Artifice
| Categories | Literary magazine |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Final issue | 2017 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Chicago |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 21517843 |
| OCLC | 464214803 |
Artifice was a nonprofit literary magazine based in Chicago, Illinois. It was published from 2009 to 2017.
History and profile
[edit]Artifice was started in 2009.[1] It was co-founded by Rebekah Silverman, who served as Managing Editor, and James Tadd Adcox, who served as editor-in-chief.[2] It was published biannually.[3] Later Peter Jurmu became the editor-in-chief of the magazine replacing James Tadd Adcox in the post.[4]
In 2011 Artifice was awarded a City of Chicago Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) Grant. In 2010, the magazine was awarded the Best Submission Guidelines by Philistine Press[5] for the Artifice wishlist,"[6] which requests such submissions as "3 of the saddest sentences ever written," "1 geometrical proof," "2 fits, 2 starts," "4 labyrinths created using parentheses, footnotes, endnotes, etc," and "something that includes a Greek chorus."
Artifice was a division of Artifice Books, a small press. Artifice Books' first project, released in 2012, was Exits Are[7] an e-book by Mike Meginnis (and many players), published in conjunction with Uncanny Valley.[8] Later the magazine began to be published annually by Curbside Splendor Publishing.[4] Artifice folded in 2017.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Guth, Amy (March 9, 2011). "Artifice Magazine". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ "Small Press Month: Artifice". Chicago Tribune. March 22, 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ^ "Artifice Magazine". Read/Write Library Chicago. February 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ a b Rowan, Matt (July 11, 2014). "Chicago Dispatch: Seven Innovative Chicago Magazines". Electric Lit. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ^ "Best Submission Guidelines 2010". Philistine Press. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ^ "Wishlist". Artifice. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ^ Meginnis, Mike; Carl, Alan Stewart. "Exits Are". Artifice. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ^ "Uncanny Valley". UncannyValleyMag.com. June 18, 2012. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
Read Mike Meginnis's Exits Are, published in conjunction with Artifice Books:
- ^ "Peter Jurmu". Linkedin. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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