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'''''The Sun''''' is a monthly American [[magazine]] of essays, interviews, short stories, poems, and photography. |
'''''The Sun''''' is a monthly American [[magazine]] of essays, interviews, short stories, poems, and photography. |
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Founded in 1974 by Sy Safransky, who first sold the magazine on the streets of [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]], today ''The Sun'' is a national publication with nearly 70,000 subscribers in the U.S. and around the world. Writing from ''The Sun'' has won the [[Pushcart Prize]]; been featured on [[National Public Radio]]; and appeared in ''Best American Essays'' and ''Best American Short Stories'' anthologies. |
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Upon presenting ''The Sun'' its Alternative Press Award for General Excellence, [[Utne Reader]] said: "No other magazine provides quite the same atmosphere of intimacy as ''The Sun.'' It's a magazine completely unlike any other, always personal, always meaningful, always unexpected." |
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== History == |
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In 1974, Sy Safransky began publishing the ''Chapel Hill Sun'' and selling copies for $0.25 each.<ref>[http://www.herondance.org/Sy-Safransky-of-The-Sun-Magazine-W147C50_webpage.aspx ]{{dead link|date=March 2011}}</ref> A former New York City reporter, Safransky found his calling in providing a magazine that presents “courageous, honest writing and respects readers in a fundamental way.” Starting with a loan of $50, he published the first edition of the magazine from his friend’s garage. Over the following years the magazine grew beyond the college town of Chapel Hill and became known as ''The Sun''. In 1990 Safransky eliminated the sale of advertisements. Today, a subscription to ''The Sun'' costs $36 per year. |
In 1974, Sy Safransky began publishing the ''Chapel Hill Sun'' and selling copies for $0.25 each.<ref>[http://www.herondance.org/Sy-Safransky-of-The-Sun-Magazine-W147C50_webpage.aspx ]{{dead link|date=March 2011}}</ref> A former New York City reporter, Safransky found his calling in providing a magazine that presents “courageous, honest writing and respects readers in a fundamental way.” Starting with a loan of $50, he published the first edition of the magazine from his friend’s garage. Over the following years the magazine grew beyond the college town of Chapel Hill and became known as ''The Sun''. In 1990 Safransky eliminated the sale of advertisements. Today, a subscription to ''The Sun'' costs $36 per year. |
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| Editor | Sy Safransky |
|---|---|
| Categories | Literature, photography |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Company | Sun Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Website | thesunmagazine.org |
| ISSN | 07449666 |
The Sun is a monthly American magazine of essays, interviews, short stories, poems, and photography.
In 1974, Sy Safransky began publishing the Chapel Hill Sun and selling copies for $0.25 each.[1] A former New York City reporter, Safransky found his calling in providing a magazine that presents “courageous, honest writing and respects readers in a fundamental way.” Starting with a loan of $50, he published the first edition of the magazine from his friend’s garage. Over the following years the magazine grew beyond the college town of Chapel Hill and became known as The Sun. In 1990 Safransky eliminated the sale of advertisements. Today, a subscription to The Sun costs $36 per year.
From The Sun website:
- “From its idealistic, unlikely inception in 1974 to its current incarnation as a nonprofit magazine with more than 70,000 subscribers, The Sun has attempted to marry the personal and political; to honor the genuine and the spiritual; to see what kind of roommates beauty and truth can be; and to show that powerful teaching can be found in the lives of ordinary people.”
Print edition
Still distributed from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the print edition of The Sun is a full-size forty-eight page glossy magazine published monthly without advertisements. The entire publication, including numerous photographs, is black and white with the exception only of the small logo block on the outer cover. The inside front cover is filled with the names of the many writers, photographers, editors and publishers that contributed to the current edition. Contributors vary widely from month to month. Featured departments include The Sun Interview; Essays, Memoirs & True Stories; Fiction; Poetry; The Dog-Eared Page and Readers Write, which includes short essays submitted by readers relating to the chosen topic of the month. Magazines may be purchased by subscription or in many locations of Barnes & Noble, Borders Books and Music and other stores across the United States, Canada and Israel.
The Sun online
Similar in look and feel to the print edition of the magazine, The Sun’s online edition provides links to current and past issues. Issues dating back to 2000 have at least some of the stories available for view as active hyperlinks. Earlier issues include the detailed table of contents and the option to order the issue. In an interview with Michael Miner of the Chicago Reader, Sy Safransky explained that he intends to make all past issues available, but that the logistics had not yet been resolved.[2] Miner describes the site more as a “meeting post” than an electronic version of the print magazine. In addition to past and current issues, the site includes access to local discussion and writing groups, a calendar of upcoming events, opportunities to write to the editor or to recommend topics for future Readers Write features, outside links. Like the printed magazine, the website has no advertisements, but does include a link requesting to donations to support the magazine. The Sun’s website also provides visitors a detailed background of the magazine and an online shop offering subscriptions to the magazine and books published by The Sun.
The Sun v. www.thesunmagazine.org
When asked about the trend of print media to go entirely electronic, Safransky says, “I’d no sooner abandon print than throw someone I love overboard in a storm-tossed sea.”[2]