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Rave

Mostly aimed at teenagers and containing features about pop entertainers, but also included "fiction involving action or adventure, romance, dialogue, and set among contemporary young people" of 1000-3500 words.

Issues & Index Sources: 1964 – early 1970s

Publishers:   Fleetway Publications; IPC
Editors:   P. Lamburn (c. 1966); Betty Hale (c. 1971)
Prices:   2/6d; 12½p
Frequency:   monthly

The Raven Chronicles

Publishes work which reflects cultural diversity. Also publishes on the internet and occasional chapbooks. Circulation 1,000.

Issues & Index Sources: Summer/Fall 1991 – present

Publishers:   Raven Chronicles, Seattle, WA
Website:   www.ravenchronicles.org
Editors:   Phoebe Bosch^e'
Formats:   A4
Pagecounts:   48+pp
Frequency:   thrice yearly

The Reader's Digest

Not important for fiction (although it has published condensed novels, but most fiction is reprint), but notable for two other factors: (a) it has achieved what is said to be the world's largest circulation of any magazine (circa 31 million in 1981); and (b) it established the so-called "digest" format (approx. 7.5" tall by 5.25" wide) which was later copied by many fiction magazines. A British edition has been published since 1938.

Issues & Index Sources: Feb-1922 – present

Publishers:   Reader's Digest Association (DeWitt Wallace)
Website:   www.rd.com
Editors:   DeWitt Wallace, Kenneth W. Payne and many others
Formats:   digest
Frequency:   monthly

The Reader's Library

Total Issues: 2

Issues & Index Sources: Apr-1932 – Jul-1932

Publishers:   William Clayton
Formats:   standard pulp
Sources:   AHGTTP, UltGuide

Reader's Scope

READER'S SCOPE was the antithesis of READER'S DIGEST, in format, at least. Some of the contributors are pretty impressive. Truman Capote, for one, was a regular columnist even before he hit 'The Big Time.' Other 'contributors' like Jack London and Poe are almost certainly all reprints, but a fair amount of the fiction was probably first appearance.

Issues & Index Sources

Oct-1942 – Jul-1944, as Picture Scope

Aug-1944 – Jul-1948, as Reader's Scope

Publishers

Lev Gleason Publications, Inc., 114 East 32nd Street, New York 16, N. Y.

Prices

25c

The Readerville Journal

Magazine aimed at "consciously bookish folk", occasionally containing some fiction.

Issues & Index Sources: c. 2003:

Fictionmags Website

(sample issue only)

Publishers:   Randall Stickrod
Editors:   Karen Templer
Formats:   bedsheet slick
Prices:   $4.95
Pagecounts:   80pp
Frequency:   bimonthly

The Reading Room

Total Issues: 4 (to Dec-2002)

An international literary quarterly of fiction, poetry, essays, discussion.

Issues & Index Sources: Spring 2000 – present

Publishers:   Great Marsh Press, P.O. Box 2144, Lenox Hill Station, New York, NY 10021 (in 2002)
Website:   www.greatmarshpress.com
Editors:   Barbara Probst Solomon (in 2002)
Formats:   review format
Prices:   $17.95
Pagecounts:   340pp
Frequency:   quarterly
Sources:   OHenAwdWeb (in 2002)

Real

Total Issues: 107+

Issues & Index Sources

Oct-1952 – Jun-1967:

Fictionmags Website

(sample issues only)

Publishers

  ? – Apr-1958: Literary Enterprises
  Aug-1960 – Aug-1963: Excellent Publications
  Feb-1964: PAR Publications
  Apr-1967: Arizill Realty and Publishing

Sources

MansWorld



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RE:AL: The Journal of Liberal Arts

Appears (by 2002) to be a web-only magazine.

Issues & Index Sources: Spring 1996 – ?

Publishers:   School of Liberal Arts, Stephen F. Austin State University, P.O. Box 13007, SFA Station, Nagodoches, TX 75962 (in 1998 - 2000)
Editors:   Dale Hearell (in 1998 - 2000)
Sources:   OHenAwdWeb (not in 2001 or 2002)