Literary Magazine Editors Introducing Emerging Writers at The New York Public Library

The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses [clmp] and The New York Public Library present Periodically Speaking, a reading series providing a major venue for emerging writers to present their work while emphasizing the diversity of America’s literary magazines and the magazine collections of The New York Public Library. Each event presents writers from three influential literary magazines—one poet, one fiction writer, one nonfiction writer—introduced by their editors.

Program III
Tuesday, June 12th, 6 — 7:30 pm
DeWitt Wallace Periodicals Room, The New York Public Library,
Humanities and Social Sciences Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd
(Please use Fifth Avenue entrance; admittance is free)

Boston Review
Boston Review, combining commitments to public reason and literary imagination, is a magazine of political, cultural, and literary ideas: its intellectual range distinguishes it from any political journal or literary quarterly, while its seriousness of purpose sets it apart from other general-interest magazines.
Editor Junot Díaz introduces fiction writer Patricia Engel.

Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts
Committed to innovative fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction from both established and emerging writers, Gulf Coast, published by the University of Houston, includes full-color art, interviews, and book reviews.
Editor Nick Flynn introduces poet Valzhyna Mort.

The Crier
The Crier is a new kind of magazine—smart, but not pretentious; timely and savvy, but not precious. Founded in summer 2006, its unconventional mix of art and culture, travel, science, and leisure make it a magazine you’ll want to read to the very last page.
Editor Doree Shafrir introduces nonfiction writer Brendan Greaves.

Also, please join us for the 8th annual Lit Mag Marathon Weekend. Saturday, June 9th, it’s The Magathon, an extended reading by literary magazines editors at The New York Public Library, 5th Avenue and 42nd Street; and on Sunday, June 10th, it’s the Literary Magazine Fair, where it’s bargains galore—$2 a mag!—at Housing Works Used Book Café at 126 Crosby Street.

This series is made possible in part by support from the New York State Council for the Arts, a state agency; Friends of [clmp], a diverse group of individuals committed to supporting independent literary publishing, and The New York Public Library.