Chris Molnar

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Chris Molnar
OccupationWriter, editor, filmmaker and publisher
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction, criticism
Notable worksUnpublishable (2020)
Website
chrismolnar.org

Chris Molnar is a writer, editor, filmmaker and publisher.[1] He is co-founder of The Writer's Block[2] bookstore in Las Vegas, and of Archway Editions,[3] the literary imprint of powerHouse Books distributed by Simon & Schuster.[4]

Work

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A graduate of Calvin College[5] with an MFA from Columbia University,[6] Molnar has written for The Believer,[7] cokemachineglow,[8] Los Angeles Review of Books,[9] Cleveland Review of Books[10] BOMB,[11] Interview,[12] The Shadow,[13] Eddie Huang's[14] The Places Review[15] and Vol. 1 Brooklyn,[16] among others. Prior to The Writer's Block, he worked with the other co-founders as store manager at 826NYC/The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.[17][18] A longtime resident of Bullet Space, the artists' collective and former squat in the East Village,[19] he has also written texts for the nearby Ki Smith Gallery,[20][21] and curated for the literary KGB Bar.[22]

Molnar's published work includes editing the anthologies Unpublishable[23] and Archways 1, which feature authors such as Naomi Falk, James Cañón, Jean Kyoung Frazier, Jason Koo, and Cyrée Jarelle Johnson - as well as fiction in NDA: An Autofiction Anthology.[24] In 2025 he was co-editor on a full volume of the last poems of John Farris.[25][26]

Bibliography

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Edited volumes

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  • Unpublishable (2020). Archway Editions ISBN 978-1576879719
  • Archways 1 (2023). Archway Editions ISBN 978-1576879757
  • Last Poems by John Farris (2025). Archway Editions ISBN 978-1648230509

Anthologies

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  • Unpublishable (2020). Archway Editions ISBN 978-1576879719 "End of time" from Hellscape
  • NDA: An Autofiction Anthology (2022). Archway Editions ISBN 978-1576879931 "Radio Cure" from Hellscape

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Molnar". www.archwayeditions.us. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  2. ^ "Chris Molnar". www.dtplv.com. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. ^ "Columbia Profile". www.arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  4. ^ "L.A.'s guerrilla readings are invading parking lots and cemeteries". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  5. ^ "Chris Molnar". www.calvinchimes.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  6. ^ "Chris Molnar". arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  7. ^ "The Believer". www.thebeliever.net. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  8. ^ "cokemachineglow". www.cokemachineglow.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  9. ^ "Los Angeles Review of Books". www.lareviewofbooks.org. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  10. ^ "Cleveland Review of Books". www.clereviewofbooks.com. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  11. ^ "BOMB". www.bombmagazine.org. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  12. ^ "Interview". www.interviewmagazine.com. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  13. ^ "The Shadow". medium.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  14. ^ "Places Review". theplacesreview.com. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  15. ^ "Grand Rapids". theplacesreview.com. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  16. ^ "Frontier Psychiatrist (short story)". vol1brooklyn.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  17. ^ "826NYC". patch.com. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  18. ^ "826NYC". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  19. ^ "Final Poems of John Farris". sensitiveskinmagazine.com. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  20. ^ "BASE 12: Don't Call It a Comeback at Ki Smith Gallery Harlem". GothamToGo. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  21. ^ "Luke Ivy Price" (PDF). Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  22. ^ "Past Issues of KGB Bar Lit". kgbbarlit.com. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  23. ^ "Unpublishable". www.lithub.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  24. ^ "NDA". simonandschuster.com. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  25. ^ "Final Poems of John Farris". sensitiveskinmagazine.com. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  26. ^ "Last Poems". simonandschuster.com. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
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