A writer of fiction and nonfiction, John Madera’s work is forthcoming in Mud Luscious Press, The Review of Contemporary Fiction, and Publishing Genius; and may be found in Conjunctions, The Believer, Opium Magazine, Featherproof Press, elimae, Jaded Ibis Press, Cow Heavy Books, Everyday Genius, ArtVoice, Underground Voices, Little White Poetry Journal #7, Sonora Review, and Corduroy Mountain. A member of the National Book Critics Circle, his criticism may be found in American Book Review, Bookforum, The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Rain Taxi: Review of Books, 3:AM Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, Bookslut, The Collagist, DIAGRAM, Fiction Writers Review, Flatmancrooked, The Millions, Powell’s Books’ “Review-a-Day,” The Prairie Journal: A Magazine of Canadian Literature, The Quarterly Conversation, New Pages, Open Letters Monthly, The Rumpus, Tarpaulin Sky, and Word Riot. He is editing a collection of essays on the craft of writing (Publishing Genius Press). Former fiction editor at Identity Theory, and former senior flash fiction editor at jmww, he edits the forum Big Other. His column, “A Reader’s Log(orrhea),” may be found at The Nervous Breakdown. He also sings and plays guitar for Mother Flux.
Contact: johnmadera[at]gmail[dot]com
