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Background
Founded in 1988 by its editor-in-chief and publisher Timothy Monaghan, The Ledge Poetry & Fiction Magazine is published annually. Each perfect-bound issue of The Ledge 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 seeks compelling stories that employ innovative language and complex characterization. We especially enjoy poignant and ironic stories with a sense of purpose. We dislike careless, contrived or pedantic writing. We also seek passionate and provocative poems that utilize language and imagery in a fresh, original fashion. We favor poems that speak to the human experience as well as more industrial poems. We want inspired, imaginative, well-crafted verse, and we are 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 "Annual Contests" link at the left of this page.
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