This is part of a roundtable on The Best Band No One Has Ever Heard Of. The index to the roundtable is here.
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Discussing obscure bands that time forgot is a longstanding tradition. Unearthing obscure writers is maybe less so — perhaps just because musicians have a larger audience in the first place, so obscurities aren’t as obscure? Or maybe because the DIY, primitivist tradition in music is relatively well-established; even zine culture seems more associated with punk rock than with any sort of literature.

But be that as it may, I thought I’d see if anyone wanted to weigh in on best writers no one has ever heard of. I’ll kick it off by pointing to a couple of my favorite unknowns. Here’s an appreciation of the unpublished teen diarist Virginia May Garcia. And another of the great online erotic horror writer Tabico.

So who’s your vote for best writer no one has heard of? Let us know in comments, if you’re so moved.
 

Virginia May Garcia