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| Editor | Laura E. Davis |
|---|---|
| Categories | Literary magazine |
| Frequency | Biannual |
| Publisher | Weave Magazine |
| First issue | 2008 |
| Final issue | Summer 2016 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Pittsburgh |
| Language | English |
| Website |
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| ISSN | 1948-1551 |
| OCLC | 326861457 |
Weave Magazine was an American literary magazine based in Pittsburgh. [1] It was established in order to remedy a perceived gender imbalance in contemporary literary publishing. Weave published literary fiction, poetry, nonfiction, reviews and artwork biannually in January and July. The magazine was last published in 2016. [2]
History
Weave was established by Laura E. Davis and Margaret Bashaar in May 2008. It ensures that at least half of the work in each issue is created by women. [3] Weave's vision of diversity has since expanded to feature work by LGBT writers, writers of color, writers of age and disabled writers, among other marginalized voices. [4] Davis served as the editor-in-chief. [1]
Awards
The magazine, or pieces that have appeared in it, received the following awards:
- 2013 Verse Daily: "Push" by Kate Partridge [5] and "Tantrum" by Suzanne Marie Hopcroft. [6]
- 2012 Micro Award Finalist: Anthony Varallo's story, "All Very Surprising", which appeared in Weave issue 7. [7]
- 2008 Seed Award from The Sprout Fund. [8]
References
- ^ a b "About". Weave. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ "Number 5, Summer 2016". Weave Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ Davis, Laura E. (2011-02-11). "The Origin of a Name: Weave, Diversity and Visions for the Future". Weave. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ Opinion (2011-08-11). "Literary Journals Taking Action". So to Speak. Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ Kate Partridge. "Push by Kate Partridge". Verse Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ Suzanne Marie Hopcroft. "Tantrum by Suzanne Marie Hopcroft". Verse Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ "2012". The Micro Award. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ "Weave Magazine". The Sprout Fund. 2008-09-12. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
External links
- Official website
- Review of issue 2 at Newpages.com
- Review of issue 6 at Newpages.com