From the 1700's to the present day, The London Magazine has played a vital role in the literary world.
First founded in 1732, The London Magazine appeared for 53 years as a counterbalance to The Gentleman’s Magazine. Re-launched in 1820 under John Scott’s editorship, it championed the work of Wordsworth, Lamb, De Quincey and Clare, as well as the ‘Cockney School’ of poets. Welcoming the publication under John Lehmann’s editorship, T.S.Eliot saw it as “the magazine which will boldly assume the existence of a public interested in serious literature”.
From Armitage to Zephaniah . . . expand your literary vocabulary. The London Magazine intends to maintain the quality of content in a cultural review renowned for publishing only the best of London's writers, artists and commentators.
Recent contributors have included: Michael Blackburn, Roddy Lumsden, Mario Petrucci, John
Hartley Williams, George Szirtes, Martyn Crucefix and many more.
Consistently on the pulse of what is happening on the literary scene, The London Magazine is a meeting place of the day's greatest minds.
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NEWS AND EVENTS
The December/ January issue is a gift of an issue, encompassing the best poetry, short fiction and features from all over the world. William Shutes discusses the art work of Roger aka 'Syd' Barrett, teasing out the threads of a much ravelled mind, and taking a fresh look at his life's work, featuring previously unseen material. Alison Habens reviews both an exhibition on fantasy art at the V&A Museum of Childhood and a recently published book on the subject. Atar Hadari looks at the work of the new Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, to date and analyses the work of her predecessors. Lewis Thomas explores carol lyrics and their etymology. And Judith Kitchen gives us some insight into the American literary scene in her column 'Letter from America'. Click on the 'Subscriptions' link for more information about this exciting new issue.
February/ March issue 2010
Deadline: December 15. Unthemed
Please see the contributions page for more information. We welcome article and feature ideas, as well as poetry and short fiction submissions.