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Ninth Letter

234 English Building, Univ. of Illinois

608 S. Wright St.

Urbana, IL 61801

Phone: (217) 244-3145 Fax: (217) 244-4147

E-mail: ninthletter@uiuc.edu

Web: www.ninthletter.com
Simultaneous submissions: no Email submissions: no Reading period: 9/1-4/30 Response time: 6-8 weeks Payment: yes (see website) Contests: no ISSN: 1547-8440 Founded: 2003 Issues per year: 2 Distributors: Ingram Periodicals Average pages: 176 Sample copy (postpaid): $8.95 Cover Price: $14.95 Subscription: $21.95

Publisher’s Description: Ninth Letter seeks to merge literature with various fields of creative and intellectual life, such as visual arts, journalistic arts, science, history, and cultural studies. We seek these intersections not only in the creative content we accept, but also in the overall design and form of the magazine itself. In this sense, we view the magazine as an organic work of art: the overall interaction among the components is as important as the discrete objects within the content. This approach necessarily forces us, within our pages, to ask and answer the question Why? As a result, dialogue serves a central role, acting as a bridge between the disparate aspects of the magazine. Therefore, the magazine is not a mere container for discrete, isolated objects; rather, it generates - on all levels, from its written and its visual components - a full, cohesive conversation.