One Throne Magazine

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One Throne Magazine
EditorDan Dowhal, George Filipovic
Categories literary magazine
First issue2014;10 years ago (2014)
Final issueWinter 2015
CountryCanada
Based in Dawson City, Yukon
Language English
Website www.onethrone.com
ISSN 2369-8055

One Throne Magazine was an online literary magazine (all genres) that published poetry, short stories, and creative nonfiction. [1] The magazine was founded at Dawson City, Canada, in 2014. Its editors were Dan Dowhal and George Filipovic. [2] The magazine is currently on an indefinite hiatus. [3] It was last updated in Winter 2015.

Contents

One Throne issues featured between six and 12 pieces of writing and an equal number of pieces of visual art. [4] The magazine had two of its stories from its first year deemed "notable" by The Best American Series. [5] [6] It has appeared on Duotrope's lists of "25 Most Challenging Fiction Markets" and "25 Most Challenging Poetry Markets." [7] One Throne represents itself as being among the world's most diverse literary magazines. [8] One Throne appeared on BuzzFeed's 2016 list of "29 Amazing Literary Magazines You Need to Be Reading", ahead of all other literary magazines published from Canada. [9]

Writers and poets published by One Throne included: [10] Safia Elhillo and Nick Makoha (joint-winners of the 2015 Brunel University African Poetry Prize), Chloe Honum (Pushcart Prize winner), Chikodili Emelumadu (2014 Shirley Jackson Award nominee [11] and shortlisted for the 2017 Caine Prize [12] ), Tendai Huchu (shortlisted for the 2014 Caine Prize [13] ), Ngwatilo Mawiyoo, Fatimah Asghar, Emily Pohl-Weary, Timothy Ogene, and Chika Unigwe.

Every piece of writing was presented alongside its own dedicated visual art. Artists who have contributed include Richard Mosse, [14] who won the £30,000 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize in 2014. [15]

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