Hot Metal Bridge is the official literary magazine for the University of Pittsburgh’s graduate Department of English.[1][2][3] Founded in 2001 as Nidus, Hot Metal Bridge publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, literary criticism, and book reviews.[4] Hot Metal Bridge has an open submissions policy and strives to publish a combination of established writers along with unpublished or emerging talent.
In summer 2009, Hot Metal Bridge held the first annual Hot Metal Bridge Fiction Contest, judged by Tom Perrotta.[5]