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Pin´del•dy•boz (Pin' dl dë bôz), n.
1. A feeling of confusion and/or anxiety,
when ingeniously anesthetized by obese amounts of levity.
2. A situation of confusion and/or anxiety,
when tampered with in the same manner as above.
ABOUT PINDELDYBOZ, THE EMPIRE
Pindeldyboz is an operation run by a small but valiant group of people. We publish creative works both here on our website and in the pages of a print volume released once a year. We have been known to publish much fiction, some nonfiction, and artwork makes an irregular appearance. We released our first and only poetry collection in 2007. Our final print edition will be released this fall.
The Web Edition of Pindeldyboz has published over 1000 stories by more than 600 authors over the last seven years. One time, we were named the Best Online Publication of 2003 in the StorySouth Million Writers competition. That was cool. Recently, stories from Pboz online were featured in the Best American Fantasy collection. It's fun when web things magically turn themselves into paper.
The Print Edition of Pindeldyboz was indeed a triumphant, if not profitable, venture. John Verbos's story, "Lost Boys", was included in the 2003 Best American Non-Required Reading, and we were honored to be noticed by the editors of New Stories From the South, The Year's Best, who chose Corey Mesler's "The Growth and Death of Buddy Gardner" out of our first issue for their 2002 prize collection.
The goal of at least one of the editors was to develop Pindeldyboz into an imprint at one of America's large and fine publishing houses, and thus be able to select and publish novel-length works while maintaining the grass-roots nature of this publication. An alternative would have been an enormous monetary gift from a wealthy benefactor, which would allow all of that to happen, but without the corporate oppression. If anyone has a lead on either of these pipe dreams, please let us know immediately, although the time for them has largely passed. For the most part, at this point, we're just trying to hang on.
THE MASTHEAD
Whitney Pastorek
Executive Editor
Kristin McGonigle
Print Editor
Mark Yakich
Poetry Editor
Whitney Steen
Web Editor
Grace Bello
Web Editor
Nora Fussner
Web Editor
Benjamin Balcomb
Web Designer
Reading Staff:
Ryan Boudinot
(Associate Editor, Special Projects)
Jeff Boison
Founding Editor