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When a few literary journals aren’t enough

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Jesse left a comment here asking for more lit journals, and I admit, it can be hard to find them (unless you happen across this pile on my living room floor). More useful, indeed, is Newpages, a site that perfectly fits the bill for his hope for ‘maybe one website that lists many.’

Newpages is kind of internet old-school in that it’s one site that collects and vets many links (remember when that’s what Yahoo did?); the site is described as ‘News, information and guides to independent bookstores, independent publishers, literary magazines, alternative periodicals, independent record labels, alternative newsweeklies and more.’

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I’m not entirely sure it makes sense to divide literary journals into two categories, print and online, since many magazines now do both. But one thing’s certain: there are so many of these periodicals that they publish more than you’re likely to be able to read. (Unless you read very fast. And are immortal.)

Which makes Newpages’ filtering that much more valuable. If you’re not interested in poetry, skip Bateau and Earthshine; or if you’re looking for creative nonfiction, look for Event’s special issue each year.

So Jesse, go over to Newpages for your literary journal fix. Hope you find what you need.

Carolyn Kellogg

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