October Hill Magazine
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| Editorial Director | Samantha Morley |
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| Managing Editor | Hannah Robinson |
| Former editors | Richard Merli (2017-2023) (decd.) |
| Categories | Literary Fiction |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Founder | Richard Merli (decd.) |
| Founded | 2017 |
| First issue | April 2017 |
| Company | October Hill Literary Foundation, Inc. |
| Country | USA |
| Based in | New York City, New York, United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | https://www.octoberhillmagazine.com |
October Hill Magazine is an online literary magazine that publishes literary fiction short stories, poetry, and visuals. The magazine's primary focus is to feature work by new and unpublished authors, and is released quarterly.[1][2]
History
[edit]In 2015, Richard Merli founded the Literary Lights Writer's Group, a collective of aspiring fiction authors and poets.[citation needed] Richard and one other member of the group, Jainita Patel, determined that new and unpublished authors needed more representation in the publishing world. October Hill Magazine was founded in 2017.[citation needed]
The magazine published its first issue in April 2017.[3] It released three issues in the first year and has released four issues every year since. As of 2024, the publication has released 30 issues.[4]
In 2019, the nonprofit October Hill Literary Foundation, Inc. was founded and oversees October Hill Magazine.[5]
When asked about the origin of the name, Richard Merli had this to share:
"For years I used to travel up to the Hudson Valley of New York on weekends. It’s some of the most beautiful, breathtaking land in America. I used to walk down an old dirt road. Around a bend there was a hill where the trees turned the most magnificent scarlet and gold colors in October; and halfway down the hill, a lone apple tree, long neglected, perhaps from an old orchard – a survivor tree, so to speak. I’m not sure if the hill had a name, so I called it ‘October Hill.’ Its beauty always remained in my mind."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "October Hill Magazine". duotrope.com. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "October Hill Magazine". Poets & Writers. March 20, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "october hill spring 2017.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "October Hill Magazine Archives". www.octoberhillmagazine.com. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search". Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Spring 2018 Issue, Volume 2, Issue 1.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved November 24, 2024.