Maybe now more than ever, literary journals and university and independent presses are poised to fill the void created by the major publishing houses that are primarily driven by the bottom line. A few years ago, I attended a writing conference where, at a panel discussion, I listened to a New York agent say that literary prose and poetry were no more important than a tube of toothpaste. "It's all about the marketing," she said. "End caps at Barnes & Noble, Oprah's Book Club, and The New York Times best-seller list—if you can't guarantee one of those, there is no market and there is no hope because there is no audience."
No. That's not true. At The Southern Review, we know we have a diverse and engaged audience interested in the best new prose and poetry being written by the world's establish and emerging authors....
Read more in the Summer 2009 issue (v45 n3) of The Southern Review
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