Alberta. 1980s By 1980, Dandelion—Calgary’s only literary magazine—was receiving funding from arts agencies in Calgary and Alberta. In 1981, it began publishing twice a year. In 1982, the editors of launched blue buffalo, at first as a supplement then as an independent publication under the auspices of the Dandelion Magazine Society. The biannual literary magazine called itself “a magazine of recent Alberta writing” and published the work of both new and established writers. Its first editorial collective consisted of Calgary poets Claire Harris, Robert Hilles and Murdoch Burnett. In 1989 (Vol. 16, No. 1), the magazine featured a special section devoted to Alberta poetry. Calgary Herald books editor Ken McGoogan noted that “a partial listing of contributors reads almost like a who's who of this province's poets" 1990s In 1996, the magazine’s offices moved to the Old Y in the Beltline neighbourhood. In this decade, Dandelion was listed in the Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature as one of the "notable" independent literary magazines operating in Canada. In 1998, it celebrated its 25th anniversary with a celebration and fundraiser. Shortly after, the magazine folded due to financial pressures and other circumstances. In February 1999, Calgary writers staged a “wake” for Dandelion at the Hop in Brew pub in Calgary's Beltline. In 1999, Aritha van Herk and Fred Wah, faculty members in the University of Calgary’s English Department resurrected the magazine as dANDelion. Its new organizational structure featured an editorial collective run by University of Calgary graduate students and overseen by a faculty advisor. 2000s In thisp period, several special issues were published. In 2003, the magazine published an edition featuring the work of poet and visual artist Roy Kiyooka. In 2004, the “Disaster!” edition edited by Calgary poet Jill Hartman focused on the Kelowna, BC forest fires in a joint project with Calgary’s Truck Gallery. In 2007, the “Radical Translation” issue featured the work of Quebec poet Nicole Brossard. In 2011, “The Mapping Issue” was the final issue of the magazine, guest edited by Montreal writer and translator Oana Avasilichioaei and managing editor Kathleen Brown. In April 2019, founding editors Joan Clark, Edna Alford and Velma Foster were honoured at a celebration held at the Deane House for their contributions to Calgary’s literary heritage. Editors Dandelion Magazine (1975-1999) literary editors have included: Joan Clark, Edna Alford, Christopher Wiseman, Gloria Sawai, Robert Hilles, Claire Harris, Cecelia Frey, Mark Anthony Jarman, Fred Stenson,