News
Information about the magazine, its staff and contributors, and updates to the publication schedule.
2008
March 17
Jonathan Williams died yesterday evening (Sunday) around 9:30 PM.
Please join me in remembering an extraordinary individual who gave so much,
oftentimes being ignored more than he should have been. A true "complete
man of letters" as Ron Silliman describes him. — Jeffery Beam
See the New York Times obit for Jonathan Williams.
January 16
Submissions are closed for 2008. The publisher intends to resume a regular publication schedule this year.
To limit spam, our email address has changed. Please see the contact page for details.
2007
September 7
As of yesterday, we have read and responded to all submissions received since January 2007. The publisher plans to start working on the next issue later this month.
August 1
A reminder that all submissions are closed for 2007. However, the publisher is in the process of reading all submissions that were received since January and should respond to each within the next few weeks.
June 15
Our email and mailing address has changed. Please see the contact page for details.
If you're wondering, OBR has been on an extended hiatus for the last three years. The publisher intends to resume a regular publication schedule this summer. Feel free to contact us with any questions.
2006
July 7
Our email address has changed. Please see the contact page for details.
May 22
A general reminder that our post office box address changed as of November 2005. Please update your contact info with our new address.
May 17
Because of professional and other obligations, the magazine has been on extended hiatus since January 2004. The publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this has caused to the magazine's readers, contributors, and subscribers. For more information, please contact the publisher.
Issue 19, due this spring, features essays and stories from authors living and writing in San Francisco in the 1970s. Check back here for more details in the coming weeks.