NthWORD
nthWORD was an American quarterly online magazine for creative people. The magazine published works of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and art by established and emerging writers and artists, and mock ads.
In addition, nthWORD conducted interviews with commercial and independent artists and professionals working in a variety of creative disciplines and maintained nthWORD Shorts, a blog with a focus on creativity. nthWORD Shorts included daily and weekly posts on art, culture and entertainment—including filmmaking, literature, design, publishing, photography, and social media, artist interviews and reviews on theatre, books, film and technology.
Notable contributors included award-winning poet Lyn Lifshin, director Antoine Fuqua, humorist Harmon Leon, best-selling author David Henry Sterry, multidisciplinary artist Michael Holman, advertising executive Mat Zucker of Ogilvy & Mather, filmmaker Liz Canner and RT anchor Abby Martin.
Staff
- Publisher/Co-founder: Robert Frigault
- Editor-in-Chief/Co-founder: Ryan O'Connor
- Associate Editor: Jennifer König
- Associate Editor: Eliza Kane
- Assistant Editor: Nick Johnson
Interviews
Film
- Producer Kim Waltrip,
- Director Antoine Fuqua,
- Filmmaker Liz Canner,
- Harold Blank, Theatre Owner and Partner of Vermont International Film Festival
- Screenwriter/Director Michael Holman Basquiat
Theatre
- Actors Matthew Glassman and Carlos Uriona of Double Edge Theatre
- Virlana Tkacz, Founding Director of Yara Arts Group by Olena Jennings
Writing and publishing
- Shane Jones of Light Boxes
- Dennis Loy Johnson of Melville House Publishing
- Poet Laureate Charles Simic
- James Scudamore of Booker Prize nominated Heliopolis
Music
Reviews
Advertising
- The World's Greatest Salesperson Contest by Ogilvy & Mather
Books
- Zero by Ignacio de Loyola Brandao
- The Good-Bye Angel by Ignacio de Loyola Brandao
- Ice Trilogy by Vladimir Sorokin
- Seven Days in Rio by Francis Levy
- The Dewey Decimal System by Nathan Larson
Film
- The Squid and the Whale: A Comedic Victory, Not for the Sentimental
Photography
- Miss Aniela on Flickr & Freedom of Expression
- Viola Muscinelli on Censorship
- Jessica Stoker: Beyond Inhibitions
- Nate Howard On Seeing Haiti,
Theatre
- The Salvation of Anarchy: Review of The Disappearance by Double Edge Theatre
Festivals
- The Flat Lake Festival by Jessica Maybury
Music
- The Decemberists Review of The King Is Dead (album) by Seth Katz
- St. Vincent Review of Strange Mercy by Seth Katz
- of Montreal Review of Paralytic Stalks by Seth Katz