Open City (magazine)
| Categories | Literary magazine | |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency | three per year | |
| Founder | ISSN 1089-5523 | |
Open City Magazine and Books was a
book publisher that featured many first-time writers alongside those who are well known. The editors were Thomas Beller
and Joanna Yas.
History and profile
Thomas Beller and Daniel Pinchbeck founded the magazine in 1991,[1] and were soon joined by Robert Bingham, who in 1999 founded the book series. It was published by a nonprofit organization, Open City, Inc. Open City Magazine was produced three times per year. Open City Books released two to four books per year. Their first book was a collection of poetry by David Berman. The magazine and books were distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West.
Writers published in the magazine include
C.K. Williams
.
The magazine's discontinuation was announced in March 2011.[1][2][3] It published 30 issues during its existence.
Published books
- Actual Air by David Berman(1999)
- Venus Drive by Sam Lipsyte (2000)
- My Misspent Youth by Meghan Daum (2001)
- World on Fire by Michael Brownstein (2002)
- Some Hope by Edward St Aubyn (2003)
- Karoo by Steve Tesich (2004)
- Goodbye, Goodness by Sam Brumbaugh (2005)
- Mother's Milk by Edward St Aubyn (2006)
- The First Hurt by Rachel Sherman (2006)
- Love Without by Jerry Stahl (2007)
- Long Live a Hunger to Feed Each Other by Jerome Badanes (2007)
- Why the Devil Chose New England for His Work by Jason Brown (2007)
- Farewell Navigator by Leni Zumas (2008)
- Living Room by Rachel Sherman (2009)
See also
References
- ^ a b Christian Lorentzen (2 March 2011). "Open City, Closed: Acclaimed Literary Journal Says Goodbye". Observer. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Open City Magazine Is Closing after 20 Years; Open City Books To Continue". Open City. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "Thomas Beller looks back on Open City by Harriet Staff". Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
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- Open City Accessed September 22, 2006.
- Open City Index Accessed December 29, 2008.
- Open City Books Accessed December 29, 2008.