224:
with writing the middle of a novel, but were not allowed to write the beginning or the end; they were instructed to treat it as though they had walked into the middle of a movie, and to simply describe what they saw. Sharon McGill provided the illustrations for each piece, and Amelia Gray ordered the pieces, writing interstitial parts and creating a loose impression of a continuous narrative through the book. She chose to order the pieces from most conventional to the least. In the absence of the regular magazine, Spork has been publishing a chapbook series, though the term "chapbook" is applied loosely: "This here, this mixtape? It's a chapbook. This novel? It's a chapbook. Everything we do is a chapbook." Burk said, and that is how things are done by the publisher. Chapbooks have traditionally been throwaway items – Spork subverts this idea with letterpressed hardback hand-bound books, and an inattention to the rest of the things chapbooks usually are.
32:
223:
In 2010 Siken and Burk decided to take a break from the regular publication of a literary magazine, choosing to instead publish issues of the journal only when they had an idea they were excited about. Issue 9.1 "The
Middles Of Things", was the first along these new lines. Five authors were tasked
334:
The Spork
Mixtape series is, contrary to the current habit of referring to playlists and sometimes mixes on CD as 'mixtapes', a mix of music on a cassette. Highest-quality audio is sourced, sequenced and mixed, mastered at 32 bits and then recorded from the mastered source one at a time on a Sony
167:
Spork is, as of 2022, a wholly other beast. Shuta and Joel and Jake have gone, and Siken had a stroke, and so it's just Drew sitting in their new(ish) spot off
Broadway in Tucson, figuring out what the heck to do.
192:
At one time Spork Press was a publisher specializing in hand-made literary magazines with the occasional book release. It now produces a larger output of books and tapes while occasionally publishing the
250:
The Spork team consists of Drew Burk (Production/Editor), Andrew Shuta (Design/Production), Richard Siken (Editor), Joel Smith (Editor), Jake Levine (Editor), and others who help out.
602:
612:
607:
560:
355:"NOTHING" by Isaiah Toothtaker. Spork's second official release, increasing the pace toward becoming both a press and a music label.
115:
582:
546:
53:
96:
68:
49:
75:
42:
269:
532:
387:
82:
304:
294:
64:
457:
568:
392:
187:? That's the main issue at play with Spork in 2022. Ought they do things correctly? Drew thinks no.
482:
477:
422:
462:
352:. Spork's first official release toward transitioning from a book press to a press and music label.
217:
417:
402:
349:
492:
487:
412:
143:, Drew Burk, Andrew Shuta, Joel Smith, and Jake Levine. Beginning in 2001, it began publishing a
452:
432:
427:
397:
247:(Spork Press, 2011) have received attention for their quirky design and the texts themselves.
232:
472:
437:
136:
89:
467:
289:
274:
264:
596:
442:
299:
140:
284:
382:
309:
132:
31:
447:
407:
144:
171:
What they're (he is?) doing is publishing Matt Roar's book of skate poetry
547:""WE DO WHAT WE WANT" – A Conversation with Spork Press | HTMLGIANT"
201:
156:
148:
279:
561:"Paper Darts: ART + LIT - Literary Magazine - Interview: Spork Press"
340:
205:
20:
512:
175:, and the collaborative book by Felicity Fenton and Drew Burk
25:
376:
358:
258:
214:
A La
Recherche Du Petit Pseudo-Rockstars Perdu (Split E.P.)
56:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
183:Does it matter whether or not you're doing things
208:. The books published include Roderick Maclean's
8:
583:"Monster Undead Interview with Spork Press"
243:(Spork Press, 2014) and Zach Schomburg's,
603:Publishing companies of the United States
116:Learn how and when to remove this message
613:Publishing companies established in 2001
524:
179:, and seeing what's what. What's what
7:
54:adding citations to reliable sources
239:(Spork Press, 2011), Lara Glenum's
16:Publishing press in Tucson, Arizona
14:
608:Small press publishing companies
241:All Hopped Up on Fleshy Dum Dums
30:
41:needs additional citations for
330:Mixtapes and cassette releases
227:Most recently, Ariana Reines'
1:
629:
200:Spork Press also produces
139:edited and constructed by
18:
345:February 2014, Mixtape 2
177:Elegy for My Art Monster
19:Not to be confused with
155:, which is often bound
533:"An Analog Experience"
305:Joshua Marie Wilkinson
231:(Spork Press, 2012),
216:has been released in
50:improve this article
197:literary magazine.
503:
502:
458:Zachary Schomburg
453:Joyelle McSweeney
428:Brian Blanchfield
398:Isaiah Toothtaker
368:
367:
325:
324:
237:the Necropastoral
233:Joyelle McSweeney
210:Tropic/of/Cubicle
126:
125:
118:
100:
620:
587:
586:
585:. 12 March 2013.
579:
573:
572:
567:. Archived from
557:
551:
550:
543:
537:
536:
529:
473:Dan Beachy-Quick
377:
373:Chapbook Authors
359:
348:"King Cobra" by
259:
212:. Beth Toener's
121:
114:
110:
107:
101:
99:
58:
34:
26:
628:
627:
623:
622:
621:
619:
618:
617:
593:
592:
591:
590:
581:
580:
576:
559:
558:
554:
545:
544:
540:
531:
530:
526:
521:
509:
504:
438:Matthew Dickman
393:Sophia Le Fraga
375:
369:
339:February 2013,
332:
326:
315:
270:Stephen Elliott
256:
245:From the Fjords
191:
189:
165:
137:Tucson, Arizona
122:
111:
105:
102:
59:
57:
47:
35:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
626:
624:
616:
615:
610:
605:
595:
594:
589:
588:
574:
571:on 2013-07-21.
565:paperdarts.org
552:
538:
523:
522:
520:
517:
516:
515:
508:
507:External links
505:
501:
500:
496:
495:
490:
485:
483:Heather Palmer
480:
478:Gordan Massman
475:
470:
468:Colin Winnette
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
425:
423:Rauan Klassnik
420:
415:
410:
405:
400:
395:
390:
388:Daniel Mahoney
385:
374:
371:
370:
366:
365:
357:
356:
353:
346:
343:
331:
328:
327:
323:
322:
317:
313:
312:
307:
302:
297:
292:
290:Stacey Richter
287:
282:
277:
275:Matthea Harvey
272:
267:
265:Shanna Compton
257:
255:
252:
164:
161:
124:
123:
38:
36:
29:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
625:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
600:
598:
584:
578:
575:
570:
566:
562:
556:
553:
548:
542:
539:
534:
528:
525:
518:
514:
511:
510:
506:
499:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
463:Feng Sun Chen
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
443:Ariana Reines
441:
439:
436:
434:
431:
429:
426:
424:
421:
419:
416:
414:
411:
409:
406:
404:
401:
399:
396:
394:
391:
389:
386:
384:
381:
380:
379:
378:
372:
364:
361:
360:
354:
351:
347:
344:
342:
338:
337:
336:
329:
321:
318:
316:
311:
308:
306:
303:
301:
300:Davy Rothbart
298:
296:
293:
291:
288:
286:
283:
281:
278:
276:
273:
271:
268:
266:
263:
262:
261:
260:
253:
251:
248:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
225:
221:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
198:
196:
188:
186:
182:
178:
174:
169:
162:
160:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
141:Richard Siken
138:
134:
130:
120:
117:
109:
98:
95:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67: –
66:
65:"Spork Press"
62:
61:Find sources:
55:
51:
45:
44:
39:This article
37:
33:
28:
27:
22:
577:
569:the original
564:
555:
541:
527:
497:
418:Simon Jacobs
403:Young Family
362:
350:Young Family
333:
319:
314:
285:Ander Monson
249:
244:
240:
236:
228:
226:
222:
213:
209:
199:
194:
190:
184:
180:
176:
172:
170:
166:
152:
128:
127:
112:
106:January 2017
103:
93:
86:
79:
72:
60:
48:Please help
43:verification
40:
513:Spork Press
493:Jake Levine
488:Drew Krewer
413:Lara Glenum
383:Nat Baldwin
335:dual-deck.
310:Amelia Gray
133:small press
129:Spork Press
597:Categories
519:References
295:Peter Rock
76:newspapers
448:John Beer
408:Kazim Ali
341:Mixtape 1
202:chapbooks
185:correctly
147:literary
145:quarterly
433:Ben Fama
229:THURSDAY
157:hardback
149:magazine
280:Tao Lin
254:Writers
163:History
151:called
90:scholar
498:
363:
320:
220:form.
218:serial
206:novels
173:My War
92:
85:
78:
71:
63:
195:Spork
153:Spork
131:is a
97:JSTOR
83:books
21:Spork
204:and
181:now.
69:news
235:'s
135:in
52:by
599::
563:.
159:.
549:.
535:.
119:)
113:(
108:)
104:(
94:·
87:·
80:·
73:·
46:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
