Under the Fable’s first issue was published on www.underthefable.com/the-issues.html on 30th May 2015.
Under the Fable is scheduled to publish a new issue
on the last day of the month, four times a year. The months this will occur
are: February, May, August and November.
Hmm…oh
wait…we’re in August now aren’t we?
That’s
right! That means coming Monday Under the
Fable’s second ever issue will be published on their website.
Woo!!
What do you
mean you haven’t read the first issue yet?
Well this is
your chance to be caught up on the amazing poetry and prose from the first
issue to see what Under the Fable are
all about.
I bet you’re
wondering why Under the Fable is any
different to other magazines?
Here is why
I believe Under the Fable is on its
way to becoming a fully-fledged magazine.
1.
The editors
are just like you. They are writers, who created this magazine for writers.
They share a love for all things creative.
2.
The editors
have published at least one piece of their own work in the first issue.
For younger
writers, who may be afraid their work won’t be good enough to get published, I
believe this will give them an insight into what the editors themselves enjoy
writing about and the style in which they adopt. This is what sets Under the Fable apart from other
magazines and what I believe will help the magazine continue to grow in
readers, submissions and support.
To check out
the editors work, you can find them on these pages:
Adam Ward:
“Beauty and the Beast” – pg.9.
“The Novum” - pg. 19 – 24
Ghazal Choudhary:
“When You
And Me” – pg. 11.
“Lighten” –
pg. 46 – 53.
Dani Moriarty:
“Ink” –
pg. 10.
“Ella” –
pg. 12.
Bethany McTrustery:
“Dad” pg.
13.
Gareth Davey:
“The
Mermaid of Tear-Drop Lake” – pg. 56 – 57.
3.
Every issue,
each editor picks their favourite piece from all the submissions. That piece
gets named their “Editor’s Pick” of that particular issue. I believe this will
also encourage more people to read and submit to the magazine as it tells you
more about the editors and what they have enjoyed that specific issue.
4.
The first
issue contains an interview with one of the most successful self-published
authors Kerry Wilkinson. His first novel “Locked In” was number one on the
Amazon Kindle chart in 2011. In 2012, he sighed a six-book deal with Pan Books
to publish his Jessica Daniel series of novels.
In the
interview conducted by editors Gareth Davey and Adam Ward, Kerry Wilkinson
explains why he believes his self-published novels became so popular and how he
went from being self-published to signing a book deal with Pan Macmillan.
I believe
this interview presents young writers with a lot of information to do with
writing and being published. This is just another reason Under the Fable will go on to become one of the most successful
magazines in Britain.
If this is
something you too are interested in seeing, then check out the first issue and
look out for the second issue coming Monday, which will contain an interview
with author Eva Holland!!
And lastly…
In an attempt to shamelessly
self-promote myself, my poem “Merseyside Blitz” will be published in the
upcoming issue at Under The Fable. It
has also been named “Editor’s Pick” by the Creative Editor Adam Ward. It will
be available on Monday, 31st August 2015 at www.underthefable.com/the-issues.html
So make sure you check it out! And of
course, all the other wonderful poems/stories in the next issue.
I will be posting every Sunday, about
all things to do with writing, so make sure you keep an eye out.
Yours weekly,
Jennie Byrne
@mustbejlb
(on Instagram and Twitter)
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