...which means we really have a journal after all, which means now is the time that you really ought to subscribe. The first issue will be hitting mailboxes across America in a couple weeks, so don't delay.

Here's the lineup of authors for our first issue:

Adam Berlin Erica Bernheim Tom Chalkley Peter S. Conrad Cory Doctorow Johannes Goransson Arielle Greenberg Gabriel Gudding Paul Guest Kristin Hall Kent Johnson Stephen Kuuisto John Latta Sarah Manguso Joyelle McSweeney K. Silem Mohammad Ander Monson Alix Ohlin Karri Harrison Paul Michael Parker Jim Rugg Mary Beth Sanders Mark Bradley Shoup Marcus Slease Tony Tost Kurt Vonnegut Greg Williamson

You'll be hearing about this again. We'll also be rolling out the new backwardscity.net and posting the details of our first contest, so after you write that check, check back.