Heavy Traffic (magazine)

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Heavy Traffic
EditorPatrick McGraw
Categories Literary
FrequencyBiannually [1]
First issue2020
CountryUnited States
Based in New York City, New York, United States
LanguageEnglish
Website https://heavytrafficmagazine.com/

Heavy Traffic is a literary magazine based in New York City.

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History

The magazine was founded by editor Patrick McGraw in 2020. [2] He created the publication after becoming unsatisfied with his job writing for mainstream magazines, and being unable to find publications willing to publish his short stories. [3] He began considering founding his own magazine in 2017. McGraw was fascinated with the name "Heavy Traffic" since the release of the 1973 Ralph Bakshi film, but did not directly name the magazine after the film. [4]

McGraw has stated that one of the magazine's central themes is what he perceived as the loss of literacy and meaning in the digital age, especially with the introduction of generative AI. [5]

McGraw originally funded the magazine's operating costs with his own money before he was able to find patrons to support it. [2] It launched in the United Kingdom in November 2024. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Heavy Traffic". Duotrope. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  2. 1 2 Sobrevilla, Savannah (2025-02-03). "A Magazine With a Taste for Provocation (and a Cult Following)". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  3. ↑ Turley, Richard (2023-02-17). "Meet Heavy Traffic, the Heavily Edited Alt-Lit Mag". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  4. ↑ Leslie, Jeremy (2023-03-20). "Patrick McGraw, Heavy Traffic". magCulture. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  5. ↑ Dazed (2024-03-18). "Heavy Traffic is a radical new take on the literary magazine". Dazed. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  6. ↑ Bond, Dora (2024-11-19). "Plaster Shoots: Heavy Traffic at Camden Art Centre". Plaster Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-23.

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