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CONTACT: Sandra Allen (415) 806-2698
Will Litton (919) 475-2497
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Dave Eichler (973) 214-5190
Wag’s Revueannounces
Issue 5
ONLINE-ONLY LITERARY QUARTERLY RELEASES FIFTH ISSUE
Spring 2010 One-Year Anniversary Edition of
WAG’S REVUE Features Robert Coover, Nick Flynn, Raymond Queneau, Andre Perry, others
On March 25th, 2010, WAG’S REVUE releases its fifth issue, marking the one-year anniversary of the publication’s critically-acclaimed entrance onto the online literary scene. Wag’s Revue marries the good habits of print publishing (editorial rigor, quarterly release of full issues, and the “page” format) with the Internet’s freedoms. The result is an online-only literary quarterly of a new stripe. In just one year, Wag’s has made significant strides in dispelling the myth that the Internet is a second-rate location for literary publishing.
Among the features in this anniversary issue of WAG’S REVUE are:
“Hotel Coover,” Robert Moor’s sprawling hypertext profile of fiction titan Robert Coover. Based on exclusive interviews with the elusive author, the innovative profile takes the shape of an online hotel. Biblioklept calls it “an exercise in ludic hyperlinked indeterminancy. Good stuff.”
An interview with Nick Flynn, acclaimed author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City and the new release The Ticking is the Bomb.
“100 Trillion Poems,” an electronic version of the late Raymond Queneau’s ingenious project. You are guaranteed to read a sonnet no one has ever read before.
“Google is Butchering the Written Word,” a hilarious and frightening essay on that beloved search engine by fiction editor William Litton.
Four Audio Excerpts by Andre Perry from his forthcoming memoir about his life and
times in the San Francisco music scene, read by the author.
Michael Ives’ brilliant short story “The Scapegoat,” author of The External Combustion Engine
Sixty deaths of tiny white men by featured artist Tara Kelton
“Off to a great start.”
January Magazine, 31 August 2009
The editors are also thrilled to announce that the publication is soon to secure not-for-profit status, and will launch a campaign seeking funds from donors and grants. Their reason for raising money? They want to pay their writers well. Unlike printed publications, which must devote much of their budgets to paper, printing and shipping, Wag’s can prioritize compensating its writers above all else.
“As we’ve said since our opening manifesto, our mission is to establish a respected source for quality literature on the Internet,” the editors state in this issue’s opening remarks. “We’ve taken baby steps toward that aim, and competitive pay for our writers will go a long way further.” One of the benefits of literary publishing embracing the Internet, they argue, is a revolution in favor of fair writer compensation.
“Wag’s Revue is ready to go into its second year on a growth spurt,” they continue. In addition to raising money to fairly compensate writers, the editors plan to spend 2010 revamping their website, continuing to build readership, and pushing the boundaries of digital publishing even further— including more incorporation of multimedia and electronic experimentation.
Wag’s is also honored to announce the recent award of a Dzanc Books Best of the Web 2010 for its publication of Brian Evenson and photographer John Sellakaers’ collaborative piece, “Father.”
Scheduled for release to coincide with each solstice and equinox, WAG’S REVUE was founded by Brown University Alumni Will Litton, Will Guzzardi, and Sandra Allen, with web editor Dave Eichler.
WAG’S REVUE continues to be available at no cost to its readers; all issues are available for free, indefinitely, in the magazine’s online archive.
“Remarkable... carefully vetted and edited”Poets & Writers, July / August 2009
“Stylish and savvy. ... Good stuff”Biblioklept, 28 March 2010
“As far as ‘revolutionizing online literature’ goes—as their
heated opening manifesto has it—we are not haters”Village Voice Blog, 26 March 2009
“I highly recommend this to everyone”Live Nude Books, 2 July 2009
“Well, it’s about time”“Wag’s Revue: A Triumph In Online Literature.” Best Damn Creative Writing Blog...Period, 28 August 2009