Birkensnake Explained

Birkensnake was a small press literary magazine[1] published irregularly in Rhode Island, USA. The magazine was founded by Brian Conn and Joanna Ruocco when they were MFA students at Brown University. Birkensnake 1 was released in 2008.[2] Birkensnake 2, published in 2009, received media attention, garnering mostly positive reviews.[2] [3] [4] "The Children's Factory," a story by Michael Stewart which appeared in Birkensnake 2, won the 3rd annual Micro Award.[5] That issue also contained stories by Matt Briggs, Caren Gussoff, and Blake Butler. Birkensnake 5, released in 2012, was a free issue.[6] The last issue, Birkensnake 7, was published in 2014.[7]

The magazine received positive reviews for content and format (it is available both electronically and in print).[8] [9] [10] [11] The New York Times called Birkensnake a "sacred art object."[12]

Flavorwire listed Birkensnake 6 as "One of the Year's Coolest Literary Magazine Innovations" because it featured seven different versions of the magazine created by seven different pairs of editors.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Junge Verlage in den USA: Wenn digital, dann vernünftig. Beskos. Daniel. 8 September 2010. Die Zeit. German. 16 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Hall, Elizabeth. Birkensnake: The Mutant Left-Behind Cousin You Always Wanted . Blackclock.org. 2 May 2010. 27 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716140544/http://blackclock.org/blog/interviews/2010/birkensnake-the-mutant-left-behind-cousin-you-always-wanted/. 16 July 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: Broadhead. Heidi. Last-minute Reading Recommendation: Birkensnake. https://archive.today/20130413204645/http://www.publicola.net/2009/10/26/last-minute-reading-recommendation-birkensnake/. dead. 13 April 2013. PubliCola. 16 October 2009. 26 August 2010.
  4. Web site: Birkensnake 2. Big Other. 26 August 2010.
  5. Web site: 2010. The Micro Award. 26 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100909015810/http://www.microaward.org/2010. 9 September 2010. dead.
  6. Web site: Opting for Nothing: Birkensnake Gives It Away. 21 August 2012. Luna Park Review. 16 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130522043900/http://lunaparkreview.com/opting-for-nothing-birkensnake-gives-it-away/. 22 May 2013. dead.
  7. Web site: All issues . Birkensnake. 14 May 2020.
  8. Web site: Curator's Corner: Birkensnake. Gottlieb. Benjamin. 12 July 2007. Art + Culture. 16 February 2013.
  9. Web site: Rev. of Birkensnake 2. Madera. John. 8 November 2009. Big Other. 16 February 2013.
  10. Web site: Rev. of Birkensnake Two. 30 November 2009. Rat's Reading. 16 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927213544/http://reading.kingrat.biz/story-reviews/birkensnake-two. 27 September 2013. dead.
  11. Web site: 12 of the Most Beautiful Literary Magazines Online. 2 September 2012. Flavorwire. 6 July 2013.
  12. Web site: Literary Heirs. 10 February 2012. New York Times. 6 July 2013.
  13. Web site: The Year's Coolest Literary Magazine Innovations. 24 December 2012. Flavorwire. 6 July 2013.
  14. Web site: Gottlieb. Benjamin. Curator's Corner: Birkensnake. Art + Culture. 25 August 2010.

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