Tim Small and Riccardo Trotta, the editor and the production manager of the Italian edition of VICE Magazine, bring their skills stateside with the first issue of their new literary semi-annual The Milan Review. Contributors Deb Olin Unferth, E. C. Osondu, Nelly Reifler, and editor Tim Small will be in the Arena to commemorate the occasion, which includes a DJ set by photographer Lele Saveri. Copies of the limited edition print run of 300 will be available for purchase.

Each issue of The Milan Review will aim to be heavily themed, innovative and completely different from the previous issues. The Milan Review's launch marks the beginning of an ongoing project that will include stand-alone fiction, art books, and zines. Contributors Deb Olin Unferth, Nelly Reifler, E.C. Osondu, and editor Tim Small will be in the Arena to commemorate the occasion. Numbered copies of the limited edition print run of 300 will be available for purchase. We're the only NYC location that will carry this rare journal, so be sure to make it out to the launch.

Tim Small was born in Milan in 1982 and educated in Milan, Yorkshire, and London. He has been the editor of the Italian edition of VICE Magazine since its inception in 2005, and has produced documentaries for VBS.TV since 2008. He is a Libra, and when he tries to grow a beard it comes in patchy.

Riccardo Trotta was born in Milan in 1979. He is an apt vegetarian cook and closeted gardening aficionado. He has been the production manager of the Italian edition of VICE Magazine since 2006, and became its associate publisher in 2010. He is a Pisces and is exceptionally hairy.

Nelly Reifler is the author of See Through, a collection of short stories. Her work has appeared in McSweeney's, Post Road, Jubilant, and others.

E. C. Osondu was born in Nigeria. He won the 2009 Caine Prize for African Writing, and his fiction has appeared in The Atlantic. He received his MFA from Syracuse University and currently teaches at Providence College in Rhode Island. His first collection of stories, Voice of America, was published in 2010 by Harper.

Deb Olin Unferth is the author of the novel Vacation, the memoir Revolution, and the collection of stories Minor Robberies.