The Gay Publishing Company

  Our magazine: Our difference

The magazine of  The Gay Publishing Company

is the backbone of what makes us different.  In the magazine, we provide regular installments, or pieces, of edited, professional quality, gay-themed writing—and we deliver each issue to your electronic inbox or physical mailbox, whichever you prefer.

Publishing in pieces—or, serializing, to use the technical term—was common in the 1800s as a way of delivering stories to readers. For instance, nearly all of the major works from Charles Dickens were written and published in serialized pieces before being collected later and sold as books. The Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first appeared in issues of The Strand Magazine.  In addition, Jack London’s White Fang first appeared in several months of The Outing Magazine.  And, more recently, Stephen King first released The Plant as a serial; in fact, it, along with Douglas Clegg’s Naomi,  was one of the first 'e-serials'!

Each issue of our magazine will contain

            complete submissions of flash fiction and short stories;
            serialized installments of longer submissions—
                scenes from scripts and screenplays, for example,
                chapters from novels, and
                sections of memoirs; as well as
            some poetry; and
            hand-drawn or computer-generated illustrations from
               international artists.

In addition to receiving the magazine,

            subscribers have complete access to the archive of past stories
               published by The Gay Publishing Company;
            subscribers get occasional, unannounced specials and discounts
               on  our reading and watch lists—  gay-themed books and audio and
               video selections from around the world;
            subscribers get occasional, unannounced specials and discounts
               on merchandise in our soon-to-open virtual shop; and
            subscribers automatically receive  our e-newsletter, 
               to let you know what's new and improved at
               The Gay Publishing Company.

And, we will soon publish our magazine in two different formats . . .

  Virtually, or electronically . . .

Our virtual magazine (the electronic version)

will be e-mailed to subscribers. Each issue will contain the same features as the print magazine—the biggest difference being that the virtual magazine can be read online (with links to more information and author interviews) or with any of the major e-reading devices. Special large-type versions and audio excerpts will also be a standard part of the virtual magazine—at no extra charge, of course!

You'll find more information about the
virtual magazine and a link to subscribe here . . .

  . . . and in print

For readers who feel the need to

grasp, earmark, highlight, fold, and share the very fabric that has represented publishing for centuries, we have a print version of our magazine, too. Printed, paper versions of the magazine will be mailed to a physical address in blind packaging and will contain the same stories as the virtual magazine. You'll also have access to the same features by visiting the Web site.

You'll find more information about the
print magazine and a link to subscribe here . . .