Todd Zuniga is the founding editor of Opium Magazine

Opium Magazine

Opium is a journal featuring fiction, comics, poetry and humor. Founded by Todd Zuniga, Opium Magazine first appeared online in 2001 and in print in 2005. Opium Magazine features many notable writers and artists including Etgar Keret, Aimee Bender, Tao Lin, David Gaffney, Davis Schneiderman,...

, and the co-creator and host of Literary Death Match

Literary Death Match

Literary Death Match is a reading series co-created in 2006 by Todd Zuniga, Elizabeth Koch & Dennis DiClaudio.The series features four readers who read their own writing for seven minutes or less, and are then lovingly critiqued by three judges in the categories of literary merit, performance and...

 , which is a reading series that occurs regularly in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, San Francisco and London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, and has launched in 37 cities worldwide including Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

, Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

 and Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

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Zuniga is also a Puschart Prize-nominated writer for his short fiction and an award-winning journalist (Best Feature Writing awarded by Ziff-Davis Media). He created 1UP.com

1UP.com

1UP.com is a video game website owned by IGN Entertainment, a division of News Corporation. Previously, the site was owned by Ziff Davis before being sold to UGO Entertainment in 2009....

’s Sports Anomaly podcast, and now hosts 4thString.com's "Weekly Thrillride."

External links

• Opium Den, The Portal to everything Opium
• Interview of Todd Zuniga, February 21, 2006 Gothamist.com]
• EatPizzaInTheShower.com