![]() ![]() No doubt because of this journal’s popularity and high profile in the literary world, they receive about 7,000 submissions per year, even with short reading periods. For practical and philosophical reasons, these editors are committed to never charging submission fees. Nearly all the work published in this magazine comes through the “slush pile.” New writers are welcome. The editors prefer to keep it this way so that they can keep on top of all the submissions in the queue. The submission periods for this magazine are short, typically about a month or sometimes less. ![]() What type of creative work is The Rumpus looking for? Alysia, who also serves as the Nonfiction Editor, shared a preference for work that is voice-driven, formally innovative, perhaps a bit weird or “askew.” I characterized the tone of The Rumpus as “playful.” Alysia added that she considered it to be “feisty.” These days they publish book reviews, interviews, comics, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, a “Funny Women” column, a “Voices on Addiction” column, and more. The journal is not affiliated with any university or arts institution. (Alyson said they get about 50k unique visitors per month, about 1 million visitors per year.) But we did talk about the unique position that The Rumpus occupies in the literary world as a venue for creative works and also a site with enormous reach. In our conversation we didn’t talk much about this column in particular. Several of Strayed’s books have been adapted to films, including Tiny Beautiful Things, which is a collection of essays that originated at The Rumpus. Perhaps one of the most well-known aspects of this magazine is author Cheryl Strayed’s “Dear Sugar” column, which she took over from author Steve Almond in 2010 and wrote anonymously for two years. Today Alyson talked about the magazine’s origins and its evolution from a magazine closely linked to pop culture to its present-day literary orientation. We lift up new voices alongside those of more established writers readers already know and love. Our mostly volunteer-run magazine strives to be a platform for risk-taking voices and writing that might not find a home elsewhere. įounded in 2009, The Rumpus is one of the longest running independent online literary and culture magazines. Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Alyson Sinclair, Publisher, and Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn, Editor-in-Chief of The Rumpus. ![]()
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