THE NE’ER-DO-WELL is an independent literary magazine, based in Portland, Oregon, founded for the purpose of publishing cool shit by writers you may or may not have heard of. We strive to publish “misfit lit” — stories that explore the fact that being the odd one out is an ironically universal experience. But more importantly, we strive to publish writing that smells like cinnamon buns and sounds like one hand clapping.
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A NICE GUMDROP:
“Props are in order for the inaugural issue of this Portland prose journal….THE NE’ER-DO-WELL demonstrates just how much good, developed fiction is being written today.”
THE NE’ER-DO-WELL was founded in 2008 by Sheila Ashdown. She was all like, “Lit mag? That sounds like fun,” and then it promptly sucked her life away. She earned an MFA from American University, and has been published in Monkeybicycle magazine. She writes very slowly, but diligently. She is sure good things will happen.
But there are others, and they’re real too: Kelly Lenox, Chris Phillips, Jane Endacott, Jacob Schraer, Bryan Bingold, and Dehlia McCobb. This site is tended by webmaster Kim Hooyboer, and the site illustrations are courtesy of Keith Rosson.
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CONTACT:
Email Sheila Ashdown (managing editor) with questions about sales, publicity, submissions, volunteer opportunities, or to propose fun partnerships: sheila -at- theneerdowell.com
About
THE NE’ER-DO-WELL is an independent literary magazine, based in Portland, Oregon, founded for the purpose of publishing cool shit by writers you may or may not have heard of. We strive to publish “misfit lit” — stories that explore the fact that being the odd one out is an ironically universal experience. But more importantly, we strive to publish writing that smells like cinnamon buns and sounds like one hand clapping.
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A NICE GUMDROP:
“Props are in order for the inaugural issue of this Portland prose journal….THE NE’ER-DO-WELL demonstrates just how much good, developed fiction is being written today.”
–Chris Mote, New Pages (Read the review at NewPages.com)
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WE ARE REAL PEOPLE:
THE NE’ER-DO-WELL was founded in 2008 by Sheila Ashdown. She was all like, “Lit mag? That sounds like fun,” and then it promptly sucked her life away. She earned an MFA from American University, and has been published in Monkeybicycle magazine. She writes very slowly, but diligently. She is sure good things will happen.
But there are others, and they’re real too: Kelly Lenox, Chris Phillips, Jane Endacott, Jacob Schraer, Bryan Bingold, and Dehlia McCobb. This site is tended by webmaster Kim Hooyboer, and the site illustrations are courtesy of Keith Rosson.
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CONTACT:
Email Sheila Ashdown (managing editor) with questions about sales, publicity, submissions, volunteer opportunities, or to propose fun partnerships: sheila -at- theneerdowell.com