Johnson, Curt, 1928-2008

Curtis L. Johnson (1928-2008) oversaw December Press, a literary press in Chicago, from 1962 until his death in 2008. The press published December, A Magazine of Arts and Opinion and several novels, focusing on writers who weren’t being published elsewhere. Among the writers of the magazine were Blei, John Bennett, Jerry Bumpus, Jay Robert Nash, Joyce Carol Oates, and Raymond Carver’s breakthrough Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, among others.

From the guide to the December Press records, ca. 1953-1983, (Brown University Library Special Collections)

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