Since we published our first issue April 15, 2002, Blackbird has offered open (free to read) access to literature and art for readers, students, and educators all over the world.

If you are able to contribute financially to the Friends of Blackbird at VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences, you can help us continue what we believe is an important publication for our readers, our contributors, and the student interns and editors who gain real work experience creating Blackbird as part of their VCU education.

Please visit the Blackbird donation page to make a gift today!

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If you are a reader who cannot provide a gift at this time, you can help us in other ways. Tell your friends. Share us on social media.

If you are an educator, let us know if you are using content from Blackbird in any of your classes, whether assigning it online or including it in course packets.

If you are a current or former contributor, make sure we know the latest news on your work.

Get in touch at blackbird@vcu.edu.

We would love to hear from you, and we would love your help in spreading our content further into the many communities it already reaches, and to those it yet has the potential to reach.