Feminist Literary Magazines, Editors, and the Politics of Cultural Production in Canada, 1970-2000

Marcin Markowicz is an assistant professor in the Canadian Literature Research Unit at the Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University.

• IllustrationsAcknowledgments Introduction: Expanding Fields, Enabling Change Chapter 1: Reclaiming the Field: Women’s Literary Magazine Culture in CanadaChapter 2: Economics and Economies of Editing Feminist Literary Magazines in the Canadian Context Chapter 3: Editors as Cultural Activists, Tastemakers, Mentors, and Enablers Chapter 4: The Politics of (In)Visibility: Sexual Orientation, Race, and Class in and beyond the Pages of Feminist Literary Magazines Afterword: Feminist Literary Magazines in the Twenty-First Century Appendix 1: Room, CV2, Fireweed, Tessera, (f.)Lip: Editors and Thematic IssuesAbbreviationsNotesWorks CitedIndex

"Marcin Markowicz's Feminist Literary Magazines, Editors, and the Politics of Cultural Production in Canada, 1970–2000 is an exceptional contribution to the field of Canadian literature and to feminist study. It is a meticulously researched account of the history that animated feminist literary magazines in Canada in that period; it brilliantly charts not only how the contexts for these magazines produced a changing and vibrant network of feminist literary publishing, but also how that network made history." - Linda Morra, Chair of Canadian Studies, Bishop’s University, and editor of Moving Archives "This incisive study of five key periodicals—Room, Fireweed, CV2, Tessera, and (f.)Lip—reveals the scope and significance of their feminist orientation and influence. Markowicz analyses the inner workings of these magazines, paying particular attention to the editorial collectives that shaped their distinctive directions. He draws on extensive archival resources to chart a history of groundbreaking literary production that is vital to a full understanding of contemporary print culture in Canada." - Ruth Panofsky, Toronto Metropolitan University and author of Toronto Trailblazers: Women in Canadian Publishing