'', which first appeared in issue 8, was included in Best American Short Stories 2005 and has been chosen for the 2010
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's “One City One Story” program. Stories, essays, and poems from the magazine have also been included in
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anthologies, received honorable mentions for the O. Henry Prize, and been selected for Best American Essays, Best American Travel Writing, and Best American Poetry. Nina MacLaughlin, in her 2004 review of the publication for Boston's '' The Phoenix'', says that the magazine "exudes experimental vigor without succumbing to the temptation of being edgy for the sake of edginess." In 2008, ''
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''s Tracy Slater identified ''Post Road'' as one of the top ten literary journals in New England because it "publishes a great mix of high-quality writing while maintaining its cutting-edge voice."Slater, Tracy (August 24, 2008 )
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See also

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