"Our Sole Ambition is to Publish the Best Writing Possible": A Chat With Michael Ray, Editor of Zoetrope

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Michael RayFollow
Scottie F. GeraldFollow
Becky TuchFollow

Abstract

It's hard not to be awed by Zoetrope. In the world of small press publishing, Zoetrope is pretty much The Godfather of Literary Magazines. Zoetrope appears quarterly and offers up a wholly new look—and sometimes texture—with every issue. Guest designers have included Tom Waits, P.J. Harvey, Jeff Koons, and Mikhail Baryshnikov, to name just a few. Zoetrope has published the likes of Woody Allen, Kurt Vonnegut and Salman Rushdie, as well as filmmakers like Gus Van Sant and Miranda July. Then too there is the Classic Reprint feature: in every issue, a short story that inspired a movie is published. Such stories have included Alice Munro's "The Bear Came Over the Mountain," which inspired Sarah Polley's film Away from Her, and a screenplay by Wes Anderson that inspired the short film Hotel Chevalier. Oh, and one other thing: the magazine was founded by Francis Ford Coppola. Needless to say, it was a thrill to speak with Michael Ray, Editor of Zoetrope. Ray has written for magazines and film, and became editor of Zoetrope in 2001.

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Recommended Citation

Ray, Michael; Gerald, Scottie F.; and Tuch, Becky (2020) ""Our Sole Ambition is to Publish the Best Writing Possible": A Chat With Michael Ray, Editor of Zoetrope," The Review Review: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 26.
DOI: 10.33972/trr.84
Available at: https://repository.gonzaga.edu/trr/vol1/iss1/26