Yale Literary Magazine
ISSN 0196-965X | |
The Yale Literary Magazine, founded in 1836, is the oldest student literary magazine in the United States[1] and publishes poetry, fiction, and visual art by Yale undergraduates twice per academic year. Notable alumni featured in the magazine while students include Susan Choi, Sinclair Lewis, Meghan O'Rourke, ZZ Packer, Max Ritvo, Sarah Sze, and Thornton Wilder. The magazine's editor-in-chief is currently Xavier Blackwell-Lipkind.[citation needed]
In 1936, the magazine published a centennial issue featuring several alumni authors, including Stephen Vincent Benét, William Lyon Phelps, and Gifford Pinchot.[2] In 1978, the then-bankrupt magazine was purchased by alumnus Andrei Navrozov, but it was returned to student control in 1985 after Yale University won a lawsuit and ordered Navrozov to cease using the Yale name.[3]
The magazine publishes one issue per semester, and awards the annual Francis Bergen Memorial prize to a student author.
Editors
- Stephen Vincent Benét, circa 1820
- Albert Mathews(better known as Paul Siogvolk), circa 1842
- Homer Sprague, circa 1848
References
- ISBN 9780674395503.
- New York Times, February 16, 1936
- ^ "Yale Lit Magazine Loses Name in University Suit", The Harvard Crimson, December 5, 1983
- ^ "Prizes by Department or Subject", Yale Office of the Secretary and Vice President for University Life, September 29, 2022