Author: Gary McLaren

A literary journal or literary magazine is a publication that is primarily focused on publishing writing of literary merit, that is, works that are worth rewarding or praising. Literary magazines tend to publish fiction, poetry, essays, literary criticism, visual art, book reviews, author profiles, interviews and letters.

Literary magazines first appeared in the early 19th century. The Edinburgh Review was established in 1802. In the United States two publications Philadelphia Literary Magazine and Monthly Anthology - which later became the North American Review - were established in 1803. Since the late 1990s many online literary journals have emerged.
(more…)