Narrative Magazine
Bill Pruitt is an accomplished assistant editor at Narrative Magazine since September 2014, focusing on evaluating fiction and nonfiction submissions. As a fiction writer, Bill has published numerous poems over 40 years in reputable outlets including Ploughshares and Poetry Now, and has produced nine short stories in the past four years across various literary journals. In addition to writing, Bill serves as a storyteller, performing original and folktales at venues throughout Rochester and addressing historical figures through narrative. Bill's background in education includes teaching roles at BOCES Monroe2Orleans and as an ESL teacher for the state migrant education from 2007 to 2013. Bill holds a Master of Science in TESOL from the University of Rochester and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Missouri.
Narrative Magazine
Narrative, a San Francisco–based 501(c)3 non-profit, is dedicated to advancing the literary arts in the digital age by supporting the finest writing talent and encouraging readership across generations, in schools, and around the globe. As a leading digital publisher of first-rank fiction, poetry, essays, and art, each year Narrative publishes hundreds of well-known and emerging writers. The Narrative Prize, awarded annually, has helped launch the careers of authors Min Jin Lee, Maud Newton, Natalie Diaz, Ocean Vuong, Anthony Marra, Javier Zamora, and Morgan Talty, among others. The Narrative for Schools programs is used in more than 36 countries and throughout the U.S. and supports teachers and students around the world who are too often hampered by limited resources by providing a curated library of literature, lesson plans, video tutorials; as well as the annual Narrative High School Writing Contest seeks to inspire a new generation of readers and writers. Narrative was founded on the conviction that there should be no socioeconomic barriers to accessing great literature. Our global audience includes teachers, students and readers of all ages, including more than 320,000 dedicated subscribers. Our ever-expanding, modern library of thousands of stories, poems, and essays is always open and always free.