The idea of an annual anthology of Best New Writing arose quite naturally from our discontent, from our recognition that amid the various annual volumes being issued to recognize what is judged by various people to be “the best of the best” published during any given year, there has been no explicit place to honor the best previously unpublished writing. Our aim is to bring these outstanding writers out of anonymity and share their work with the general public.
Meet the Staff
The staff of Best New Writing—who include distinguished writers, editors, publishers, translators, all committed to the importance of literature for our culture—seek the best writing available from among the many excellent writers at work today from all over the world. These BNW editors determine the recipient of the annual The Eric Hoffer Award for short prose.
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Executive Editor Christopher Klim is an author, journalist, editor, and writing professor. His novels, which include Jesus Lives in Trenton (2002), Everything Burns (2004), The Winners Circle (2006), and Idiot! (2007), have been compared to Steinbeck, Hammett, and Chandler. True Surrealism (2011) gathers his stories for the first time. He is also the chair of The Eric Hoffer Awards. |
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Editor Robert Gover grew up in an endowed orphanage (Girard College in Philadelphia), worked as a journalist, and became a best-selling novelist at age 30. His most recent books include Two Brothers (2008), On the Run with Dick and Jane (2006) and Time and Money (2005). His first novel, One Hundred Dollar Misunderstanding, a satire on American racism, remains a cult classic and was among the prime books contributing to the exposure of sexual, racial, and linguistic hypocrisy which governed the USA in the mid-20th century. |
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Editor Matt Ryan lives in Minnesota with his wife and two children. When he's not editing for Best New Writing and teaching English at Concordia University St. Paul, he's working on his own fiction. His book of poetry, prose, and flash fiction is called Read This Or You're Dead To Me (2011). |
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Editor Christopher J. Helvey's fiction and poems have appeared in numerous magazines and journals, including Kentucky Monthly, Idiolect, Kudzu, Nougat, The Chaffin Journal, Ace Weekly, Kentucky Blue, Modern Mountain Magazine, and Best New Writing, 2007. His novel, Purple Adobe, is available from AuthorHouse or fine bookstores everywhere. He lives and writes in Frankfort, Kentucky. |
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Editor Lori Reisenbichler is a novelist and graduate of the Spalding University MFA in Writing program. She lives in a swagger city in Texas, believes good stories make life worth living and appreciates anything that is larger than it appears. Besides editing for Best New Writing, she coordinates writing retreats and supports the literary community. |
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Editor Brittany Fonte, MFA, is a fiction writer and prose poet. She teaches writing full-time at a university in Florida and part-time with one in Maryland. Her work can be found in journals such as Literary Mama, Breadcrumb Scabs, Mat Black Magazine, and many others; her chapbook, Things I Never Want You to Find Out, was just recently released with Silkworms Ink (UK). Her collection of prose poetry, Buddha in My Belly, is in the works.
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Proofreader Angela Tuzzolino is a paralegal with more than 30 years of experience in the legal field. She has held various offices in the Paralegal Association of N.J., and has been published in several professional legal publications. She has traveled extensively inside the United States and abroad.She enjoys vegetarian cooking, reading, writing and photography. Her photos have been displayed at local photography shows. She has a love for dogs, and volunteers much of her time at a local animal shelter. She has one daughter in the medical field and lives with her husband at the shore. |
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