Blake Butler (author)

This article is about the American writer. For the British actor, see Blake Butler.
Blake Butler
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Occupation
  • Writer
  • editor
NationalityAmerican
EducationGeorgia Tech
Bennington College (MFA)
Spouse
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(m. 2017; died 2020)​
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(m. 2022)​

Blake Butler (born 1979) is an American writer and editor.[1][2] He edits the literature blog HTMLGIANT, and two journals: Lamination Colony, and concurrently with co-editor Ken Baumann, No Colony. His other writing has appeared in Birkensnake, The Believer, Unsaid, Fence, Willow Springs, The Lifted Brow, Opium Magazine, Gigantic and Black Warrior Review.[3] He also wrote a regular column for Vice Magazine.[4]

Butler attended Georgia Tech, where he majored in multi-media design. He went on to Bennington College for his Master of Fine Arts.[5] He was married to poet and memoirist Molly Brodak from 2017 until her death in 2020.[6] He has been married to writer Megan Boyle since 2022.[7]

  1. ^ McCormack, JW. "A Surprising Kind of Art: PW Talks with Blake Butler". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Blake Butler Just Wants Your Attention (and Your Money)". The L Magazine. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Blake Butler and What Happens When a Novelist Lives on the Internet". New York Observer. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Blake Butler".
  5. ^ Alexander, Andrew. "For author Blake Butler, it's an abstract world". Access Atlanta. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  6. ^ Schwartz, Alexandra (15 December 2023). "Can a Memoir Say Too Much?". The New Yorker. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  7. ^ Foundation, Poetry (2024-07-07). "Make Art for Me - Poetry Off the Shelf". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2024-07-08.