Jonathan Keshishoglou
(keh-SHISH-uh-gloo)
Sometimes “Jonathan Kesh”
Sometimes “Jonny”
Just “Kesh,” if you’re my old gym teacher
I’ll answer to nearly anything.

Writer, Editor, Journalist, etc.

About Me

My name is Jonathan Keshishoglou (although I often shorten it to “Jonathan Kesh,” as some people find it easier), an editor and writer in Queens, New York. Currently pursuing a Creative Writing MFA at The New School. I come from a background in features writing, but I’ve dabbled more than a fair amount in book…

Experience

Books Editor, LIT Magazine, 2023-present Edits book reviews and interviews for The New School’s alumni-run literary magazine. News Writer, CBR, 2022-present Writes articles about breaking news in the film, television, and comic book industries. George Jackson Academy, Teacher – 2021-present Taught creative writing classes to seventh grade students, runs an after school club, and substitute…

Writings

Selected Bylines: LIT Magazine:Interview with MFA ’21 Gina Chung on Her Debut Novel “Sea Change”: https://www.litmagazine.org/2023/05/17/an-interview-with-mfa-21-gina-chung-and-an-excerpt-from-her-debut-novel-sea-change/ CBR:Star Wars’ Liam Neeson Is Done With Playing Qui-Gon Jinn: https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-liam-neeson-done-qui-gon-jinn/ How Not Reading Comics Helped Christina Ricci Become Harley Quinn: https://www.cbr.com/reading-comics-christina-ricci-harley-quinn/ The Rumpus:Laughing Through It: Emily Austin’s ‘Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead’: https://therumpus.net/2021/11/everyone-in-this-room-will-someday-be-dead-by-emily-austin/ Sazeracs, Smoky…