Wednesday 8 December 2010

The future of Blinking Cursor

The fourth issue of Blinking Cursor Literary magazine has just been released and as always, it has been a joy to create. Thank you everyone for all of your submissions, and apologies as it has taken a little longer to be published this time around, for reasons beyond my control.

Because of how well things are going at the moment, I am considering releasing issues of BC more often - that is, four times a year rather than two. However, this might mean that the amount of time for submissions to get in would be shorter, and this might result in having less submissions per issue, and so a smaller magazine. Then again, that would leave a little more space for some other features of the magazine, for example, book reviews - issue four contains the first BC book review, a poetry collection by Peycho Kanev entitled Bone Silence. I would really like to have a book review every month, so if you have a chap book or poetry collection that you would like reviewed, send me a copy at blinkingcursor@ymail.com and I'll see what I can do. Future issues of the magazine might contain some other features as well, so stay tuned for some new additions, as I'm always looking for ways to improve the publication.

Of course, the future doesn't just depend on me; it depends on you. Not only are your submissions what keeps the magazine going, but your thoughts on the magazine are very important. So tell me what you think, what you would like to see in the future, or what you think doesn't quite work. I want to know what you think - it makes it much easier to improve if I get some feedback. So drop me a line, and don't forget that BC is on Facebook and Twitter so you can follow it there, and keep checking back on the website for more updates.