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Canteen is an English-language literary and art magazine, releasing issues bi-annually. Founded in 2007 by publisher Stephen Pierson and editor-in-chief Sean Finney, the magazine focuses on revealing the creative process of its contributors as demonstrated through their own work. As described by Finney, "Canteen is the literary magazine that comes with instructions.¹" The magazine has offices in Brooklyn, NY and San Francisco, CA.

• Canteen Issue six
  Canteen Issue six

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Content
Canteen consists of photos, essays, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and painting created by both well-known and amateur writers and artists. In addition to input from published authors and celebrated artists, the magazine accepts submissions of written and visual work from readers through their website.

Anatomy of a Photo Contest
In 2010, Canteen held a photo contest that was designed to reveal the decision-making processes behind such competitions, which are sometimes criticized for their opaque nature. The magazine published the comments and critiques of the contest's judges in full, as well as the response of one of the critiqued artists. Winning entries, along with other images selected from the contest's submissions, were presented in a show at The powerHouse Arena in DUMBO, Brooklyn in August of 2010.

canTeens (tutoring program)
In September 2008 Canteen launched a tutoring program for middle school students in Harlem, NY. The program and its workshops are designed to increase the students' confidence in their work, as well as encouraging them to continue writing and to share it with others. Workshops have been taught by contributing Canteen authors such as Porochista Khakpour, Gina Gionfriddo and Andrew Sean Greer. At the end of the session, the students' work is compiled into a professionally designed and printed magazine, which has achieved national distribution.

Outwrite
Outwrite is a flash-fiction writing contest created by Canteen that pits an established writer against literary novices who have never been published, deciding the winner based on audience response. In the inaugural contest in Los Angeles on April 12, 2010, Dana Goodyear (poet and New Yorker staff writer) competed against unknowns Bradley Spinelli and A. Wolfe. Wolfe's piece garnered the best audience reaction and took home the grand prize. Canteen is planning more Outwrite events to be held in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and San Francisco.

Notable Contributors
Matthew Porter (photographer)
Tao Lin (author)
Dana Goodyear (poet)
Benjamin Kunkel (author)
Joyce Maynard (author)
Nathaniel Rich (author)
Stephen Elliott (author)
Ben Fountain (author)
Porochista Khakpour (author)
Po Bronson (author)
Stephen Shore (photographer)


Distribution
Canteen achieved national distribution with their first issue in 2007. It is sold at most Barnes and Noble locations in the U.S. and Canada, as well as at independent bookstores around the country.

Links
Official website: http://canteenmag.com/index.shtml

References
1. http://litminds.org/blog/2007/09/litminds_literary_innovators_i.html
http://www.papermag.com/2010/03/canteen_gala.php
http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2010/03/canteen-magazine-the-amazing-fibs-literary-people-come-up-with/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7995053630
http://www.photographycompetitions.net/2010/02/canteen-magazine-2010-awards-in-photography/
http://www.litmags.org/displaymag.php?id=9