Hi All: I know there's nothing like learning to write anything but to read, read and read. Therefore, can any recommend any good short fiction magazines to me?
Thank you for your time.
Thank you for your time.
Short Fiction Magazines
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What genre?
I would suggest defining the types of stories you want to write (literary, SF, Fantasy, YA, horror, etc.) and then finding magazines that print those kind of stories. Search through sites like Duotrope.com, visit the bookstore or the library. I also like collections in book form; most will list an acknowlegment page of the magazines in which the stories first appeared.
I would suggest defining the types of stories you want to write (literary, SF, Fantasy, YA, horror, etc.) and then finding magazines that print those kind of stories. Search through sites like Duotrope.com, visit the bookstore or the library. I also like collections in book form; most will list an acknowlegment page of the magazines in which the stories first appeared.
Siddow said:
It would definitely be literary. It too, like compilations and am currently reading Welty's work. I am also a fan of Langston Hughes and Robert Cormier.
Thank you so much for the information Siddow.
I'm reading Alice Munro right now...most were originally published in The New Yorker. Really good stories, the title of this one (she has several collections) is "Selected Stories". Have you read Glimmer Train? They pay well, it's a good magazine. Zoetrope, there's lots of literary magazines. I think the listings on Duotrope is a good place to start (you can also see the payscale). Good luck! Don't forget, it takes some reading, with plenty of writing in between!
Siddow said:
I just ordered the magazine (1 year subscribtion). I am also going to check out the writer you just spoke about. In my previous post, I meant to say I too, like compilations instead of it too, like compilations. My faux pas.
Thank you so much for your assistance.
Do you have any work posted or published anywhere that I can read?
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I should have mention Atlantic Monthly, too - mainstream literate magazines, easy to find, with excellent literary fiction as well as a host of other material.
You can't go wrong with The New Yorker & AM if you want a good read. As markets, they are *very* selective and are something to which many fine short fiction and poetry authors aspire. (The New Yorker has an annual fiction issue which is a knockout!)
Good reading to you - it is essential to read if you want to write, and reading quality work is good for you in so many ways.
You can't go wrong with The New Yorker & AM if you want a good read. As markets, they are *very* selective and are something to which many fine short fiction and poetry authors aspire. (The New Yorker has an annual fiction issue which is a knockout!)
Good reading to you - it is essential to read if you want to write, and reading quality work is good for you in so many ways.
Here are some Canadian literary fiction magazines that are of excellent quality:
Event: http://event.douglas.bc.ca/
The New Quarterly: http://www.newquarterly.net/
Descant: http://www.descant.on.ca/
Grain: http://www.grainmagazine.ca/
The Malahat Review: http://web.uvic.ca/malahat/
Prism International: http://prism.arts.ubc.ca/
Fiddlehead: http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/Fiddlehead/
The Antigonish Review: http://www.antigonishreview.com/
There are probably more but that's all I can think of right now.
Event: http://event.douglas.bc.ca/
The New Quarterly: http://www.newquarterly.net/
Descant: http://www.descant.on.ca/
Grain: http://www.grainmagazine.ca/
The Malahat Review: http://web.uvic.ca/malahat/
Prism International: http://prism.arts.ubc.ca/
Fiddlehead: http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/Fiddlehead/
The Antigonish Review: http://www.antigonishreview.com/
There are probably more but that's all I can think of right now.
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If you want to read short fiction, I'd suggest your local library. Check out anthologies and collections. You can read a lot more fiction this way, and by more writers. And you can do so for the price of a library card.
If you want to read short fiction, I'd suggest your local library. Check out anthologies and collections. You can read a lot more fiction this way, and by more writers. And you can do so for the price of a library card.
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Atlantic Monthly doesn't publish short stories anymore (at least not their monthly issues) -- last I heard.
Try on-line
This literary zine will drop into your in-box if you sign up. It's 'Carve':
www.carvezine.com
This one has some interesting literary stories.
www.thedeepening.com
This literary zine will drop into your in-box if you sign up. It's 'Carve':
www.carvezine.com
This one has some interesting literary stories.
www.thedeepening.com
Atlantic
That's right. Their fiction comes out in a special issue once each year.
maestrowork said:
That's right. Their fiction comes out in a special issue once each year.
Literary Journals
Check out Blackbird from Virginia Commonwealth University. It is an excellent journal--and free online.
Check out Blackbird from Virginia Commonwealth University. It is an excellent journal--and free online.
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Jamesaritchie said:
If you are fortunate enough to live near a large college or major university, check out their library. You can read the back issues without a card - in most places - and many offer cards to the general public. I have a library card I keep valid at the university I graduated from and also have a "public" card from the local college where I now live that cost very little.
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That's a great idea. I used to have two cards to university libraries, but I now live far enough away from any colege that trips aren't easy, so my cards have expired. I really need to have them renewed.
College libraries, and college bookstores, usually offer magazines and books you just can't find anywhere else.
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That's a great idea. I used to have two cards to university libraries, but I now live far enough away from any colege that trips aren't easy, so my cards have expired. I really need to have them renewed.
College libraries, and college bookstores, usually offer magazines and books you just can't find anywhere else.
Speaking of expense, I have bought one copy of each of the literary journals I'm interested in subbing to.
Also, if you enter one of the contests and pay the entrance fee, you often receive a year's subscription.
I have found purchasing copies of the magazines an important investment. I'm also convinced it must be a tax write-off. A writing research expense. no?
Plus, you're supporting the magazines that showcase fiction writing talent. In my books, buying them is win-win-win.
Also, if you enter one of the contests and pay the entrance fee, you often receive a year's subscription.
I have found purchasing copies of the magazines an important investment. I'm also convinced it must be a tax write-off. A writing research expense. no?
Plus, you're supporting the magazines that showcase fiction writing talent. In my books, buying them is win-win-win.
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CaroGirl said:
I'm a firm believer in subscribing to magazines you want to write for, but by going to libraries you can read far more back issues, and you can read good writers in depth, rather than jout reading one of their stories in an occasional issue of a magazine.
It's also important, I think, to know whether or not a magazine really is one you want to write for, and can write for. Going to the library can solve this problem, You can read issues of many magazines for free, and then subscribe to the ones that best fit you and your writing. The library is gjust the starting point, but it can save time and money.
And, yes, the cost of a subscription is a tax deduction.
Agreed.
Sadly, my small local library does not carry any literary journals or fiction magazines. The university libraries (my city has 2) might, but I haven't been to them. The national library (I live in my nation's capital) most certainly would, but I haven't been there either.
Geez, I'm lazy. Who woulda thunk it?
Sadly, my small local library does not carry any literary journals or fiction magazines. The university libraries (my city has 2) might, but I haven't been to them. The national library (I live in my nation's capital) most certainly would, but I haven't been there either.
Geez, I'm lazy. Who woulda thunk it?
I like reading through Mcsweeney's... www.mcsweeneys.net
Also check out Kenyon Review. If you don't like it, they have lots of links online to other publications.
I've been rejected by both... three times by Mcsweeney's
Also check out Kenyon Review. If you don't like it, they have lots of links online to other publications.
I've been rejected by both... three times by Mcsweeney's
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