Stockyard (magazine)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stockyard was an American online cultural magazine that focused on society, art, and literature; it published fiction, poetry, social commentary, political commentary, satire, reportage, and reviews. Started in 2008,[1] it matured into a publication relevant to its Chicagoan and international audience. It folded in September 2010.[2]
 The masthead of Stockyard magazine | |
| Executive Editors | Mikayla Lynch, Jacob Malone, Rory Tolan |
|---|---|
| Categories | Culture, literature, arts, politics |
| Frequency | online weekly |
| Publisher | Stockyard Media, Inc. |
| Founded | 2008 |
| First issue | January 2008 |
| Final issue | September 2010 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Chicago |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.stockyardmagazine.com |
History
Stockyard Media, Inc. – the company that owned and published Stockyard – was founded in 2008 by four alumni of the University of Chicago;[3] originally slated to be a print magazine,[1] the magazine moved to Internet-only, citing "the flexibility and ingenuity that the Internet allows."[3]
Stockyard published Guggenheim fellows, and authors from New York, Washington, D.C., London, and Edinburgh, despite its basis in the city of Chicago.[1] The magazine was a sponsor of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame.[4]
Critical response
Stockyard received praise for its notable section, the Galerie,[5] for its well-curated art from Chicago artists, and for the strong voices of its writers. Fiction author Doug Shiloh praised the magazine, writing, "Speed is a plus to these times. Stockyard employed the true worth of the Internet; it was published within a week of first notifying me. Editor Rory Tolan and crew are creating something special in Chicago with the scope of what they're giving to audience."[6][unreliable source?]
In a review published in the Chicago Weekly, some the magazine's articles were cited as being written in an inaccessible style, but many readers commenting on articles have disagreement with the assessment.
