Ever since a ghost of a chance wrote his disappearing act, John Madera had only seen glory from the cheap seats, but after mistaken identity theft, he’d finally found himself. You may find him in Opium Magazine, Featherproof Press, elimae, Everyday Genius, ArtVoice, Underground Voices, Little White Poetry Journal #7, and hitherandthithering waters; and forthcoming in Corduroy Mountain. He’s a member of the National Book Critics Circle; and his reviews have appeared in 3:AM Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, Bookslut, The Collagist, DIAGRAM, Fiction Writers Review, Flatmancrooked, The Millions, The Prairie Journal: A Magazine of Canadian Literature, The Quarterly Conversation, Rain Taxi: Review of Books, New Pages, Open Letters Monthly, The Rumpus, Tarpaulin Sky, and Word Riot; and forthcoming in The Review of Contemporary Fiction. He is editing a collection of essays on the craft of writing (Publishing Genius Press, 2010). He edits the forum Big Other and journal The Chapbook Review, and is an Assistant Fiction Editor at Identity Theory. His monthly 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
