little magazine

American  

noun

1. a magazine, usually small in format and of limited circulation, that publishes literary works.

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little magazine British  

noun

1. a literary magazine that features experimental or other writing of interest to a limited number of readers

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Etymology

Origin of little magazine

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

As editor and then publisher, Mr. Navasky presided over the Nation from 1978 to 2005, cultivating a roster of stylish, incisive writers while pinching pennies and soliciting donations to keep the little magazine afloat.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2023

The essay appeared in the September and December, 1919, issues of The Egoist, the London-based little magazine for which Eliot had been serving as an assistant editor since June, 1917.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 27, 2019

So, the point is, in today’s world, people are into tweets and skinny little magazine articles and no one’s reading journals anymore.

From MSNBC • Oct. 16, 2019

I had this little magazine on the Lower East Side.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2018

He immediately returned to the little magazine he had made, in order to repair his injustice, if happily it were still in his power.

From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)