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Mr. Beller's Neighborhood 1

About

Mr. Beller's Neighborhood uses the external, familiar landscape of New York City as a way of organizing the wildly internal, often unfamiliar emotional landscapes of the city dweller. It is about a specific place – New York – and it is about the many different consciousness that thrive and wilt and rage and reminisce here. We publish reportage, personal essays, urban sketches– any piece of writing that might illuminate a corner of life in the city. By and large everything you read on the site is true.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2000

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished on a rolling basis.

Nonfiction Open

Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood is looking for non-fiction stories set in New York. A story should be reasonably short, vivid, specific, and true. It can recall a person or a place, or it can recall an experience that moved you. We’re interested in the distant past as much as the present.

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.
Topics:
Place/Regions (Specific region).
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Essay EssayNo specific word count limits known.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative NonfictionNo specific word count limits known.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
No monetary payment No monetary payment.
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalReprintsSimultaneousMedia
OK No No UnknownText format submissions
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Dates

Last Updated: 04 Feb 2024
Last Audited: 19 Dec 2023 We audit each active listing twice a year.
Date Added: 04 Feb 2009

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