B O D Y

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B O D Y
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CategoriesLiterary Magazine
FounderChristopher Crawford
Joshua Mensch
Stephan Delbos
Year founded2012
Based in Prague
LanguageEnglish
Website B O D Y

B O D Y is an international online literary magazine publishing new work on a rolling basis. It publishes short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction, reviews, translations, essays, artworks, photography, performance texts and has been noted for its elegant, intuitive design and for its editorial vision. [1] B O D Y was founded in Prague by Christopher Crawford, Joshua Mensch and Stephan Delbos in 2012. [2] B O D Y was at the very forefront of the digital revolution of literary magazines and fostered the growing familiarity between US poets and their British counterparts at that time through providing an online platform which features the work of both. It is also noted for regularly publishing Central and Eastern European literature in translation. B O D Y is published in English language. [2]

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References

  1. Jen Falkner (Spring 2013). "Online Journal from Prague Features Exceptional Work". The Review Review.
  2. 1 2 "B O D Y a new face on Prague's international lit scene". Czech Literature Portal. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

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