The Ledge is quickly approaching a major milestone within the realm of literary magazine and small press publishing. Our next issue, to be published this spring, will be our twentieth anniversary issue! I can hardly believe it's now been twenty years since that blustery spring day in Tompkins Square Park, NYC, when we put together by hand that very first offset copy of the magazine and dropped off consignment copies of the issue at various independent bookstores in the area; legendary shops such as Spring Street Books, St. Mark's Bookstore (the old one on St. Mark's Place), Phoenix Bookstore on Jones Street, The Bridge on East 7th Street off Avenue A, Niko's on 6th Avenue and E. 11th Street, and the iconic Gotham Book Mart uptown. I also remember we celebrated with beers at The Back Fence on Bleecker Street followed by 50-cent hot dogs at Gray's Papaya on 6th Avenue and East 8th Street, before going underground and taking the L train back to Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn. Your support of this magazine has kept it thriving throughout the years, and we invite those who haven't had the opportunity to enjoy The Ledge to order a copy today (shipping is still FREE) for their reading pleasure! We are a fully independent literary magazine and small press publication, and we truly appreciate your support!

Background:

Founded in 1988 by its editor-in-chief and publisher Timothy Monaghan, The Ledge Poetry & Fiction Magazine is published annually and presents new work by both established and emerging poets and writers. Each perfect-bound issue of The Ledge Magazine features over 200 pages of cutting-edge contemporary poetry and fiction by a diverse and eclectic group of contributors of all backgrounds and persuasions. The Ledge is open to all styles and schools of writing. We firmly believe that superior writing appeals to a wider audience than most literary journals endeavor to reach, and consider The Ledge Poetry & Fiction Magazine a truly democratic publication in that regard.

The Ledge is nationally distributed by Ubiquity Distributors (Brooklyn, NY), and our circulation of 1,500 copies per issue includes 750 subscribers.

The Ledge also sponsors annual fiction and poetry awards competitions, and an annual poetry chapbook competition. For complete guidelines to any or all of these competitions, please click on the "Upcoming Contests" link at the top of this page.

Thank you visiting our site and for your interest in The Ledge Poetry & Fiction Magazine.