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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]

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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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  1. ↑ Beskos, Daniel (8 September 2010). "Junge Verlage in den USA: Wenn digital, dann vernünftig". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 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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