Fifth Wednesday Journal

Fifth Wednesday Journal (FWJ) is a non-profit, American literary magazine established in 2007 by Vern Miller that publishes fiction, essays, visual art, interviews, and book reviews both in print and online.[1] Fifth Wednesday Journal was established in Lisle, Illinois.

Fifth Wednesday Journal
EditorVern Miller
CategoriesLiterary journal
FrequencyBi-annually
PublisherFifth Wednesday Books
First issue2007 (2007)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.fifthwednesdayjournal.com
ISSN1939-733X

History and background

The journal was founded in 2007 by a writers' critique group in Lisle, Illinois who believed that there was no magazine that represented the writers of Chicago within its suburbs. This group met every month with a fifth Wednesday, and the first issue was published in fall of 2007. The group decided to use guest editors, changing with each issue, in order to achieve a wider aesthetic range in the magazine.[2]

The journal was distributed in the Midwest, with content from established and new writers.[3][4] Notable writers who have contributed to the journal include American Book Award winner Luis Alberto Urrea, Richard Jones, Pushcart Prize winner Roger Reeves, and Shelley Memorial Award recipient Ed Roberson. More recent contributors of note include Sterling D. Plumpp, Laurence Lieberman, Elise Paschen, Stephen Dixon, Marge Piercy, Edith Pearlman, Rosellen Brown, Bob Hicok, Kim Addonizio, Sreyash Sarkar, Dave Smith, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Tony Hoagland, and Charles Wright. Contributing and guest editors include Illinois Poet Laureate Kevin Stein, Plimpton Prize winner Daniel Libman, Pushcart Prize winner Alice Mattison, Edie Meidav, Christine Sneed, Jeffery Renard Allen, Pam Houston, Donna Seaman, Bret Anthony Johnston, and Eileen Favorite. Interviews in the magazine have included Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout, Audrey Niffenegger, Monique Truong, Stuart Dybek, Richard Bausch, Stephen Dixon, Robert Coover and Ana Castillo.[5]

FWJ receives grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency,[6] MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, and Poets & Writers.

FWJ has selections in Pushcart Prize, The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Mystery Stories, The Best American Essays, and New Stories from the Midwest.[7]

Submissions

Fifth Wednesday Journal reads submissions in the months of March–May and August–November. Writers and artists can submit their work through the magazine's web portal. The magazine permits simultaneous submissions.[8] Every submissions is read by at least two qualified editors.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Fifth Wednesday Journal". Fifthwednesdayjournal.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  2. "Fifth Wednesday Journal Blog". Fifthwednesdayjournal.org. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  3. "Illinois Poet Laureate". Illinois.gov. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  4. "Ranking of Literary Journals | BookFox". Thejohnfox.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  5. "Fifth Wednesday Journal". Fifthwednesdayjournal.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  6. "Illinois Arts Council Agency 2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Arts.illinois.gov. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  7. Cliff Garstang (2011-11-10). "PERPETUAL FOLLY: 2012 Pushcart Prize Rankings (Fiction)". Perpetualfolly.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  8. "Fifth Wednesday Journal". Fifthwednesdayjournal.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  9. "Fifth Wednesday Journal". Duotrope.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.


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