400 Words


About 400 Words

400 Words is a storytelling project. It is a print magazine and a website, consisting of true stories, none over 400 words, by ordinary people on assigned themes. It's about the documentation of everyday life, saying a lot by saying a little. You can learn more, or order a copy, or tell a story of your own.

Print Issues

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Issue 2, Compulsions:
What can you not not do?

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Issue 1, Autobiographies:
Tell the whole story of your life in 400 words or less.

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You can order 400 Words direct from the 400 Words store, below. Click ‘Buy Now’ to be taken through PayPal’s secure payment system. You can edit the number of items you’re ordering on PayPal’s shopping cart page. In most cases, you will have your copy in three weeks or less.

400 Words, Issue 2: Compulsions

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“¢ What can’t YOU stop doing?
“¢ The latest addition to the 400 Words family
“¢ Same lovable trim size (5.5″ x 6″)
“¢ Same $6 price OMG!! On sale for just $3!!!

**Update, 3/13/09. That’s all, folks…if you will die without a copy of 400 Words, Issue 2, you can email me; I may hae some around. But the PayPal store is now closed.**

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400 Words, Issue 1: Autobiographies

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“¢ The 400 Words O.G.
“¢ Sixty-six micro-memoirs by sixty-six authors
“¢ Over 130 pages of awesomeness
“¢ Handy 5.5″ x 6″ size
“¢ $6 U.S.

***SOLD OUT!!***

The PayPal Store is easy and secure. However, if you prefer to send a check, please send an email to editor [at] 400words [dot] com for instructions.

Stores and Distros

If you prefer to get your 400 Words fix at a brick-and-mortar store, or elsewhere on the net, here is a list of the bookstores and other outlets that carry or have carried 400 Words on their magazine or zine racks. (Please call before heading over, to make sure we’re in stock.)

In New York City:
“¢ Bluestockings, 172 Allen Street (btwn. Stanton and Rivington); (212) 777-6028
“¢ St. Mark’s Bookshop, 31 Third Avenue (at St. Mark’s Place); (212) 260-7853
“¢ Rare Device, 453 7th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn; (718) 301-6375

In Chicago:
“¢ Quimby’s, 1854 W. North Avenue; (773) 342-0910

In Portland, OR:
“¢ Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside; (503) 228-0540
“¢ Reading Frenzy, 921 SW Oak Street; (503) 274-1449

In Los Angeles:
“¢ Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles CA; (323) 660-1175

Elsewhere:
“¢ Boxcar Books, 301a S. Washington, Bloomington, IN; (812) 339-8710
“¢ City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA; (415) 362-8193
“¢ Mayday Books and Infoshop, 155 1st Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
“¢ Prairie Lights Bookstore, 15 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA; (319) 337-2681

Online:
“¢ Microcosm Publishing
“¢ Buyolympia

If you are a bookstore and you want to carry 400 Words, drop a line! Also, if there’s a bookstore in your town where you think 400 Words would look at home, let us know about it and we’ll see what we can do…