Hot Metal Bridge (journal)

Hot Metal Bridge was the official literary magazine for the University of Pittsburgh’s graduate Department of English. Founded in 2001 as Nidus, Hot Metal Bridge publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, literary criticism, and book reviews. Hot Metal Bridge has an open submissions policy and strives to publish a combination of established writers along with unpublished or emerging talent.

In summer 2009, Hot Metal Bridge held the first annual Hot Metal Bridge Fiction Contest, judged by Tom Perrotta.

Notable contributors

 * Russell Banks
 * Charles Baxter
 * Michael Byers
 * Dan Chaon
 * Maxine Hong Kingston
 * Andrew Lam
 * Don Lee
 * Michael Martone
 * Kevin Moffett
 * Jesse Nathan
 * Stewart O'Nan
 * Tom Perrotta
 * Michelle Wildgen