A Public Space is the new independent magazine of literature and culture, founded by Brigid Hughes, the former Executive Editor of The Paris Review.
In an era that has relegated literature to the margins, we plan to make fiction and poetry the stars of a new conversation. Four times a year, we bring readers a collection of new authors and established talents.
We encourage writers to get away from their desks and investigate what intrigues them, explore, snoop around. There are no boundaries, and we will support writers wherever they take us.
The Village Voice has chosen A Public Space as its Best New Literary Magazine: "The ridiculously good debut issue of Brigid Hughes's literary quarterly, A Public Space, featured fiction from Kelly Link and Charles D'Ambrosio, short pieces from Anna Deavere Smith and Rick Moody, and eye-opening Japan portfolio, and as they say, much, much, more. If you didn't pick it up, you'll have to check eBay, since it's completely sold out. A Public Space effortlessly leaps to the first rank of literary journals, which is to say, a publication worth subscribing to in order to avoid newsstand-sellout despair."
CONTRIBUTORS’ NEWS
Nam Le and Preeta Samarasan were both selected for Poets & Writers’ annual roundup of star debuts in the July/August issue, Nam for his collection of stories The Boat, Preeta for her novel Evening Is the Whole Day.
THE BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL
Join A Public Space at the third annual Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 14 for a day of readings, panel discussions, and books, books, books! APS editors and contributors will be at Borough Hall in downtown Brooklyn all day. Stop by and say hi!