For more than two decades, Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction has published well-known and emerging writers working in the brief essay form. Though still committed to the mission of publishing new and emerging writers, Brevity has been fortunate over the years to include the work of Pulitzer prize winners, NEA fellows, Pushcart winners, Best American authors, and writers from India, Egypt, Ireland, Spain, Malaysia, The Netherlands, and Japan. Authors published in Brevity include Diane Seuss, Roxane Gay, Deesha Philyaw, Daisy Hernandez, Brenda Miller, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Abigail Thomas, Lia Purpura, Heather Sellers, Matthew Gavin Frank, Lee Martin, Rebecca McClanahan, Barbara Hurd, Bret Lott, Ira Sukrungruang, Rigoberto González, and Jenny Boully.

Work from Brevity has been anthologized and reprinted in venues including Creative Nonfiction, Fourth Genre, Utne Reader, the Short Takes anthology, Best American Essays, and many recent writing textbooks.

Over the past year Brevity drew more than 13,000 unique visitors per month, while the Brevity Blog currently has more than 50,000 followers.

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BREVITY STAFF

Editor-in-Chief: Dinty W. Moore

Managing Editor: Zoë Bossiere

Assistant Managing Editor: Taylor Roseweeds

Assistant Editors: Danielle de Alcala, Rachel Baila, Jennifer Boulette, CJ Braun, Marna Brown-Krausz, Nancy Chapple, Anna Chotlos, Michelle Cutler, Nina Fillari, Taylor Grothe, Sheila Harrigan, Ally Jones, Susan Lerner, Jill Littig, Jenn Mariano, Hannah Marin, Kimberly McElhatten, Samantha Price, Michelle Repass, Morgan Rose-Marie, Xander Serrano, Aggie Stewart, Kaitlyn Tatulli, Lisa Thornell, Beth Tillman, Angelique Tung, Jessica Vieira, LeeAnn Weaver, Adam Williams

Managing Editor, The Brevity Blog: Allison Williams

Brevity Blog Editors: Heidi Croot and Andrea Firth

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