Now for The New Writer. This is a shorter review, because I'd rather not sound boring. This magazine was born in September 1996. The target audience is writers of fiction and poetry. Disappointingly, there was little for the non-fiction writer and the aspiring journalist, in the issues I could get my hands on. The most attractive thing about this magazine is the cover. Most issues have stunning degins. When I compare it with those drab affairs that The Writer and The Writers' Digest come out with month after month, it is definitely to get top marks.
Subscribers can contribute stories, poems and articles. Competitions, hints for readers, query columns, the regular how-tos and sermons (as I call them. These appear in all magazines and are boring after the first one.) However, the majority of the content is stories and poems sent or that have won the competitions. I mean, you're here to learn to write, not to read.
The cover design is stunning. Nonetheless, I would NOT pay GBP37.50 for six issues of this magazine (GBP27 if you're British). That's over 6 quid PER issue! Over $10 for one magazine. I know, I know - I am paying 60 pounds for 24 magazines - 12 of The Writing Magazine and 12 Writers' News. But that's below GBP3 per issue! Do the math! Of course, most magazines offer subscription rates for only year, while The New Writer offers a three-year subscription for 95 pounds. Sorry, funds are running low.
Here's what I suggest: they offer a free back issue if you ask - get it, go through it, enjoy the beautiful cover, file it and move on with your writing. And if you fall in love with the magazine and are related to Bill Gates, subscribe, by all means.
Next week, I take a break from magazine reviews, to show off my latest purchases from the world of fountain pens, coins and war medals. But the review series will definitely continue after that.
thank you for another informative post!
ReplyDeleteOn the issue of comments, I have been having trouble too. I usually have to click the post a comment button twice because the first time around i get told that I am trying to leave a page without saving anything...which really confuses me... so I click again and then it gets posted!
I am looking forward to your upcoming posts!
These are some useful reviews. Thanks. I thought I'd see if I can comment here, since you say you can't comment on other blogs. I find I'm allowed to "follow" some blogs and not others, for no apparent reason.
ReplyDeleteHahaha, I'm definitely not related to Bill. Your series has been quite interesting. But I did miss hearing about your latest finds, so I'm really looking forward to hearing what you've found for your collections. Bye!
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