Richard Peabody is a poet, editor, and publisher, based in
Washington, D.C.
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Biography
A native of the Washington DC metropolitan region, Peabody received a B.A. in English from the
University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the Flagship un ...
in 1973 and a M.A. in Literature from American University in 1975.Richard M. Peabody Gargoyle Magazine collection Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University.
Peabody is perhaps best known as one of the founding editors for '' Gargoyle Magazine'', which he largely funded with his own income.
He is also editor for the anthology series ''Mondo'' and runs a small press called Paycock Press.
Paycock Press was originally established in 1976 to publish ''Gargoyle Magazine'', but it also has released a number of anthologies and works by individual authors.
Peabody's own fiction and poetry is often set in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding region.
It is often noted for strong influences from the
Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was a literary subculture movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-war era. The bulk of their work was published and popularized by Silent Generat ...
and experimental authors of the 1960s such as
Ken Kesey
Ken Elton Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American novelist, essayist and countercultural figure. He considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s.
Kesey was born ...
.
During his writing and publishing career, Peabody has taught fiction writing for the
University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the Flagship un ...
,
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with College admission ...
,
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consiste ...
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...
, and
University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the Flagship un ...
.
He currently resides in
Arlington, Virginia
Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from the District of Columbia, of which it was once a part. The county i ...
, with his wife and two daughters.
Selected publications
; as Editor
* ''Abundant Grace: More Fiction by D.C. Area Women''. (Cover art by Lisa Montag Brotman). Paycock Press, 2016.
* ''Defying Gravity: Fiction by D.C. Area Women''. (Cover art by Sheep Jones). Paycock Press, 2014.
* ''Amazing Graces: Yet Another Collection of Fiction by Washington Area Women''. (Cover art by Sheep Jones). Paycock Press, 2012.
* ''Gravity Dancers: Even More Fiction by Washington Area Women''. (Cover art by Sheep Jones). Paycock Press, 2009.
* ''Electric Grace: Still More Fiction by Washington Area Women''. (Cover art by Jody Mussoff). Paycock Press, 2007.
* ''Enhanced Gravity: More Fiction by Washington Area Women''. (Cover art by Jody Mussoff). Paycock Press, 2006.
* ''Sex and Chocolate: Tasty Morsels for the Mind and Body''. (Co-edited with Lucinda Ebersole). Paycock Press, 2006.
* ''Alice Redux: New Stories of Alice, Lewis and Wonderland''. Paycock Press, 2006.
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* ''Grace and Gravity: Fiction by Washington Area Women''. (Cover art by Jody Mussoff). Paycock Press, 2004.
* ''A Different Beat: Writings by Women of the Beat Generation''.
Serpent's Tail
Serpent's Tail is London-based independent publishing firm founded in 1986 by Pete Ayrton. It specialises in publishing work in translation, particularly European crime fiction. In January 2007, it was bought by a British publisher Profile Book ...
, 1997.
* ''Mondo James Dean''. (Co-edited with Lucinda Ebersole). St. Martin's Press, 1996.
* ''Coming to Terms: A Literary Response to Abortion''. (Co-edited with Lucinda Ebersole).
The New Press
The New Press is an independent non-profit public-interest book publisher established in 1992 by André SchiffrinSt. Martin's Press, 1995.
* ''Mondo Elvis''. (Co-edited with Lucinda Ebersole). St. Martin's Press, 1994.
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* ''Mavericks: Nine Independent Publishers''. Paycock Press, 1983.
* ''DC Magazines: A Literary Retrospective''. Paycock Press, 1982.
; as Author
* ''The Richard Peabody Reader'', Alan Squire Publishing, 2015,
* ''Speed Enforced by Aircraft'', Broadkill River Press, 2012,
* ''Blue Suburban Skies'', Main Street Rag, 2012,
* ''Last of the Red Hot Magnetos''. Paycock Press, 2004.
* ''Sugar Mountain''. Argonne Hotel Press, 2000.
* ''Open Joints on Bridge''. Argonne Hotel Press, 1999.
* ''Mood Vertigo''. Argonne Hotel Press, 1999.
* ''Paraffin Days: A Collection of Stories''. Cumberland Press, 1995.
* ''Buoyancy and Other Myths''. Gut Punch Press, 1995.
* ''Sad Fashions''. Gut Punch Press, 1990.
* ''I'm in Love With The Morton Salt Girl''. Paycock Press, 1979.