On Friday night, 400 literary revelers joined John Hodgman (the PC guy on those great Mac spots) for a BIG bash in support of and to celebrate the Brooklyn-based nationally acclaimed literary magazine, One Story, a pocket-sized magazine issued 18 times a year (and featuring only one story by a top notch emerging or established writer).

The event was organized and hosted by Maribeth Batcha, publisher of One Story and Hannah Tinti, the magazine’s editor at the American Can Factory in Park Slope.

One Story is a  must-have, must-read for anyone interested in the art of the short story.

And that’s the truth.

At the party notables included aforementioned (and beloved humorist) John Hodgman, Michael Cunningham (author of “The Hours”), Colson Whitehead, (author of Sag Harbor), Elissa Schappell (Hot Type columnist for Vanity Fair and author of Use Me), Rob Spillman (editor of Tin House), Joshua Shenk (essayist), James Hannaham (author of God Says No), Victor LaValle (author of Slapboxing with Jesus and Big Machine) many other literary notables I am inequipped to name (or recognize).

The American Can Factory is such a cool space for a party. It’s the big room where the Meet the Makers craft market and green market locates every Sunday. The caterer was none other than Nana, the woman who runs a fabulous food concession in the back of the Meet the Makers market.

Kudos to Nana for great food and gorgeous presentation.

Fun was had all.

It was the magazine’s first-ever benefit and the idea was to celebrate  One Story’s debut and emerging authors, with artists, performers, and filmmakers producing work inspired by issues of One Story.

Those original works were displayed at the ball and were auctioned off. There was also a cool “presentation” (a la a debutantes ball) of writers who have made their debuts in One Story.

Each writer was “escorted” by an established author. The presentation was announced by John Hodgman (The Areas of My Expertise, The Daily Show).

I went with my sister and we had a great time running into friends and meeting new people, too.

Cheers to One Story, a Brooklyn treasure that has made its mark on the world of literary fiction.