Jason Parham | |
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| Born | 1986 (age 38–39) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and editor |
| Known for | Founder of Spook magazine |
| Website | jasonparham |
Jason Parham (born 1986) is an American writer and editor. He is senior writer at Wired and the founder and editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Spook. He was previously an editor at Gawker and The Fader , and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times , The New York Times Book Review , The Awl , The Atlantic , The Village Voice , and The New York Times Magazine .
Parham is from Los Angeles, California, growing up in the Ladera Heights area. [1]
Prior to joining Wired magazine, [2] Parham had also been an editor at Gawker, [3] The Fader [4] [5] and Complex, drawing particular notice for commentary on a range of topics, including Outkast, Ferguson, [6] police brutality, [7] and diversity in book publishing, [8] journalism and other media. [9] [10] Wired described Parham's tenure at Gawker as "one of the site's more visible advocates for inclusion." [11] Other publications for which he has written include the Los Angeles Times , The New York Times Book Review , The Awl , The Atlantic , [12] The Village Voice , and The New York Times Magazine .
Brooklyn Magazine named the "veteran writer and editor" to its 2016 list of "100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture". [13] Honoring Parham on a "32 Under 32" list of "individuals who exhibit the professionalism, hard work, values and talents to lead the reimagining of possibilities for tomorrow's business culture", Magic Johnson described Parham as a "successful writer" and "cultural connoisseur". [14]
At the age of 26, Parham founded the literary magazine Spook. [15] He published the first issue in June 2012, [16] and subsequent issues annually.
Naming Spook to its list of "30 Indie Magazines You Need to Know" in 2013, Complex described the journal as a "progressive, independent magazine featuring literary works like poetry and short fiction, as well as covering topics related to art and culture. Only on its second issue, Spook is turning into a highly regarded news source with a global consciousness." [17] Brooklyn Magazine called it a "gorgeous literary magazine", [13] and Salon said Spook "is bringing a more nuanced, careful, thoughtful, complete vision of blackness into publishing...eclectic with beautiful prose, brilliantly cross-secting the diversity of American intellectual life." [18]