Ellery Queen magazine has been published since 1941. The seventy-plus-year-old publication was originally started by Lawrence E. Spivak of Mercury Press. The Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, as it is known today, is a monthly magazine. The magazine takes its rather distinguished name from the writing team of two cousins of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee who wrote their stories under the pseudonym “Ellery Queen”. Dannay served as editor from 1941 until his death in 1982; from where Eleanor Sullivan assumed management until 1991. From 1991 to date it remains under the management of Janet Hutchings.
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine’s manifesto as given by Dannay is: “to elevate the gaze of mystery writers in general to true literary form, to encourage good writing among our colleagues by providing a practical market not otherwise available , developing new writers seeking expression in the genre.”
To stay true to his manifesto, Dannay set out to find the most intriguing stories containing elements of crime or mystery, written by famous literary figures past and present. Around 40 Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners have been absorbed into the mystery magazine, including: Rudyard Kipling, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Norman Mailer and Alice Walker. Prominent names like Nancy Pickard, Harry Kemelman and Jack Finney began their careers as mystery writers in Ellery Queen.
A subscription to Ellery Queen Mystery magazine continues its tradition of literary excellence, with its top-notch crime and crime stories that continue to intrigue readers today as well. This magazine has won numerous recognition awards since its inception and is considered America’s oldest and most notable crime fiction publication.
Many writers have contributed to the collection, penning best-selling crime stories spanning a range of genres, including: cozy for the badass; historical to contemporary; police procedures; psychological suspense; PI stories; stories of impossible crimes; locked room; classic thrillers; and the ultimate urban black. Ellery Queen Mystery magazine also published novels and short stories using a fictional detective named “Ellery Queen”.
The magazine’s success felt more like a roller coaster. Her popularity peaked in her early days and slowly waned in the meantime. It is gradually regaining readership through its online presence. The captive audience grew to 30,000, thanks to her stamina and the conviction of her editor Janet Hutching who was certain that the electronic magazine Ellery Queen Mystery was enjoying a renaissance; something that every evolving publication goes through.
Most magazines have suffered from a decline in readership over the past few years. Factors such as the availability of the magazine for circulation, the extent of circulation, the increase in publishing costs, the constant locomotion of customers, and many other minute details have affected the distribution of physical magazines. Publishers now realize the importance of digital publishing and often make the switch fully aware of the positives and negatives: as the positives seem to outweigh the negatives. The reach of a digital magazine is global compared to the demographic restrictions of print. With the presence of numerous applications readily available, online digital publishing has never been easier. With just a click, millions of readers have access to a magazine in different parts of the world, on any smart device via the Internet. Most of the apps that host these posts are offered on mobile devices for consumers to download for free, making it the most suitable platform for posting.
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