Antaeus was an American quarterly literary magazine founded by Daniel Halpern and Paul Bowles and edited by Halpern. The magazine was published between 1970 and 1994.
History In 1969, Paul Bowles, an expatriate novelist and composer living in Tangier, Morocco, Africa, conceived the magazine.
In 1970, Daniel Halpern, working with Bowles, founded the magazine, which was initially published in Tangier, Morocco, Africa, with the first numbered issue appearing that summer.
Beginning with the third issue, the magazine spawned and thereafter bore the imprint of the Ecco Press, which eventually became established as a book publisher. Ecco Press eventually became an imprint of HarperCollins.
A small number of limited editions were also issued in conjunction with the magazine under the imprint of Antaeus Editions.
In the mid-1980s, operations were shifted to New York City, New York, United States, North America.
In 1994, the final issue (#75/76) was published.
Contributors Particularly in its early years, Antaeus was known for its internationalist scope.
Among its notable contributors were:
W.H. Auden J. G. Ballard Paul Bowles Guy Davenport Stephen King Harry Mathews John D. MacDonald "Wedding Present" Spring, 1977 Joyce Carol Oates Breece D'J Pancake Yannis Ritsos Leslie Marmon Silko Andrew Vachss Tennessee Williams
See also List of literary magazines
References
Bibliography
External links Antaeus magazine's "Neglected Books of the 20th Century" at The Neglected Books Page