''The Quarterly'' was an

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literary magazine founded and edited by

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in 1987. It was published by

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. ''The Quarterly'' showcased the work of contemporary authors. The magazine contained fiction, poetry and commentary. It ceased publication in 1995. Volume 1 of ''The Quarterly'' was published in Spring 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by:

Amy Hempel Amy Hempel (born December 14, 1951) is an American short story writer and journalist. She teaches creative writing at the Michener Center for Writers. Life Hempel was born in Chicago, Illinois. She moved to California at age 16, which is wher ...

, Tom Spanbauer, Matthew Levine,

Jane Smiley Jane Smiley (born September 26, 1949) is an American novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992 for her novel ''A Thousand Acres'' (1991). Biography Born in Los Angeles, California, Smiley grew up in Webster Groves, Missouri, a subu ...

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Harold Brodkey Harold Brodkey (October 25, 1930 – January 26, 1996), born Aaron Roy Weintraub, was an American short-story writer and novelist. Life Aaron Weintraub was the second child to his Jewish parents Max Weintraub and Celia Glazer Weintraub (1899-1 ...

, Patty Marx and others. Volume 2 of ''The Quarterly'' was published in Summer 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by:

Noy Holland Noy Holland (born December 3, 1960) is an American writer. Biography Holland received her Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Florida in 1994. Holland is a Professor in the MFA Program for Poets & Writers at the University of Massachuse ...

Mark Richard Mark Richard is an American short story writer, novelist, screenwriter, and poet. He is the author of two award-winning short story collections, ''The Ice at the Bottom of the World'' and ''Charity,'' a bestselling novel, ''Fishboy'', and ''House ...

, Nancy Lemann, Ann Pyne,

Paulette Jiles Paulette Kay Jiles (aka Paulette K. Jiles, Paulette Jiles-Johnson) (born April 4, 1943) is an American poet, memoirist, and novelist. Personal life Paulette Kay Jiles was born in 1943 in Salem, Missouri. She attended college at the Universit ...

Rick Bass Rick Bass (born March 7, 1958) is an American writer and an environmental activist. He has a Bachelor of Science in Geology with a focus in Wildlife from Utah State University. Right after he graduated, he interned for one year as a Wildlife Bio ...

and others. Volume 3 of ''The Quarterly'' was published in Fall 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by:

, Hellen Schulman, Ted Pejovich, Sunny Rogers, Ann Pyne, Diane Williams,

and others. Volume 4 of ''The Quarterly'' was published in Winter 1987. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by:

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Yannick Murphy Yannick Murphy is an American novelist and short story writer. She is a recipient of the Whiting Award, National Endowment for the Arts award, Chesterfield Screenwriting award, MacDowell Colony fellowship, and the Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN ...

, Patrick McGrath,

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, Rebecca Bondor,

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, Stephen O'Connor and others. Volume 5 of ''The Quarterly'' was published in Spring 1988. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by:

Jennifer Allen Jennifer Allen (born 1961) is an American author and commentator. She has worked for the NFL Network and as an on-air reporter. She is the daughter of football coach George Allen and sister of politician George Allen and football executive Br ...

William Tester William Tester (born April 26, 1960) is an American short story writer and novelist. He was raised on a cattle ranch in Florida and is a graduate of Columbia University (B.A., 1984) and Syracuse University (M.F.A., 1995). He published the novel ...

, Janet Mitchell,

, Robert Fox,

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and others. Volume 6 of ''The Quarterly'' was published in Summer 1988. "The Magazine of New American Writing" featured works by: Ann Pyne,

, Victor Barall,

, M. D. Stein and others. ''The Quarterly'' ended with the final publication of volume 31 in the Fall of 1995.

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