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Life (US)

Country: US

Initially a humorous magazine noted for its art by Gibson; authors included John Kendrick Bangs, Brander Matthews, Robert Benchley. The title was bought by Henry Luce in 1936 and turned into a very different type of magazine. Although almost wholly non-fiction (like other Luce publications, such as the news-weekly, Time), it published occasional pieces of fiction, including "The Silence of the Sea" by Vercors (1943), "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway (1952), "The Bridges of Toko-ri" by James Michener (1953) and "The Kilimanjaro Machine" by Ray Bradbury (22-Jan-1965).

Issues & Index Sources

4-Jan-1883 – Oct-1936

23-Nov-1936 – 1972:

FictionMags Index

(sample issues only)

1978 – 2000

Publishers

1883 – 1936: John Ames Mitchell; Charles Dana Gibson
1936 – 1972: Time, Inc. (Henry Luce)

Editors

  1883 – 1892: Edward Sanford Martin
  1892 – ?: Thomas L. Masson
  1924 – 1928: Robert E. Sherwood

Formats

big slick

Frequency

  1883 – 1931: weekly
  1931 – 1936: monthly
  1936 – 1972: weekly

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Life and Adventure Library

Country: UK
Total Issues: 20

Issues & Index Sources: 1890 – 1893

Publishers: Aldine Publishing Co.

Life and Letters

Country: UK
Total Issues: 154

A literary review which published one or two stories each issue, often experimental. Authors include Enid Bagnold, Nugent Barker, Lord Dunsany, D.H. Lawrence, Sean O'Casey.

Note: Life & Letters became the sponge that absorbed other literary/ critical magazines: To-Day in 1935, The London Mercury and Bookman in May-1939.

Issues & Index Sources

Jun-1928 – Apr-1935:

Index to English-Language Little Magazines, 1890-1970

Sep-1935 – Jun-1945, as Life and Letters Today:

Index to English-Language Little Magazines, 1890-1970

Jul-1945 – Jan-1946, as Life and Letters and the London Mercury and Bookman:

Index to English-Language Little Magazines, 1890-1970

Feb-1946 – Jun-1950, as Life and Letters:

Index to English-Language Little Magazines, 1890-1970

Publishers

1928 – 1934: The Statesman Publishing Co.
1935 – 1950: Constable

Editors

  1928 – 1934: Desmond McCarthy
  1934: Hamish Miles
  1934 – 1935: R. Ellis Roberts
  1935 – 1950: Robert Herring

Frequency

monthly (but mostly quarterly, 1932 - 1938)

Mentioned in: British Literary Magazines Vol. 4

Life (Australia)

Country: Australia

Australian literary magazine.

Issues & Index Sources: in 1920s

Life in Rio

Country: US

Pin-up magazine that contained some stories.

Issues & Index Sources: in 1940s

The Life of Gene Tunney

Country: US
Total Issues: 1

Issues & Index Sources:  Dec-1927

Publishers:   Dell
Formats:   pulp
Mentioned in:   Ultimate Guide to the Pulps

Life's Romances

Country: US
Total Issues: 3

Issues & Index Sources:  Jun-1941 – Dec-1941: FictionMags Index (sample issue only)

Publishers:   Bell Syndicate
Formats:   standard pulp
Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps


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Life Story Magazine

see under Today's Woman

The Lightbearer Twopenny Stories

Country: UK
Total Issues: 1?

Issues & Index Sources:  1933: Story Paper Index

Publishers:   John Ritchie, Kilmarnock
Pagecounts:   32pp

The Lighter Side

Country: UK

Subtitled "The Colour Magazine Bi-Annual".

Issues & Index Sources: 1921 – ?:

FictionMags Index

(sample issue only)

Lighthouse [1960s]

Country: US
Total Issues: 15

Fanzine.

Issues & Index Sources: 1961? – Aug-1967:

FictionMags Index

(sample issues only)

Editors: Terry Carr & Pete Graham
Online Sources: Fan History Project

Lighthouse Magazine [2003]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 7

Issues & Index Sources:  Apr-2003 – #7, 2006: Science Fiction Index

Publishers:   Lighthouse Magazine, P.O. Box 106, Jarrow, NE32 3WZ
Editors:   Paul Calvin Wilson
Formats:   A4
Prices:   £5.00
Pagecounts:   50pp



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Lighthouse Magazine [2013]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 23 (as at Aug-2022)

A literary journal dedicated to publishing new writing and championing new writers.

Issues & Index Sources: Spring 2013 – present:

FictionMags Index

(sample issue only)

Website:   www.storymachines.co.uk/portfolio/lighthouse
Publishers:   Gateway Press
Editors:   Julia Webb

Lights Out!

Country: US
Total Issues: 6

Robert R. McCammon fanzine/newsletter that published some original fiction including two unfinished works by McCammon.

Issues & Index Sources: Jul-1989 – Oct-1991:

Science Fiction Index

Publishers: Hunter Goatley, 44 East 600 South, Orem, Utah 84058
Editors: Hunter Goatley



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Lightspeed

Country: US
Total Issues: 188 (to Jan-2026)

Online magazine which also publishes e-book versions.

Issues & Index Sources: Jun-2010 – present:

Science Fiction Index

(Missing: any after #188, Jan-2026)

Website:   www.lightspeedmagazine.com
Publishers:   John Joseph Adams
Editors:   John Joseph Adams
Related Sites:   Science Fiction Encyclopedia



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Lights Up

Country: US

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1940s

Publishers:   St Paul, Minnesota
Editors:   Frances Mazo (in 1940)

Lilith

Country: US

Subtitled "the Jewish Women's Magazine"

Issues & Index Sources: 1976 – present:

FictionMags Index

(sample issue only)

Website: www.lilith.org