It’s only a coincidence that our nail polish matches both book covers.
Dear fellow bibliophiles,
We are deeply entrenched in a low-level conflict regarding the future of literature. What gives us the strength to soldier on? The enduring support of our compatriots (i.e. you) and the great spirit of comrades like Fence, the venerable literary journal. And so, despite the frozen mud encasing our boots, we are especially pleased to say: Become a member of Triple Canopy this week and receive a free one-year subscription to Fence.
Fence is edited by Rebecca Wolff and has published work by many Triple Canopy contributors, among them Aaron Kunin, Paul Legault, Jena Osman, Ariana Reines, and Cathy Wagner. And Triple Canopy and Fence agree with Stéphane Mallarmé that "everything in the world exists to end up in a book" (or, at least, an online magazine). In the past year, more than 500 of you have become members of Triple Canopy, enabling us to make good on that quote—and, we think, to seriously invigorate the publishing landscape. (If we were to continue with the martial metaphor, we might say that we’ve carpet-bombed it?)
Your membership—at just $3, $5, or $10 per month—ensures that Triple Canopy remains sustainable as a reader-supported enterprise, and continues to support (intellectually, spiritually, materially) the many writers, artists, researchers, and designers with whom we collaborate. And now, in addition to the subscription to Fence and the satisfaction of greasing our collective engine, when you become a member for $5 per month you'll get the most recent volume of our print anthology, Invalid Format; for $10 per month, you'll also get our handsomely discursive tote bag, A Compact History of Digital Utopianism, from Bucky to Steve.
We have, rather presumptuously, planned a party in Boston next week to celebrate our victory over the forces of wanton content circulation, to coincide with the annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference (find us at booth #Z30). On Thursday, March 8, we expect the righteous of academe to join us for Antisocial Network, a reading and book release at the Harvard Advocate, co-hosted by Fence and our friends the Song Cave and the Claudius App. So gather your epaulets and point your station wagon toward the Freedom Trail.
Sincerely,
The Editors
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