Discipline Literary journal ISSN 0162-1149 | Language English | |
Edited by Richard Peabody and Lucinda Ebersole Publisher Paycock Press (United States) Publication history 1976-1990, 1997-present | ||
Gargoyle Magazine is a literary journal based in Washington, D.C.. This magazine was established in 1976 by Russell Cox, Richard Peabody, and Paul Pasquarella. By 1977, Peabody was the only remaining original editor. He continued running the journal until 1990 with several different co-editors. Before the journal ceased publication in 1990, thirty-six issues had been released. The journal resurfaced in 1997 with Peabody and Lucinda Ebersole as editors and continues to this day. Gargoyle Magazine released its 50th issue in 2005.
Gargoyle was dedicated to printing works by unknown poets and fiction writers, as well as seeking out the overlooked or neglected writers. Considered an anthology that publishes both local and international authors, the magazine featured poetry, fiction, articles, art, photos, interviews, satire, reviews, long poems, and novel excerpts. Gargoyle Magazine has published work by authors as diverse as Angela Threatt, Joyce Renwick, Julia Slavin, Mary Kay Zuravleff, Ray Bradbury, Kathy Acker, Robert Peters and Nick Cave. Gargoyle has also published authors who have won the Pulitzer Prize, the MacArthur Fellowship, and the National Book Award among other honors. Each contributor receives one issue as compensation for their literary piece. Work from the magazine has been included in The Best American Fantasy, The Best American Non-Required Reading, New Stories from the South, and The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.
In 1999, the Magazine won a $7,500 grant from the London Arts Board.
The Magazine's archive is housed in the Special Collections Research Center of the Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library at George Washington University.