Birkensnake

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][5] "The Children's Factory," a story by Michael Stewart which appeared in Birkensnake 2, won the 3rd annual Micro Award.[6] That issue also contained stories by Matt Briggs, Caren Gussoff, and Blake Butler. Birkensnake 5, released in 2012, was a free issue.[7] The last issue, Birkensnake 7, was published in 2014.[8]

The magazine received positive reviews for content and format (it is available both electronically and in print).[9][10][11][12] The New York Times called Birkensnake a "sacred art object."[13]

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.[14]

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References
  1. Beskos, Daniel (8 September 2010). "Junge Verlage in den USA: Wenn digital, dann vernünftig". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  2. Hall, Elizabeth (2 May 2010). "Birkensnake: The Mutant Left-Behind Cousin You Always Wanted". Blackclock.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  3. Broadhead, Heidi (16 October 2009). "Last-minute Reading Recommendation: Birkensnake". PubliCola. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  4. "Birkensnake 2". Big Other. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  5. Gottlieb, Benjamin. "Curator's Corner: Birkensnake". Art + Culture. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  6. "2010". The Micro Award. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  7. "Opting for Nothing: Birkensnake Gives It Away". Luna Park Review. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  8. "All issues". Birkensnake. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  9. Gottlieb, Benjamin (12 July 2007). "Curator's Corner: Birkensnake". Art + Culture. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  10. Madera, John (8 November 2009). "Rev. of Birkensnake 2". Big Other. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  11. "Rev. of Birkensnake Two". Rat's Reading. 30 November 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  12. "12 of the Most Beautiful Literary Magazines Online". Flavorwire. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  13. "Literary Heirs". New York Times. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  14. "The Year's Coolest Literary Magazine Innovations". Flavorwire. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

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