Tuesday, September 12, 2006

New litmag - samizDADA

Here's something. samizDADA is a new lit-ish magazine that promises both a print edition and an ongoing online presence. Sounds like they've got an interesting missionesque-statement:

Regarding samizdat, we will accept for publication things that other magazines may not, and we encourage an open attitude towards the pieces that we do publish. If you read or see something on the site that you like, pass it on. Print out a copy for yourself. Print out a copy for someone else. Print out a few copies, staple them together, and leave them in a pile at your favorite coffee shop. Hell, print out your favorites and mail them randomly to people in the phone book...

Regarding dada, the other half of the magazine’s name, we value the absurd and the reactionary. Absurdity is often lost in many of today’s literary works; instead of sprawling, careening fun, the literary scene is taken up with short stories of grim and gritty realism (often dealing with young people and their difficulties with their parents / the modern world / etc.). We appreciate stories, poetry, art, and photography with a sense of whimsy and fun. It is even better if you have a point, but it is not required.


They'll be publishing under Creative Commons, so if you're into that sort of thing, there you go; also, they're looking for submissions.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

We heart you too.

Anonymous said...

I had a look at Samizdada this week and i'm impressed, truly excellent. what an excellent start! To those of you looking for something unusual to read that's both intelligent and fun and written very well, go there. plus the site has this clear simple interface that's so missing in others. i hope you don't just vanish at some point though. KUDOS

Anonymous said...

I hope future print issues will continue to emerge from this excellent source of quality.