Singular, idiosyncratic and a little mysterious, Black Clock is one of America's leading literary journals.
About Black Clock—
Singular, idiosyncratic and a little mysterious, Black Clock is one of America’s leading literary journals. Since its inception in 2004, the publication has featured work (by Don DeLillo, Richard Powers, Joanna Scott, Jonathan Lethem, Samuel R. Delany, Miranda July, Rick Moody, Geoff Dyer, Dana Spiotta, Greil Marcus, Joseph McElroy, Aimee Bender, Mark Z. Danielewski, Brian Evenson, Lynne Tillman, Geoff Nicholson, Michael Ventura, Susan Straight, Jon Savage, David L. Ulin, Shelley Jackson, William T. Vollmann, David Foster Wallace and many others) that has gone on to be anthologized in best-of-the-year collections, nominated for O. Henry and Pushcart Prizes, and win National Book Awards. Black Clock is also regarded as among the country’s most beautifully designed magazines. Edited by Steve Erickson, it’s published semi-annually by the California Institute of the Arts in association with the MFA Writing Program.
Press—
Black Clock has received press coverage in Poets & Writers, the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle, Angeleno, Seattle Weekly, NPR, the Huffington Post and many more national media outlets. For information about Black Clock press or for press related questions, please contact us at [email protected]
- “Literary Magnet” Kevin Larimer, Poets & Writers (July/August 2009)
- “Jacket Copy: Black Clock Celebrates Five Years” Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times Blog (March 2009)
- “Black Clock’s Noir Soundtrack: Miles Davis, Henry Mancini” Margaret Wrappler, All About Jazz & LA Times Music Blog
- “Summer Political Fiction: From Jessica Z To Black Clock 9” Jeff Vandermeer, The Huffington Post (August 2008)
- Steve Erickson In Conversation With Anthony Miller At Susan Henderson’s Litpark (April 2008)
- “An Interview With Steve Erickson,” Angela Stubbs, Bookslut (December 2007)
- “Chronicling The Sur(Real) L.A.” [Profile Of Black Clock Editor Steve Erickson] Scott Timberg, Los Angeles Times (November 5 2007)
- “Tour de Force of the Black Clock” Matthew C. Duersten, LA Weekly
- “You Want Some Big Black Clock? – Issue #15 Launches at McNally Jackson” Sam Gold, Electric Literature Blog (March 2012)
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Black Clock is printed by Lightning Source in the US, the UK and Australia.
Black Clock is available in the US & Canada via Ingram, (800) 937-8000, and worldwide via Ingram International, Bertrams, Gardners and Trust Media.
above: Steve Erickson, editor
left: Black Clock No. 11