<DIV><I>McSweeney's</I> began in 1998 as a literary journal that published only works rejected by other magazines. But after the first issue, the journal began to publish pieces primarily written with <I>McSweeney&#8217;s</I> in mind. Since then, <I>McSweeney&#8217;s</I> has attracted works from some of the finest writers in the country. Today, <I>McSweeney&#8217;s</I> has grown to be one of the country&#8217;s best-read and widely circulated literary journals, with an expanding, loyal subscriber base and strong independent bookstore following. <I>McSweeney&#8217;s</I> is committed to finding new voices &#151; Gabe Hudson, Paul Collins, Neal Pollack, J. T. Leroy, John Hodgman, Amy Fusselman, Salvador Plascencia, Wells Tower, and Sean Wilsey are among those whose early work appeared in <I>McSweeney&#8217;s</I> &#151; and promoting the work of gifted but underappreciated writers, such as Lydia Davis and Stephen Dixon.</DIV>