Stockyard (magazine)

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]

Stockyard
The masthead of Stockyard magazine
Executive EditorsMikayla Lynch, Jacob Malone, Rory Tolan
CategoriesCulture, literature, arts, politics
Frequencyonline weekly
PublisherStockyard Media, Inc.
Founded2008
First issueJanuary 2008
Final issueSeptember 2010
CountryUnited States
Based inChicago
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.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]

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.

References
  1. Chicago Weekly - Rare and Well-Done
  2. "Mikayla Lynch". Linkedin. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. Liberal Arts, Inc.
  4. Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
  5. Galerie
  6. 'The Second Coming': when will he return
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