My Poets & Writers Subscription

I recently subscribed to Poets & Writers Magazine. I couldn’t resist with an offer that I received in my mail for a year’s subscription at just $9.95. I’m not a poet, but I am a writer, so why not give it a try?

So far I’ve received one issue. It’s good, but not great. There seems to be more advertising in it (especially for MFA in Writing programs) than substantive articles, but it has a lot of listings for contests that will be of interest to me in the coming year, so I’m finding the issue generally useful.

An interesting aside: I’ve also been getting emails from Poets & Writers Magazine since I subscribed, all asking me for donations. If I didn’t know any better, I would think Poets & Writers Magazine was a not-for-profit charity, not a literary magazine. 🙂

The money raised is supposed to aid with monetary prizes for their writing contests. I understand the premise, but this seems unusual to me as I receive no such pleas from any of the other writing magazines I subscribe to, including Writer’s Digest and The Writer Magazine.

If you are interested in any of the writing magazines mentioned above, just visit their websites and read some of their online articles. All now offer digital as well as print subscriptions. If you prefer to do your reading on an e-device, as I do, digital editions are a nice plus.

Disclaimer: I receive no compensation for my review of Poets & Writers Magazine or any other magazine mentioned in this post. This is solely my experience with and opinion of my own subscriptions.