About

Natural Bridge, a journal of contemporary literature, is committed to presenting the best in new writing from established as well as promising writers of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, including literature in translation. Published twice yearly at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. Selections are made by a prominent guest-editor along with a staff of editorial assistants who are graduate students in the MFA program.

On this website, you will find news, calls for submissions, subscription information, as well as samples of our past issues.

A non-profit literary journal supported by the English Department at UM-St. Louis and the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission, Natural Bridge sincerely appreciates your support.

Current Masthead

EDITOR Mary Troy
GUEST EDITOR Shane Seely
MANAGING EDITOR Lauren Wiser
ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR Chip Houser
ASSISTANT EDITORS Glenn Boothe
Ryan Krull
Brigitte Leschhorn
Megan McCormack
Amy Milton
Kasey Perkins
Marisol Ramirez
Sara Ross
Micheal Smith
Ryan Smith
PRODUCTION EDITOR Pierre Davis
EDITORIAL BOARD John Dalton
Steven Schreiner
Mary Troy
Eamonn Wall
ADVISORY BOARD Jeff Friedman
Ross Gay
Ruth Ellen Kocher
C.M. Mayo
Katherine Min
Naomi Shihab Nye
Tyrone Williams
FOUNDING EDITOR Steven Schreiner