Via Reuben Abraham

“Came across Cerebration, a webzine edited by Amrita Ghosh and ex-NDTV producer and host, Smita Maitra. Cerebration hosts writing from around the world on topics ranging from politics and science to literature and music. They also invite submissions for their poetry and short story sections. Other NDTV-ers involved include Barkha Dutt (editorial board) and Vishnu Som (who has submitted a poem). Figured some of you may be interested in reading and some interested in submitting amateur writing.”

The magazine world is a funny business. It's as cantankerous as Mother Nature; destroying and rejuvenating at the same time. I cringed as DoubleTake magazine shuttered its doors (not completely, I hope). It was a fine magazine, over-reaching in the writing at times but the photography was always excellent. I saw it sputter to its last breath and felt that the glossies had finally won, killing off all that was good in the world. But as I said the magazine business is fickle and when one dies there is at least on other to take its place.

I have come across two very interesting magazine projects which may or may not fill DT's august shoes. One Story magazine delivers readers a single work of short fiction every three weeks. In today's NYTimes I read about Topic magazine, now located in editor David Haskell's apartment in Williamsburg, New York. Topic promises us a chance to experience the writing and photography of a diverse group of people.

As always here are links to their submission guidelines: One Story and Topic.