 "Gulf Stream Magazine" was founded in 1989 by Lynne Barrett, who edited it until 2002 when John Dufresne became editor.The magazine is published biannually and carries fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, interviews and reviews.Among the major writers published in "Gulf Stream" are Ha Jin, James Carlos Blake, Sherman Alexie, Stuart Dybek, Peter Meinke, Maureen Seaton, Jacob M. Appel, Ann Hood, Ryan Shoemaker and Susan Neville.