Type of site | Creative nonfiction,vignette,literature |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | New York City, United States |
| Owner | Thomas Beller |
| Created by | Thomas Beller |
| Editor | Jacob Margolies |
| Key people | Thomas Beller, Bryan Charles, Marisa Bowe,Phillip Lopate, Sabin Streeter,Jonathan Ames,Said Sayrafiezadeh, Joanna Yas. |
| URL | mrbellersneighborhood |
| Launched | 2000 |
Mr. Beller's Neighborhood is a literary website focused on true stories set inNew York City that was founded in 2000 by authorThomas Beller.[1][2] It publishes original, previously unpublished non-fiction essays and vignettes.[3]
It was one of the first websites to use a map as a way of organizing stories, initially using a satellite photo. In 2005 it switched toGoogle Maps.[4]
After the 9/11 attacks, the site became "the locus for a growing collaborative history,"[5] and in 2002, it was nominated for aWebby Award in the Print andZine category.[6]
It has published over a thousand original pieces of writing including work by authors:Michael Cunningham,[7]Nick Tosches,[8]Jonathan Ames,[9]Sam Lipsyte,[10]Rachel Sherman,[11]Alexander Chancellor,[12]Bryan Charles,[13]Thomas Beller,Meghan Daum,[14]Lucy Sante,[15]Alicia Erian,Rachel Cline,Vince Passaro,Jeanette Winterson, Peter Nolan Smith,Debbie Nathan,[16]Anne Meara,[17] andMadison Smartt Bell.[18]
It has published two anthologies of original work first published on the site: "Before and After: Stories From New York",[19][20] and "Lost and Found: Stories From New York".[21][22]
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