Behind the Scenes at a Literary Magazine: The Common
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about:
How the Common got started
What is involved in running a literary journal
Why grants and institutional support matter so much in the literary arts
The importance of finding mentors and building a network
How the Common creates community
Our guest is: Jennifer Acker , who is the founder and editor in chief of The Common, and author of the debut novel The Limits of the World, a fiction honoree for the Massachusetts Book Award. Her memoir “Fatigue” is a #1 Amazon bestseller, and her short stories, essays, translations, and reviews…
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