Versal literary journal

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Versal is an English-language literary magazine that publishes poetry, prose and art.[1] It was founded in 2002 by American poet Megan M. Garr (editor)[2] and is published by wordsinhere, a literary organization in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[3] In 2009, Poets & Writers magazine listed Versal as One of '22 lit mags that do more for your work.'[4]

The magazine publishes both new and established writers from around the world. Its editor Megan M. Garr has discussed the connections between the magazine and translocality.[5][6][7] The magazine is archived at the National Library of the Netherlands, ISSN is 1573-2207. The editor-in-chief is Megan M. Garr.

Reviews[edit]

Recognition[edit]

  • Featured in the Sept/Oct 2005 edition of Poets & Writers Magazine[8]
  • Listed as one of the '22 Lit Mags That Do More For Your Work' in Poets & Writers[4]
  • 'Best Literary Magazine' of Amsterdam (TimeOut, October, 2009)[9]
  • 'Indie Innovator' listed by Poets & Writers[10]
  • Excerpt from Versal 8 featured on Luna Park Review

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matthews, Katherine Oktober (May 2011), "Versal 9", Time Out Amsterdam, no. 32.
  2. ^ Napp, Gregory (16 August 2007). "New Issue Review: Versal no. 5". Luna Park Review.
  3. ^ Daryanani, Shyama (10–16 May 2007), "V for 5 and Versal", Amsterdam Weekly, vol. 4, no. 19.
  4. ^ a b "22 lit mags that do more for your work", Poets & Writers, vol. 37, no. 3 (published 2009), May–June 2009, ISSN 0891-6136
  5. ^ Zhicheng-Mingde, Desmond Kon (16 March 2009), "Translocal Lit: Interview with Megan M. Garr, Editor of Versal", Luna Park Review, archived from the original on June 19, 2010
  6. ^ Wojtowicz, Ewa (2002), "Global vs. Local? The Art of Translocality", Art Inquiry. Recherches Sur les Arts, vol. IV, no. XIII.
  7. ^ Garr, Megan M. (2006), "Amsterdam state of mind", in Krabbendam, Diana (ed.), Amsterdam Index: a shortcut to creative Amsterdam, BSI Publishers, ISBN 978-90-6369-150-9
  8. ^ Poets & Writers, 2005, ISSN 0891-6136 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ TimeOut, no. 13 (published 2009), p. 19, October 2009, ISSN 0929-6700 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ "The Indie Innovators", Poets & Writers, vol. 38, no. 6, 2010, ISSN 0891-6136

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