Type Of Publisher
Magazine
Genres Published
Fiction, Poetry, Criticism Reviews, Essays, Feminist, Reviews
Year Established
1983
Address
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Name
Guy Griffiths
Title
WRB Publisher
Email
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Women’s Review of Books (WRB) began publishing in October 1983, with a goal of spreading the news about the scholarship emerging from the then new field of women’s studies and about creative writing—fiction, memoir, poetry—that examined women’s experiences. At the time, it was just about possible for WRB to cover every book that fit under these broad guidelines; and it was not always easy for those interested in such writings to track them down. Mainstream book review publications, newspapers, and even scholarly journals did not cover them; a network of women’s and gay bookstores was just emerging; and of course there was no Internet. Feminist and gay publications came and went and often did not devote much space to book reviews. WRB became essential reading for feminists.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
No
Charges Writers A Submission/Reading Fee
no
Contests
no
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