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Open City Magazine, Vol. 28
Approaching its eighteenth birthday, Open City has become one of today's most respected and widely known literary journals. Contributors consistently become household names following their debuts in the magazine--guaranteeing that readers can be the first to read the literary stars of tomorrow. And the writing by established writers never fails to surprise because Open City takes risks and gives writers freedom and space that more mainstream publications do not. Open City Vol. 28 features stories by A. M. Homes, Edmund White, Patricia Bosworth, and Matthew Specktor, and poetry by Dara Wier, Tomaz Salamun, and Nick Tosches.
Open City
Open City presents today's best new writers and artists, energizing the literary-journal format for today's readers by blending daring, edgy voices with classic storytelling. The magazine is also known for presenting writing and artwork by popular alternative rock musicians, such as Stephen Malkmus, David Berman, Thurston Moore, and Dean Wareham. Open City #20 features stories by Chuck Kinder (author of The Honeymooners), Mark Poirier, and Cynthia Weiner; poetry by Eamon Grennan, C.K. Williams, Eileen Myles, and Carolyn Forche; and artwork by Alix Lambert and Lord of the Rings star Viggo Morensen.
Open City
Open City features fiction, poetry, and artwork from a dynamic range of voices -- from established writers such as Michael Cunningham, Irvine Welsh, and Mary Gaitskill, to emerging talents like Sam Lipsyte, Meghan Daum, and David Berman, to classic voices from the past including Delmore Schwartz, Allen Ginsberg, and Richard Yates. Open City features writing and art preoccupied with the forces effecting the character -- physical, intellectual, and emotional -- of New York City and the city in general, providing readers with an urban portrait of a literary generation in the making. With its unique blend of great storytelling with avant-garde styles, Open City "takes the old literary magazine format and revitalizes it for a new generation's tastes."(Library Journal) Open City 18 includes stories by Bruce Jay Friedman, Rick DeMarinis, and Martha McPhee; art by Al Ruppersberg and Nina Katchadourian; and a special poetry section edited by Honor Moore. "A range of style and voices, bothraw and cooked-ranging from highly slick and intellectual to twisted and experimental." -- The New York Times Book Review
Open City Magazine, Vol. 29
With a bold, risk-taking spirit and an uncanny knack for finding vibrant, original voices, Open City features today's best new fiction, poetry, and essays from emerging and established talents. Past issues have featured Mary Gaitskill, David Foster Wallace, Rick Moody, Denis Johnson, Irvine Welsh, and David Berman. Known for launching the careers of a dynamic range of new writers, the magazine presents a fascinating portrait of a literary generation in the making: Sam Lipsyte, Lara Vapnyar, Martha McPhee, and Rachel Sherman all began their careers with publications in Open City. By hosting many readings and events in New York City and nationwide, Open City is true to its name--an open and growing community of writers and readers. Contributions to Open City frequently appear in The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Poetry, The Best Creative Nonfiction, and Best Nonrequired Reading. Open City #29 includes new fiction from Sam Lipsyte, Christopher Sorrentino, Thorpe Moeckel, and Michael McGrath, as well as poetry by James Schuyler and Derek Walcott.
Open City
Hailed as one of the best avant-garde magazines available, ALPHABET CITY is now published in annual book form. The 1998 issue, OPEN CITY, is an investigation into the city--its nature, its possible future, and its emergence as one of the most contested economic, cultural, and political sites of our time.
Open City #21
The best place to look for the classic authors of tomorrow, Open City is crucial for readers who want to stay on the cutting edge of the literary world. With a youthful sense of style and humor unusual among most serious literary journals, the stories and poetry featured here are all at once delightful, entertaining, thought provoking, and moving. Open City was founded by the writers Robert Bingham, Thomas Beller, and Daniel Pinchbeck and is edited by Thomas Beller and Joanna Yas. Open City #21 features poetry by Nick Tosches, Chris Stroffolino, and Crystal Curry; stories by Rachel Blake, Susan Chamandy, Bret Anthony Johnston, and Leslie Dormen; artwork by Mark Solotroff, Marcellus Hall, and Stu Mead; and a special section: Writing from the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil).
Open City #27
Open City features today's best new writing--both by emerging and established talents. Past issues have featured Michael Cunningham, Mary Gaitskill, David Foster Wallace, Rick Moody, Denis Johnson, and Irvine Welsh, as well as posthumous works by Richard Yates, Anne Sexton, and Edvard Munch. Known for launching the careers of a dynamic range of new writers, the magazine presents a fascinating portrait of a literary generation in the making. By hosting many readings and events in New York City and nationwide, Open City is true to it's name--an open and growing community of writers and readers. Contributions to Open City frequently appear in The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Poetry, The Best Creative Nonfiction, and The Best American Nonrequired Reading anthologies.
Open City #25
"Intelligent and accessible . . . A hip, urban aesthetic." --Poets Writers A special issue of Open City featuring writing and artwork by an exciting array of alternative rock stars. A literary magazine of fiction, essays, and poetry, Open City has a youthful, adventurous spirit and an uncanny knack for finding vibrant and original voices. Each issue offers something entirely new by an unexpected mix of talents. Open City is the first literary magazine to foster the tradition of presenting writing and artwork by popular musicians. Contributors include indie greats Stephen Malkmus (Pavement), David Berman (Silver Jews), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Stuart David (Belle & Sebastian), Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500 and Luna), and many others.
Open City #17
Open City is a rare contemporary phenomenon: a literary journal that gets people talking about literature, with contributions from a dynamic mix of prominent writers, undiscovered aspirants, and lost treasures by writers from past eras. From Edvard Munch's journals to Terry Southern's screenplays to Rick Moody's poetry to Michael Cunningham's essays to Mary Gaitskill's short stories, Open City features an exciting range of talents, with an edgy style and wit not to be found in any other literary journal. Volume Number 17 contains stories by Jack Walls, Adrian Dannatt, and Siobhan Reagan; poetry by Nathaniel Bellows, Heidi Kujac, and Daniel Nester; and art by Matthew Higgs, Delia Brown, and Kerry Tribe. "Open City showcases the literature of tomorrow today." -- Los Angeles Times
