What are some excellent literary magazines to subscribe to?
July 18, 2017 7:46 PM Subscribe
Hi. I am curious to find some literary magazines to subscribe to. Whether it is North American, European, South American, etc (but in English if provided). I am trying to find some works on short stories, poetry, art, horror, thriller, victorian-ish writing, creative essays, humour, nature, creative non-fiction, political satire, etc. The scope of genre is eclectic and wide-ranging. I am very keen on learning about cultures and cultural standpoints on political and social ideas that might differ from western thought -- or the opposite.
What are some must subscribed literary magazines?
* I have a 12 month subscription to the New England Review from Middlebury College.
Of literary magazines that place emphasis on the literature side of things (and not the social or political commentary), I'm especially fond of Poetry and Tin House, both big players in the smaller-press game.
Magazines that do both well and don't give short shrift to the literary side of things are less common, but I'd look at Virginia Quarterly Review, Oxford American (which focuses on the American South and truly punches above their weight, The Believer, and maybe the Boston Review. Also the Baffler, a magazine of leftist political philosophy and commentary that publishes solid poetry. Obviously there's The New Yorker, but that's probably already much too on your radar..
I also really enjoy Hyphen, which focuses on all things Asian-American, Cabinet.
For horror and more explicitly genre-ish things, you'll probably still do better seeking them out specifically, and I'd start by investigating Small Beer Press, run by Kelly Link and her partner. Or by asking her on Twitter?
posted by tapir-whorf at 12:13 AM on July 19, 2017 [2 favorites]
Magazines that do both well and don't give short shrift to the literary side of things are less common, but I'd look at Virginia Quarterly Review, Oxford American (which focuses on the American South and truly punches above their weight, The Believer, and maybe the Boston Review. Also the Baffler, a magazine of leftist political philosophy and commentary that publishes solid poetry. Obviously there's The New Yorker, but that's probably already much too on your radar..
I also really enjoy Hyphen, which focuses on all things Asian-American, Cabinet.
For horror and more explicitly genre-ish things, you'll probably still do better seeking them out specifically, and I'd start by investigating Small Beer Press, run by Kelly Link and her partner. Or by asking her on Twitter?
posted by tapir-whorf at 12:13 AM on July 19, 2017 [2 favorites]
I would second the Believer. I'm a big fan. They cover fascinating topics, and the writing is always excellent.
posted by shapes that haunt the dusk at 1:36 AM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by shapes that haunt the dusk at 1:36 AM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]
Paris Review is doing good things these days. Maybe Ploughshares?
posted by kevinbelt at 5:48 AM on July 19, 2017
posted by kevinbelt at 5:48 AM on July 19, 2017
I've been a Granta subscriber since the 2011 VIDA Count. I can count on two fingers the number of quarterly issues in that time that I haven't loved. They are particularly strong with South American and Asian writers lately.
posted by minervous at 6:53 AM on July 19, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by minervous at 6:53 AM on July 19, 2017 [3 favorites]
The Walrus. It's essentially the Canadian New Yorker. Also, The New Yorker.
posted by GiveUpNed at 7:00 AM on July 19, 2017
posted by GiveUpNed at 7:00 AM on July 19, 2017
For a nature-focused literary magazine, specifically: Orion.
posted by stellarc at 1:02 PM on July 19, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by stellarc at 1:02 PM on July 19, 2017 [2 favorites]
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