Chelsea (magazine)
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Chelsea is a small American, twice-a-year literary magazine based in New York City. The influential journal, edited for many years by Sonia Raiziss, publishes poetry, prose, book reviews and translations with an emphasis on translations, art, and cross-cultural exchange,
The journal has published both new and emerging writers, some of whom have received awards or had their work in the magazine subsequently published in the Pushcart Prize, The Best American Poetry series, the O. Henry Awards and others.
Writers such as W. S. Merwin, Sylvia Plath, A. R. Ammons and Paul Auster were published in the magazine when they were still emerging. the first short story by Kenzaburo Oe, who was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature. Two entire issues (1976 and 2000) were devoted to the work of Laura (Riding) Jackson.
Chelsea is published twice a year, in June and December, by Chelsea Associates, Inc., a non-profit corporation.
- Note: As of November 2007, Chelsea has ceased publication.
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[edit] The Chelsea awards for poetry and short fiction
The magazine gives out The Chelsea Award for Poetry and the Chelsea Award for Short Fiction.
[edit] Poetry winners
- 2005 — Ryan Murphy
- 2004 — Margo Berdeshevsky
- 2003 — Robert Hahn
- 2002 — Emanuel di Pasquale
- 2001 — Greg Pendergas
- 2000 — Ruth L. Schwartz
- 1999 — Alexis Lathem
- 1998 — Kim Addonizio
[edit] Short fiction winners
- 2005 — Glori Simmons
- 2004 — Gregg Cusick
- 2003 — Christiana Langenberg
- 2002 — Rebecca Meacham
- 2001 — Karen Kovacik
- 2000 — Gina Ochsner
- 1999 — Kate Small
- 1998 — Marianna Cherry
[edit] Masthead
- Editor: Alfredo de Palchi
- Fiction Editor: Robert McPhillips
- Poetry Editor: Emanuel di Pasquale
- Book Review Editor: Michael Tyrell
- Assistant Editor: Michal Lando
[edit] External links
- [1] Chelsea magazine Web site
