Natural Bridge (magazine)
Natural Bridge is an American literary magazine, based at University of Missouri-St. Louis. It was established in 1999 and the first issue was published in Spring 1999. The magazine is published biannually and features articles on fiction, essays, and poetry. The editor-in-chief is John Dalton. Molly Harris is managing editor. In 2020, Natural Bridge ceased print publication. Its last physical edition was issue number 43. It is now published online as a subdivision of fellow St Louis-based literary journal Boulevard. The magazine's reading series — previously an in-person event — also moved online May 2020. Other anthologies Work that has appeared in Natural Bridge has been short-listed on numerous occasions for the Best American Short Stories, the O. Henry Award, and the Pushcart Prize. Notable contributors Jacob M. Appel Dwight Bitikofer Todd Davis Mary Ruth Donnelly Rodger Kamenetz Kirsti Sandy Erin Wilson Honors and awards Andao Tian's story, "The Death of My Mad Uncle," which appeared in issue no. 16, was short-listed for the O. Henry Prize in 2008. Kent Annan's essay "A Drop of Water," which appeared in issue no. 14, honored with "Special Mention" by The Best American Essays in 2006. Roger Hart's story, "Lubing," which appeared in