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The cover of the first issue of Poetry magazine, published in 1912.

A literary magazine is a

magazines.[1]

History

Yale Review (founded in 1819), The Yankee (1828–1829) The Knickerbocker (1833–1865), Dial (1840–44) and the New Orleans–based De Bow's Review (1846–80). Several prominent literary magazines were published in Charleston, South Carolina, including The Southern Review (1828–32) and Russell's Magazine (1857–60).[3] The most prominent Canadian literary magazine of the 19th century was the Montreal-based Literary Garland.[4]

The

Yale Review (founded in 1819) did not; thus the Yale journal is the oldest literary magazine in continuous publication. Begun in 1889, Poet Lore is considered the oldest journal dedicated to poetry.[5] By the end of the century, literary magazines had become an important feature of intellectual life in many parts of the world. One of the most notable 19th century literary magazines of the Arabic-speaking world was Al-Urwah al-Wuthqa.[6]

Among the literary magazines that began in the early part of the 20th century is

Sewanee Review, although founded in 1892, achieved prominence largely thanks to Allen Tate, who became editor in 1944.[8]

Two of the most influential—though radically different—journals of the last half of the 20th century were

John Reed Club
; however, it soon broke ranks with the party. Nevertheless, politics remained central to its character, while it also published significant literature and criticism.

The middle-20th century saw a boom in the number of

Brick, the Australian magazine HEAT, and Zoetrope: All-Story. Some short fiction writers, such as Steve Almond, Jacob M. Appel and Stephen Dixon have built national reputations in the United States primarily through publication in literary magazines.[citation needed
]

The

Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
(CLMP).

Many prestigious awards exist for works published in literary magazines including the

O. Henry Awards. Literary magazines also provide many of the pieces in The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Essays
annual volumes.

Online literary magazines

SwiftCurrent, created in 1984, was the first online literary magazine. It functioned as more of a database of literary works than a literary publication.

ezines
. One of the first literary magazines was The Morpo Review, published by a group from Omaha, Nebraska, in the 1990s. Since then, though, many writers and readers have accepted online literary magazines as another step in the evolution of independent literary journals.

There are thousands of online literary publications and it is difficult to judge the quality and overall impact of this relatively new publishing medium.[12]

Little magazines

Main article: Little magazine
For the 20th-c movement in India, see Little magazine movement.

Little magazines, or "small magazines", are literary magazines that often publish experimental literature and the non-conformist writings of relatively unknown writers. Typically they had small readership, were financially uncertain or non-commercial, were irregularly published and showcased artistic innovation.[13]

See also

References

  1. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  2. JSTOR 20132855
    .
  3. ^ "Library of Southern Literature: Antebellum Era". docsouth.unc.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  4. OCLC 39624837
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  5. ^ Charles, Ron. "America's oldest poetry journal celebrates 125 years of great verse". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  6. ^ "Urwa al-Wuthqa, al- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  7. ^ "The Bellman". Onlinebooks. John Mark Ockerbloom. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  8. ^ History Archived 2006-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "SwiftCurrent". www2.iath.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  10. ^ "Volume 1, Number 1, April 1995". The Mississippi Review. University of Southern Mississippi. Archived from the original on 1998-01-28. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. JSTOR 20132855
    .
  12. ^ "Technology, Genres, and Value Change:the Case of Literary Magazines" by S. Pauling and M. Nilan. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 57(7):662-672 doi10.1022/asi.20345
  13. ISBN 978-0-19-020109-8
    . Retrieved 11 July 2019.

Further reading

External links
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