Mark AmerikaMark Amerika is an American author and artist. Amerika received his MFA from Brown University. After publishing two cult-novels, The Kafka Chronicles and SEXUAL BLOOD, he turned his energy towards net art. His goal is to expand the concept o writing so that it includes writing in and with new media technologies. He is the founder of the Alt-X Online Network, one of the oldest online art and literary networks. Originally founded as a Gopher site by Amerika in late 1992, it features the art, fiction, poetry, and critical theory of over 500 international contributors. His most recent books are LOCUS SOLUS (Counterpath Press, 2014), META/DATA (The MIT Press, 2009), and 29 INCHES (Chiasmus Press, 2007). Read More Read Less