Chris Molnar
Chris Molnar | |
|---|---|
 Molnar at AWP 2026 | |
| Occupations | Writer, editor, filmmaker and publisher |
| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Fiction, criticism |
| Notable works | The Writer's Block, Archway Editions |
| Website | chrismolnar |
Chris Molnar is a writer, editor, filmmaker and publisher.[1] He is co-founder of The Writer's Block[2] and Archway Editions.[3][4]
Work
A graduate of Calvin College[5] with an MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts,[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] and Esquire,[14] 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.[15][16] A longtime resident of Bullet Space, the artists' collective and former squat in the East Village,[17] he has also written texts for the nearby Ki Smith Gallery,[18][19] and curated for the literary KGB Bar.[20]
Molnar's published work includes editing the anthologies Unpublishable[21] and Archways 1, which feature authors such as Jason Koo, James Cañón, Jean Kyoung Frazier, and Cyrée Jarelle Johnson - as well as fiction in NDA: An Autofiction Anthology.[22] In 2025 he was co-editor on a full volume of the last poems of John Farris.[23][24] In 2026 Molnar and the Archway staff announced a new imprint, Enigma Editions, distributed by Penguin Random House through MIT Press.[25] He has work in progress with Naomi Falk,[26] and his novel Heaven's Oblivion, about Nell Theobald, will be published in 2027.[27][28]
Bibliography
Fiction
- Heaven's Oblivion (2027). Enigma Editions ISBN 978-1971984049
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
References
- ↑ "Chris Molnar". archwayeditions.us. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "Chris Molnar". dtplv.com. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "Columbia Profile". arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ↑ "L.A.'s guerrilla readings are invading parking lots and cemeteries". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ "Calvin Alumnus Founded Archway Editions". calvinchimes.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "Chris Molnar". arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "Contributor: Chris Molnar". thebeliever.net. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ↑ "cokemachineglow". cokemachineglow.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Review of Books". lareviewofbooks.org. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ↑ "Cleveland Review of Books". clereviewofbooks.com. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ "BOMB". bombmagazine.org. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ↑ "Interview". Interview. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ↑ "The Shadow". medium.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "The Slopification of Lunch". Esquire. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- ↑ "826NYC". patch.com. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "826NYC". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "Final Poems of John Farris". sensitiveskinmagazine.com. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ↑ "BASE 12: Don't Call It a Comeback at Ki Smith Gallery Harlem". GothamToGo. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Luke Ivy Price" (PDF). Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Past Issues of KGB Bar Lit". kgbbarlit.com. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ "Unpublishable". lithub.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "NDA". simonandschuster.com. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- ↑ "Final Poems of John Farris". sensitiveskinmagazine.com. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ↑ "Last Poems". simonandschuster.com. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- ↑ Somers, Erin (August 3, 2026). "People 8/3".
- ↑ Golub, Sophie (2026-07-28). "On the creative value of transformation". The Creative Independent. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ Spratford, Sam (August 4, 2026). "Former Archway Staffers Launch Enigma Editions".
- ↑ "Heaven's Oblivion". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2026-08-06.