unsaid magazine

“Unsaid has established itself as the most aesthetically distinguished and daring journal since Gordon Lish’s groundbreaking The Quarterly. In fact, Unsaid is in many ways the only true descendant of The Quarterly in its commitment to publishing only that which is entirely unfrivolous and genuinely original.”

 —Garielle Lutz, NEA fellow, author of Worsted and I Looked Alive

"Unsaid consistently publishes disarming, demanding, and elusively powerful fiction and poetry that delves deep into places many are afraid to wander, both as readers and writers."

—Electric Literature

"I don't think teaching influences my writing, but it does influence my reading. My students often recommend writers they've come across in publications such as Unsaid."

—Amy Hempel, author, Guggenheim Fellow, recipient of PEN/Malamud Award

“David McLendon taught me more editing a single piece for Unsaid than I learned from most classes.”

—Matt Bell, author of Scrapper

Contributors to this issue:

 Gordon Lish, Pamela Ryder, Catherine Foulkrod, Brian Kubarycz, Peter Markus, Steven Gillis, Mackenzie Sanders, David Hollander, Brian Evenson, Garielle Lutz, Jason Schwartz, Shabnam Piryaei, Mike McLaughlin, Robert Lopez, Suzie Bovenzi, Joe Wenderoth, Jane DeHart, Brian Seabolt, Emily Ondine Wittman, Mary Kuryla, Alta Ifland, Blake Butler, Luke Goebel

Unsaid is edited by David McLendon and distributed by Dzanc Books