Word Pirates

According to the Million Writers Awards nominations received in the last five years, the top 12 online literary journals are:

Eclectica (31 nominations)
Pindeldyboz (26)
Agni (16)
Strange Horizons (16)
Word Riot (16)
Narrative Magazine (15)
Fiction Warehouse (13)
The King’s English (12)
Mississippi Review (12)
Blackbird (11)
Blithe House Quarterly (11)
Storyglossia (11)

Check them out. (Via)
~ Joy

I do not think everyone should be a writer, but I do think that everyone should write… or paint, or craft, or build things, or bake. You can make a pretty strong argument that the point of life–or one of them anyway–is to create. Or maybe I just come from a family of artists/craftsmen, so […]

This month, the Word Pirates are studying literary journals. At the next two meetings, we will be reading stories from them and talking about them as writing markets. If you’re having trouble finding one, Lit Scribbler has a nice little list of some journals of interest. Check it out.
~ Joy

Frank Wilson has been reviewing books professionally since October, 1964. For most of the past decade he was Books Editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer… He retired recently. About five years ago he started blogging at Books Inq…

You can hear an interview with Wilson here.