POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE
Mary Gannon – Editor
Mary has worked in the editorial department of Poets & Writers Magazine since 1996; she became editor in 2005. She is also co-editor of the book, The Practical Writer: From Inspiration to Publication, which was published by Penguin in 2004. She has worked at Hearst Magazines, and has taught writing as a faculty associate at Arizona State University where she received her MFA in poetry and where she was a poetry editor at Hayden’s Ferry Review. Mary has published her poetry in a variety of literary magazines, including the Antioch Review, the Paris Review, SHADE, and Washington Square, among others, and book reviews in Chelsea, the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette, and Poetry International.
Kevin Larimer – Deputy Editor
Kevin has been with Poets & Writers since 1999. He holds a degree in journalism and received his MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he was the poetry editor of the Iowa Review. He has also been the sports editor of a daily newspaper, an editorial assistant for a science book publisher, and a proofreader for a university press. His poems have appeared in Fence, Pleiades, Verse, and a dozen other literary magazines. He has written book reviews for American Letters & Commentary, American Book Review, Chelsea, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Suzanne Pettypiece – Managing Editor
Prior to joining Poets &
Writers in 2002, Suzanne worked as a book editor for Pearson and also served in
various positions at several magazines and newspapers. She received her MA in
journalism from Ball State University. She is cofounder and editor of the print
and online literary journal Ballyhoo Stories.
Jean Hartig – Editorial Assistant
Jean joined Poets &
Writers in 2007 after receiving her MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College.
She has worked as an associate regional editor for Lumina
, the graduate literary journal of Sarah Lawrence,
and as an editorial assistant at A Public Space
magazine. Jean’s poetry has appeared in DirtSink Review
Joshua Mandelbaum – Advertising Director
Josh has worked in the advertising department of Poets & Writers Magazine since September 2000. He began as advertising assistant and has also served as advertising associate and associate advertising director, before his promotion to advertising director in 2004. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a BA in English in 2000. He is coeditor of the literary magazine Ballyhoo Stories. His fiction has appeared in Pindeldyboz and Small Spiral Notebook.
Maren Vespia– Advertising Associate
Maren Vespia received her BFA in writing for performance, publication, and media from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 2005 and joined Poets & Writers later that year. She previously worked as an intern for both Hanging Loose Press and the Poetry Project at St. Mark’s.
Titi Ngyuen – Advertising Assistant
Titi joined Poets & Writers in 2007. She recently graduated from Sarah Lawrence College where she concentrated in creative writing. While at Sarah Lawrence, Titi worked as an intern for Poets & Writers.