Jack Magazine began in the summer of 2000, described then as a new literary journal stepping out from an old site about the beat generation and forming an arc to the Big Bridge. Jack has remained a small journal, and is part of Stanford’s LOCKSS program.
Starting primarily to honor such authors as Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac, Philip Whalen, and others, Jack has wandered about in the literary mountains, escaping to South America, South Africa, and to South Bree, even. Some of the underlying elements of Jack are key to its survival and to its confusion: strong focus on continuance of the beat writer essence — the open road, turtle islands, dances of the coyote, and rolling bones.
Jack is a non-profit, online magazine that comes out 1-2 times a year. Its next issue is spring 2009. Visit Jack to find out how to submit an article. The spring 2009 issue will deal with ecological issues and wilderness writings.
Jack is not a fast-paced newsy site, nor does it keep you tuned to the newest artist on board any scene. What it does do is to provide a place for new artists and writers to experiment and try to get their work out there. Jack also reprints older work from well-established artists and writers for the purpose of tribute and remembrance.
For any up-to-date news and thoughts from Jack’s editor or its readers, feel free to use this blog to do the following:
1. Add commentary about Jack Magazine: suggestions, rebuttals, compliments.
2. Discuss news on your home front as it would be interesting to readers of Jack Magazine.
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Editor: Mary (Sands) Woodbury
ISSN: 1939-0351
