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Justice Is Served--Review Of J Journal, Fall 2009, Abby Machson-Carter Oct 2020

Justice Is Served--Review Of J Journal, Fall 2009, Abby Machson-Carter

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For the second volume of a literary journal, J Journal is off to a good start. Published by John Jay College of Criminal Justice, J calls itself “a journal of new creative writing that poses questions about justice, directly and tangentially.” Receiving it in the mail, I wasn’t sure what to expect – how much mileage could they get out of just one topic? Would it be filled exclusively with essays about the criminal justice system, or would fiction be a part? Could this really be called “literary”?

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Apocalyptic Indeed; Review Of Green Mountains Review, 20th Anniversary 2008, Kirsten Feldman Oct 2020

Apocalyptic Indeed; Review Of Green Mountains Review, 20th Anniversary 2008, Kirsten Feldman

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Celebrating its twentieth anniversary with a double issue entitled American Apocalypse, the Green Mountains Review explores uniquely American dread, tempered with spare, yearning shreds of hope only toward the end. In stark contrast to its last double issue, Comedy in Contemporary American Poetry, ironically readied for publication just before the Towers fell in New York, this issue confronts head-on the changes in the American psyche since that fateful day as exemplified by the work of thirty-six poets and short story writers. Not for the faint-hearted or laugh-seeking reader, this group of writers as collected and edited by GMR's insightful staff …

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"An Ever-Widening Circle Of Readers And Writers": A Chat With Janice Weizman—Editor Of Ilanot Review, Janice Weizman, Stanley Trice Oct 2020

"An Ever-Widening Circle Of Readers And Writers": A Chat With Janice Weizman—Editor Of Ilanot Review, Janice Weizman, Stanley Trice

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Janice Weizman was born in Toronto, Canada, but has lived for over thirty years in Israel. She is founder and managing editor of the online literary journal The Ilanot Review, an Israeli journal of creative writing in English. Affiliated with the Creative Writing program at Bar-Ilan University, the journal publishes fiction, poetry, hybrid writing, creative non-fiction, graphic stories, and translations. Weizman is the author of the novel, The Wayward Moon, which was awarded a Gold Medal in Historical Fiction in both the 2013 Independent Publishers Book Awards and in the Midwest Book Awards.

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Birmingham Lit Mag Showcases Poetry, Essays About Poetry And Interviews With Poets;Review Of Birmingham Poetry Review, Spring 2016, Michael Arnett Oct 2020

Birmingham Lit Mag Showcases Poetry, Essays About Poetry And Interviews With Poets;Review Of Birmingham Poetry Review, Spring 2016, Michael Arnett

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Birmingham Poetry Review is a journal dedicated to poetry, essays about poetry, and interviews with poets. The journal is published annually by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was founded in 1987. The spring 2016 issue is roughly 200 pages, neatly bound featuring cover art by Debora Greger.

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Boston-Based Lit Mag Showcases Best Of The Best; Review Of Ploughshares, Winter 2015-2016, Timston Johnston Oct 2020

Boston-Based Lit Mag Showcases Best Of The Best; Review Of Ploughshares, Winter 2015-2016, Timston Johnston

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I signed up to be a part of The Review Review back in late January of this year. My first assignment arrived in a very comforting yellow envelope, my name handwritten—I was happy; I had been waiting for my first literary journal to arrive and the suspense of which one I’d receive incubated an anticipation I hadn’t felt since I was a kid waiting for magazines and letters to make it my way. I let the package sit on my desk and allowed it to coagulate some of the gravity in the room until I couldn’t resist any longer. When …

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Literary Journal For The Pop Culture Enthusiast In Us All; Review Of Drunk Monkeys, April 2018, Trina Dotar Oct 2020

Literary Journal For The Pop Culture Enthusiast In Us All; Review Of Drunk Monkeys, April 2018, Trina Dotar

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Who doesn’t love pop culture? It’s everywhere. My best friend knows more about pop culture than about what’s actually happening in the world. For pop culture lovers, Drunk Monkeys delivers with its April “It’s not about the pasta” Pop Culture Spectacular. This issue has a little something for just about every pop culture aficionado. Where should the reader start? Well, I’d suggest the editor’s letter to learn how this issue came about. Be warned, though, you’ll be howling with laughter.

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Beginning At The Beginning; Review Of American Short Fiction, Winter/Spring 2008, Becky Tuch Oct 2020

Beginning At The Beginning; Review Of American Short Fiction, Winter/Spring 2008, Becky Tuch

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We are all amateurs at the beginning. And while the latest issue of American Short Fiction includes strictly established authors, beginning writers can take heart: The well-established also had to sit in the slush pile before getting discovered and they too had their share of rejection letters. Thanks to some in-depth biographical notes, we are able to see how important American Short Fiction (and literary magazines in general) has been in launching the careers of some of our now-favorite writers. For its fortieth anniversary issue, this journal has done a beautiful job of showcasing the talent and diversity of its …

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New York And Other Diverse Countries: Brooklyn Lit Mag Is Home For High-Quality Prose And Art Criticism; Review Of Brooklyn Rail, Spring 2016, Max Gray Oct 2020

New York And Other Diverse Countries: Brooklyn Lit Mag Is Home For High-Quality Prose And Art Criticism; Review Of Brooklyn Rail, Spring 2016, Max Gray

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The Brooklyn Rail’s dogged pursuit of good art and art criticism is one trait that’s helped it thrive for so long; the journal has published smart, largely accessible art criticism, essays, fiction, and poetry since its founding in 2000 by a cohort of artists including the painter Phong Bui, who remains its Publisher today. But the Rail’s adherence to high editorial standards mark it as a truly special journal, one that Bui calls a “social sculpture” or “work of art.” In an age when your average media consumer won’t view a work of art unless he is fooled into doing …

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San Jose Lit Mag Publishes The New, The Established, The Vibrant; Review Of Able Muse, Winter 2015, Esther Fishman Oct 2020

San Jose Lit Mag Publishes The New, The Established, The Vibrant; Review Of Able Muse, Winter 2015, Esther Fishman

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I am glad to have the opportunity to review the Winter 2015 (#20) issue of Able Muse, as it is a local (to me) production out of San Jose, California. Although one could say that in this Internet Age, location doesn’t matter, I have a particular fondness for literature and poetry that comes from the West Coast, and especially Northern California, my native habitat. San Jose is, of course, very close to Stanford University, with its amazing Creative Writing program, and world-famous Stegner Fellowship, so a literary tradition runs deep there.

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Lit Mag Is A Beautiful Curation Of Creative Pieces; Review Of Isthmus, Fall/Winter 2015, Laura Page Oct 2020

Lit Mag Is A Beautiful Curation Of Creative Pieces; Review Of Isthmus, Fall/Winter 2015, Laura Page

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Isthmus editors Ann Przyzycki and Randy Devita do not include a note to preface, nor is there a stated theme for this, the fourth installment of the magazine. Rather, the works speak for themselves, and for this reader, Isthmus 4 is a beautiful curation of pieces that speak to comings and goings, appendages of spirit gained and lost in the context of family and human connections. All of the pieces together add caveat or context to what it means to be an individual living with and without other individuals. The result is a collection of collisions and capitulations, shutting-ins and …

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A Tribute To Beauty; Review Of Chicago Review, Summer 2008, Zachary Boissonneau Oct 2020

A Tribute To Beauty; Review Of Chicago Review, Summer 2008, Zachary Boissonneau

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The voluminous Summer 2008 edition of Chicago Review is really two journals in one. The first half is a tribute to American New York School poet Barbara Guest (1920-2006), featuring three of her short plays, many poems, and commentary by twelve contributors. Guest is best known by this reviewer for her excellent book, Herself Defined: The Poet H.D. and Her World (1984). The second half of the journal features seventeen poems, three short stories, one essay, one interview, ten reviews, and a note by C.D. Wright and letter by John Ashbery.

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An Open Letter To Poetry International: From The Editors Of Versal, Versal Editors Oct 2020

An Open Letter To Poetry International: From The Editors Of Versal, Versal Editors

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In your own words, the Poetry International Rotterdam festival brings together "the most noteworthy poetry of the groundbreaking great masters, alongside that of new and original poetic talents from around the world." It is clear, however, that your mission statement applies mostly to men.

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Beauty In The Grotesque; Review Of Hayden's Ferry Review, Spring/Summer 2008, Zachary Boissonneau Oct 2020

Beauty In The Grotesque; Review Of Hayden's Ferry Review, Spring/Summer 2008, Zachary Boissonneau

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Hayden's Ferry Review is a biannual publication of Arizona State University's creative writing department. The Spring/Summer 2008 issue--themed "The Grotesque"--features poetry, fiction, and visual art from over sixty contributors, and includes an international section. It seems to be split evenly between poetry and prose as far as page count goes, and the only obvious continuity of set up is the entire international section sandwiched between the scattered poetry, prose, and visual art.

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New Lit Mag Seeks To Create Space For The Provocative; Review Of Profane, Fall 2014, John Shortino Oct 2020

New Lit Mag Seeks To Create Space For The Provocative; Review Of Profane, Fall 2014, John Shortino

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What does it mean for literature to be profane? In the introduction to the first issue of Profane (November 2014), editors Jacob Little and Patrick Chambers say, “We wanted to be open to the profane. We wanted to offer a space for work that was brave or daring or provocative.” There are a few pieces in the inaugural issue that manage to meet all three of these criteria, to use imagery and language in ways that were truly surprising, and often uncomfortable. The problem I had with the journal as a whole, however, was that even a slim collection (101 …

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A Community-First Journal Of Poetry; Review Of Verse-Virtual, Winter 2019, Trina Dotar Oct 2020

A Community-First Journal Of Poetry; Review Of Verse-Virtual, Winter 2019, Trina Dotar

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I was excited to discover a poetry-only journal, but that excitement soon gave way to disappointment since the journal is a journal in name only. The site is more like a collection of names with one or more poems posted. Of the thirty-one poets published in February’s issue of Verse-Virtual, eleven are contributing editors. Poems run the gamut from those by poets who read and study poetry to those who want to wear a shirt with the word, Poet, on the front. Most poems share the feel that they were written by folks well beyond their twenties with topics …

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Online Magazine Is A Carefully Curated Collective Of Diversity; Review Of Diverse Voices Quarterly, Fall 2014, Laura Jean Schneider Oct 2020

Online Magazine Is A Carefully Curated Collective Of Diversity; Review Of Diverse Voices Quarterly, Fall 2014, Laura Jean Schneider

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Diverse Voices Quarterly, now in its fifth year of online publication, was founded on a type of diversity that’s refreshing: it’s open to “every age, race, gender, sexual orientation, and religious background. This journal, in essence, celebrates and unifies diversity.” (I pulled this from the About DVQ tab on their easy to navigate, well-designed website.) Rest assured: you already fit into that broad (and welcoming) category, and should consider sending your work its way.

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"Providing A ‘Safe Space’ For Women To Submit Their Writing": A Chat With Debbie Taylor, Editor Of Mslexia, Debbie Taylor, Connie Post Oct 2020

"Providing A ‘Safe Space’ For Women To Submit Their Writing": A Chat With Debbie Taylor, Editor Of Mslexia, Debbie Taylor, Connie Post

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Mslexia is a British based magazine for women writers. There are unique qualities about the magazine that make it remarkable and interesting. The editor and staff are focused on championing women writers in a variety of unique and exciting ways. I enjoyed this interview and learning more about this successful and far reaching journal. Mslexia has found amazing ways to re-invent itself and stay fresh, compelling, and distinctive.

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New Magazine Explores Intersection Of Art, Literature And Technology; Review Of Carbon Culture, Fall 2014, Rachael Inciarte Oct 2020

New Magazine Explores Intersection Of Art, Literature And Technology; Review Of Carbon Culture, Fall 2014, Rachael Inciarte

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Carbon Culture, a new magazine of technology, literature, and art says of itself, “Our collection of voices and artistic work explore who we are as human beings in a technological world.” It’s a bold idea, and certainly a relevant one, as even the most technophobic literature lovers among us are being dragged through twitter trenches and iPhone tutorials. The Fall 2014 Issue is the inaugural issue. Additionally, every month CC also posts issues online.

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Fearlessly Claiming Your Own Experience: A Chat With Rebecca Olson, Editor Of Calyx, Rebecca Olson, Hadley Catalano Oct 2020

Fearlessly Claiming Your Own Experience: A Chat With Rebecca Olson, Editor Of Calyx, Rebecca Olson, Hadley Catalano

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Rebecca Olson is the Senior Editor at CALYX. She joined the journal that publishes art and literature by women in 2008 as an intern. A year later she was hired for the editorial position, armed with a new MFA in Poetry from Oregon State University and deeper understanding of publishing, writing and editing. In the following interview, the St. Paul, Minnesota native discusses her love for the CALYX family, how she balances her creativity with work and why feminist literature is empowering.

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If It's Heavy It's Ripe: On Writing And Political Sentiment, Catherine Parnell Oct 2020

If It's Heavy It's Ripe: On Writing And Political Sentiment, Catherine Parnell

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Writers and students often ask how to marry the personal and the political in their work. While I have no good answer, I did have an aha moment a few days ago that struck as I lifted a striped watermelon at the local market: if it’s heavy it’s ripe. The same holds true for the personal and the political. If it’s heavy, it’s good. But too much weight and the watermelon – the work – becomes unmanageable. So, to lift a phase from the poet Fred Marchant: beware the tipping point. And yet… Isn’t that the point of writing? …

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Highs And Lows In This 40th Anniversary Edition; Review Of Rip Rap, Spring 2018, Trina Dotar Oct 2020

Highs And Lows In This 40th Anniversary Edition; Review Of Rip Rap, Spring 2018, Trina Dotar

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After 40 years, and 40 editions, I expected a little more out of Rip Rap. The cover of the 40th-anniversary issue is pretty cool, a red on black maze with the journal’s title boxed and centered. But beyond that, everything falls a bit flat - a disappointment from a journal with such an interesting name and long tenure.

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"The Decades Have Wings": Esteemed Lit Mag Celebrates 50 Years In Print; Review Of Tampa Review, Winter 2016, E. Ce Miller Oct 2020

"The Decades Have Wings": Esteemed Lit Mag Celebrates 50 Years In Print; Review Of Tampa Review, Winter 2016, E. Ce Miller

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By its fiftieth issue, you expect a literary magazine to know what it’s doing—and Tampa Review does. As Florida’s oldest literary journal, founded in 1964 and housed at The University of Tampa, Tampa Review celebrated their fiftieth anniversary this winter with a slender, slick and glossy hardcover collection of visual art, fiction, nonfiction and poetry informed by the spirit of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. (Think pre-Etsy and Instagram DIY-ers.)

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"We’Ve Always Wanted Work That Stands Out": A Chat With Dzekashu Macviban, Editor Of Cameroon-Based Bakwa Magazine, Dzekashu Macviban, Gaamangwe Joy Mogami Oct 2020

"We’Ve Always Wanted Work That Stands Out": A Chat With Dzekashu Macviban, Editor Of Cameroon-Based Bakwa Magazine, Dzekashu Macviban, Gaamangwe Joy Mogami

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Bakwa’s website describes its purpose this way: “Bakwa, was founded to counter the absence of literary magazines in Cameroon; with a wide ranging remit that’s broader than the literary, Bakwa – is an eclectic, intelligent take on the dynamic cultural scenes often missed by mainstream, western media.”

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Just Because You're Alone, Doesn't Mean You Have To Be Lonely; Review Of Isthmus, Spring/Summer 2018, Petur Hk Oct 2020

Just Because You're Alone, Doesn't Mean You Have To Be Lonely; Review Of Isthmus, Spring/Summer 2018, Petur Hk

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Tinder is meant to act as a bridge, an isthmus, if you will, between two (or more) strangers, and like any social interaction, it has its own customs and traditions. No one is at home on Tinder—although some do seem more comfortable than others—and generally, it's not a place you want to stay for long. It’s a place to meet and then, ideally, leave together. More often than not, though, who you actually end up getting to know better is yourself and, probably, your own loneliness. Isthmus Review does something quite similar in its seventh issue. Already on the front …

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A Lit Mag Unafraid To Try Something New (And A Writing Contest For Teens!); Review Of Sierra Nevada Review, Winter 2014, Laura Jean Schneider Oct 2020

A Lit Mag Unafraid To Try Something New (And A Writing Contest For Teens!); Review Of Sierra Nevada Review, Winter 2014, Laura Jean Schneider

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If there’s a theme underlying the latest issue of the Sierra Nevada Review, it’s summed up well in a line from contributor Clayton Adam Clark’s poem, “Reverberations:” … “all things / have a pitch.” The intensity of memory, the complexity of ethnicity, the sacrifices of democracy and the definitions of family—weave subtly through this hard copy journal produced by Sierra Nevada College’s English Department and Low-Residency MFA Program.

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"I Wish All Of Our Acceptances Soar So High!": A Chat With M.E. Silverman—Editor Of Blue Lyra Review, M. E. Silverman, Julie Schlack Oct 2020

"I Wish All Of Our Acceptances Soar So High!": A Chat With M.E. Silverman—Editor Of Blue Lyra Review, M. E. Silverman, Julie Schlack

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M.E. Silverman, editor of Blue Lyra Review, moved from New Orleans to Georgia to teach at Gordon State College. He is a graduate of McNeese State (M.F.A.) and L.S.U. (B.A.). His work has appeared in over 70 magazines including: Crab Orchard Review, 32 Poems, Chicago Quarterly Review, Many Mountains Moving, Hawai’i Pacific Review, Tapestry, The Southern Poetry Anthology, The Los Angeles Review, Neon, Cloudbank, The Broad River Review, Pacific Review, Because I Said So Anthology, Sugar House Review, and other magazines. His chapbook, The Breath …

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A Lit Mag By And For The Incarcerated, Jacqueline Aguilar, Lana Marie Mousa, Cornelia Wells Oct 2020

A Lit Mag By And For The Incarcerated, Jacqueline Aguilar, Lana Marie Mousa, Cornelia Wells

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In the United States, there are over 2.2 million adults incarcerated (1 in 110 adults) and over 54,000 juveniles detained, making the U.S. home to more than 22% of the world's prisoners (despite being home to only 4.3% of the world’s people). Not only are prisoners taken out of sight, but they are often forgotten by the general public. Then, when they are released back into society (95% are released at some point), they are still irreversibly labeled with the terms “convicted felon” or “ex-con,” diminishing their opportunities for successful employment and respectable housing. Degrading labels like these encourage many …

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Wit, Charm, Depth. Lit Mag Is Full Of Compelling Works From Diverse Writers; Review Of Post Road, Spring/Summer 2015, Joanne Spencer Oct 2020

Wit, Charm, Depth. Lit Mag Is Full Of Compelling Works From Diverse Writers; Review Of Post Road, Spring/Summer 2015, Joanne Spencer

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Originally founded in New York City in 1999, Post Road is now partnered with Boston College as a non-profit literary magazine published bi-annually. They accept unsolicited material that include, but not limited to, poetry, fiction, non-fiction and critiques to name just a few.

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The Beauty Of Bilingual: A Chat With Roberto Santos, Editor Of Rio Grande Review., Roberto Santos, Leora Silverman Fridman Oct 2020

The Beauty Of Bilingual: A Chat With Roberto Santos, Editor Of Rio Grande Review., Roberto Santos, Leora Silverman Fridman

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Roberto Santos has been one of three editors of the Rio Grande Review since the fall of 2008.

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You Too? 24 Journals That Champion Women's Writing, Laura Moretz Oct 2020

You Too? 24 Journals That Champion Women's Writing, Laura Moretz

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In this time of VIDA counts and #metoo awareness, some writers may seek literary journals that focus on publishing work by women and nonbinary, female-identified writers. Some of these journals have been working to support work exclusively by women for decades, such as CALYX, which was established in 1976 and has introduced many women writers to the literary world or published them early in their careers. But CALYX is in good company with other lit mags that share this specialty and have weathered the decades—as well as many that are new to the scene.

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