Jeff Reich - GalleyCat http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat The First Word On the Book Publishing Industry Copyright 2013 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:42:50 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Madavor Media Acquires The Writer Lit Mag Madavor Media, a niche-focused media company based in Boston, has acquired the literary magazine The Writer, in a deal whose terms were not disclosed. Through the deal, Madavor has gained the rights to the print, web, and digital properties of the magazine from midwestern media company Kalmbach Publishing.

VP/Group Publisher for Madavor Susan Fitzgerald mentioned plans for expansion, stating: “We will continue to deliver the quality and authoritative content readers and advertisers expect, and we intend to take both magazines to new and engaging places.”

In March, The Writer celebrated its 125th year anniversary. The magazine was founded in Boston and was run independently until it was sold to Kalmbach Publishing in 2000. Since then has been run out of the Milwaukee area. Since 2007, Jeff Reich has served as the publication’s editor-in-chief. Authors who have graced the pages of the magazine include: Ray Bradbury, Patricia Cornwell, Jonathan Franzen, Gail Godwin, Pete Hamill, Stephen King, Sinclair Lewis, W. Somerset Maugham, Terry McMillan, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Perry, May Sarton and John Updike. (Via Sarah Weinman)

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]]> Dianna Dilworth http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/madavor-media-acquires-the-writer-lit-mag_b56645#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/madavor-media-acquires-the-writer-lit-mag_b56645 http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/?p=56645 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:40:15 +0000 The Writer Magazine ‘Will Go on Hiatus’ After 125 Years The Writer magazine ‘will go on hiatus’ after 125 years of helping writers with their craft.

Editor Jeff Reich sent an email to contributors today: “I’m sorry to announce that The Writer magazine will go on hiatus after the October 2012 issue, which is in production now. Kalmbach Publishing Co., which owns The Writer, is currently looking for a buyer for the magazine, and our hope is that The Writer will re-emerge under the careful stewardship of a new owner.”

The magazine celebrated its 125 anniversary in January. It was founded in 1887 by Boston Globe reporters Robert Luce and William H. Hills. We have reached out to the company for an official statement and will update when they respond.

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]]> Jason Boog http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/the-writer-magazine-on-hiatus-after-125-years_b54959#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/the-writer-magazine-on-hiatus-after-125-years_b54959 http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/?p=54959 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:42:49 +0000