''Conjunctions'' is a biannual American

literary journal 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 letters ...

founded in 1981 by

Bradford Morrow Bradford Morrow (born April 8, 1951) is an American novelist, editor, essayist, poet, and children's book writer. Professor of literature and Bard Center Fellow at Bard College, he is the founding editor of '' Conjunctions'' literary magazine. ...

, who continues to edit the journal. In 1991,

Bard College Bard College is a private liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The campus overlooks the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, and is within the Hudson River Historic District—a National Historic Landmark. Founded in 18 ...

became the journal's publisher. Morrow received the PEN/Nora Magid Award for Magazine Editing in 2007. Conjunctions has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Whiting Foundation Prize for Literary Magazines, and work from its pages is frequently honored with prizes such as the

Pushcart Prize The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize published by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors ar ...

, the

O. Henry Award The O. Henry Award is an annual American award given to short stories of exceptional merit. The award is named after the American short-story writer O. Henry. The ''PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories'' is an annual collection of the year's twenty best ...

, and the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. The journal publishes innovative fiction, poetry, criticism, drama, art and interviews by both emerging and established writers. It provides a forum for nearly 1,000 writers and artists "whose work challenges accepted forms and modes of expression, experiments with language and thought, and is fully realized art", according to the "Letter from the Editor" on its website. It aims to maintain consistently high editorial and production quality with the intention of attracting a large and varied audience. The project is meant to present a wide variety of individual voices.
Web page titled "Letter From the Editor" at the ''Conjunctions'' website, accessed December 14, 2006 The publication is unusually thick, often containing about 400 pages per issue. Larimer, Kevin, "The Functions of Conjunctions" article in ''Poets & Writers'' Web site, "News & Trends" section, undated but around October 2001, according to the article, accessed December 14, 2006 ''Conjunctions editorial approach is often collaborative. Both the editor and the distinguished staff of active contributing editors — including Walter Abish,

John Ashbery John Lawrence Ashbery (July 28, 1927 – September 3, 2017) was an American poet and art critic. Ashbery is considered the most influential American poet of his time. Oxford University literary critic John Bayley wrote that Ashbery "sounded, in ...

Mei-mei Berssenbrugge Mei-mei Berssenbrugge (; born October 5, 1947, in Beijing, China) is a contemporary poet. Winner of two American Book Awards, her work is often associated with the Language School, the poetry of the New York School, phenomenology, and visual art ...

, Mary Caponegro, Elizabeth Frank, William H. Gass,

Peter Gizzi Peter Gizzi (born 1959 in Alma, Michigan) is an American poet, essayist, editor and teacher. He attended New York University, Brown University and the State University of New York at Buffalo. Life Gizzi was born in Alma, Michigan to an Ita ...

Jorie Graham Jorie Graham (; born May 9, 1950) is an American poet. The Poetry Foundation called Graham "one of the most celebrated poets of the American post-war generation." She replaced poet Seamus Heaney as Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at ...

, Robert Kelly,

Ann Lauterbach Ann Lauterbach (born 1942) is an American poet, essayist, art critic, and professor. Selected bibliography Full-length poetry collections * ''Spell'' (Penguin Books, 2018) * ''Under the Sign'' (Penguin Books, 2013) * ''Or to Begin Again'' (Peng ...

Norman Manea Norman Manea (; born July 19, 1936), is a Romanian Jewish writer and author of short fiction, novels, and essays about the Holocaust, daily life in a communist state, and exile. He lives in the United States, where he is a Professor and wri ...

W.S. Merwin William Stanley Merwin (September 30, 1927 – March 15, 2019) was an American poet who wrote more than fifty books of poetry and prose, and produced many works in translation. During the 1960s anti-war movement, Merwin's unique craft was th ...

, Rick Moody, Joanna Scott,

Peter Straub Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

William Weaver William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conq ...

and John Edgar Wideman — rely on the advice of fellow writers across the country. Final selection of the material is made by the editor.

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* Rick Moody's essay, "Notes on Lazarus," appeared in ''

The Best American Essays 2018 ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

''. *

Richard Powers Richard Powers (born June 18, 1957) is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology. His novel '' The Echo Maker'' won the 2006 National Book Award for Fiction.The Best American Short Stories 2009 ''The Best American Short Stories 2009'', a volume in ''The Best American Short Stories series'', was edited by Heidi Pitlor and by guest editor Alice Sebold Alice Sebold (born September 6, 1963) is an American author. She is known for her nove ...

''. * Joyce Carol Oates' short story, "Dear Husband," appeared in '' The Best American Mystery Stories 2009''. * Kelly Link's short story, "Stone Animals," appeared in ''

The Best American Short Stories 2005 ''The Best American Short Stories 2005'', a volume in ''The Best American Short Stories series'', was edited by Katrina Kenison and by guest editor Michael Chabon.Kenison, Katrina and Chabon, Michael (editors), ''The Best American Short Stories 2 ...

''. *

Rachel Blau DuPlessis Rachel Blau DuPlessis (born December 14, 1941) is an American poet and essayist, known as a feminist critic and scholar with a special interest in modernist and contemporary poetry. Her work has been widely anthologized. Early life DuPlessis w ...

's poem, "Draft 55:Quiptych", appeared in ''

The Best American Poetry 2004 ''The Best American Poetry 2004'', a volume in ''The Best American Poetry series'', was edited by general editor David Lehman. The guest editor for the year was Lyn Hejinian. Hejinian, a "partisan of the Language School and the New York poets", ac ...

''. *

's poem, "Chinese Space," appeared in '' The Best American Poetry 1998''. ''Conjunctions'' has also received more

s than any other literary publication in recent years with the exception of ''

Ploughshares ''Ploughshares'' is an American literary journal established in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley in The Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 1989, ''Ploughshares'' has been based at Emerson College in Bost ...

''.

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