Chris Molnar
American writer, editor, publisher
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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]
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| Occupation | Writer, editor, filmmaker and publisher |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction, criticism |
| Notable works | Unpublishable (2020) |
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Work
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
Edited volumes
- 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
- 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