Literary Review of Canada
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The Literary Review of Canada is a Canadian magazine that publishes ten times a year in print and online. The magazine features essays and reviews of books on political, cultural, social, and literary topics, as well as original Canadian poetry.
History
The Literary Review of Canada was founded in 1991
The Literary Review of Canada unveiled its list of the 100 most important Canadian books ever published in the January/February 2006 and March 2006 issues. The list ran in chronological order, starting with
In September 2008, the magazine published the winning selection of its New Voices[4] call for essays, "Progressivism's End" by David Eaves and Taylor Owen.[5] Essays by Andrew Ng and John Robson were also published online.
On its twenty-fifth anniversary, in the fall of 2016, the magazine published "The LRC 25" supplement, a selection of the most influential non-fiction books published in Canada during that time. The chosen titles were presented by Canadian luminaries like Niigan Sinclair, Nahlah Ayed and Lee Maracle.[6] The thirtieth anniversary was marked with the November 2021 issue, the largest in the magazine's history.[7]
In 2019, the Literary Review of Canada relocated its offices to
Readership
The magazine's audience tends to be upper-middle class and highly educated: in 2012, 85 percent of readers are over forty-five; 61 percent have household incomes $100,000 or over; and 41 percent have PhDs.[10]
Staff
Longtime publisher Helen Walsh stepped down in September 2017 and was replaced by board member Mark Lovewell.[11] The current publisher is Eithne McCredie. The current editor-at-large is Alexander Sallas. Past editors include founder Patrice Dutil, David Berlin, Lewis DeSoto, Anthony Westell, Bronwyn Drainie, and Sarmishta Subramanian.
The current poetry editor is Moira MacDougall. Past poetry editors include A.J. Levin, George Murray, Matt Williams, Fred Wah, and Molly Peacock.
Articles are illustrated by original artwork by illustrators such as Tina Seeman, Barbara Klunder, Tom Pokinko, Silvia Nickerson, Aino Anto, Kevin Sylvester, Clarke MacDonald, Aimee Van Drimmelin, and David Parkins. Photography has also been featured regularly since the magazine unveiled a complete redesign with the January/February 2020 issue.
Board members are Julien Russell Brunet, Scott Griffin, Neena Gupta, John Edward Macfarlane, Anna Porter, Richard Rooney, and David Staines. In addition to serving as editor-in-chief of the magazine, Kyle Wyatt is executive director of the Literary Review of Canada Charitable Foundation.[12]
Writers who have been published in the magazine include
References
- ^ Deborah Dundas (23 April 2015). "Brave new world for Canada's literary journals". Toronto Star. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Personnel Change: Sarmishta Subramanian appointed editor-in-chief at LRC | Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire. 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ "What Howie Meeker and Atwood have in common". The Globe and Mail, November 18, 2005.
- ^ "New Voices" Archived 2008-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Progressivism's End" Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The LRC 25 | The Literary Review of Canada". Literary Review of Canada. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ^ "2021 National Magazine Awards Nominees Announced". National Magazine Awards. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "And the Winners Are…". National Magazine Awards. 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Still standing, niche magazine celebrates 20 years". Toronto Star. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ "Staff and Advisers". Literary Review of Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-21.