Virginia. Magazine for women's book criticism

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Virginia women's book review

description Review magazine for women's literature
language German
publishing company Aviva Verlag ( Germany )
Headquarters Berlin
First edition 1986
founder Anke Schäfer , Hinrike Gronewold
Frequency of publication Twice a year, October and March
Sold edition 10,000 copies
( Media data accessed 10/2019 )
Editor Britta Juergs
Web link virginia-frauenbuchkritik.de
ISSN (print) 1610-5192

Virginia. Zeitschrift für Frauenbuchkritik ( Virginia for short ) is a German-language review magazine that has been published since 1986. It is the first women's literature magazine to provide an overview of new feminist literature . At the beginning, the magazine was important for many small and self-publishers of women's literature, as they often work without advertising budgets and were dependent on recommendations and reviews.

profile

The magazine appears twice a year and - in line with its self-portrayal - presents “books by women for women”. This includes fiction, biographies, non-fiction books on women's issues, women's studies and feminist theory, as well as short reviews of crime fiction and girls' books. The autumn edition focuses on women authors from the host country of the Frankfurt Book Fair .

history

Virginia was founded in April 1986 by Anke Schäfer and Hinrike Gronewold “in the kitchen of Daphne Verlag in Göttingen” (see Susanne Amrain ).

It started with a circulation of 15,000 copies, which was increased to 50,000 by the year 2000 and distributed free of charge.

In the first few years it appeared in Anke Schäfers Feminist Buchverlag; From 2001 to 2011 (No. 30–49) Christel Göttert Verlag published the magazine in Rüsselsheim , and since issue 50 in March 2012, the Berlin Aviva Verlag has been responsible under Britta Jürgs .

Currently (2019) the magazine is distributed through 51 bookstores, numerous libraries or by subscription. According to media data, the circulation is now 10,000.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marie-Theres Zirm: Publishing - a question of gender? 1973 - 2008: 35 years of women's publishing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the context of the women's movement . (Quoted there from: Lea Morrien: Lesbian literature with a sharpened view, In: Die Welt reinventen. Bremen, women's book store Hagazussa (ed.) 1989 p.90). Vienna 2008, p. 91–93 ( digitized via wienbibliothek.at [PDF]).
  2. ↑ Profile. In: virginia-frauenbuchkritik.de. Retrieved October 3, 2019 .
  3. ^ Marie-Theres Zirm: Publishing - a question of gender? 1973 - 2008: 35 years of women's publishing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the context of the women's movement . (quoted there from: Virginia, 28/2000, p. 2). Vienna 2008, p. 65 ( digitized via wienbibliothek.at [PDF]).
  4. ^ Marie-Theres Zirm: Publishing - a question of gender? 1973 - 2008: 35 years of women's publishing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the context of the women's movement . (quoted there from: Dörrich, Sabine: “A life for women (literature)” Anke Schäfer, in: Kalmbach, Gabriele (ed.): WOMEN MAKE BOOKS. (with the collaboration of Petra Albers and Barbara Oh). Königstein / Taunus: Ulrike Helmer Verlag 2000). Vienna 2008, p. 91–93 ( digitized via wienbibliothek.at [PDF]).
  5. ↑ Editorial Virginia No. 50 (Spring 2012). In: virginia-frauenbuchkritik.de. 2012, accessed October 3, 2019 .
  6. ↑ a b Christel Göttert Publisher: Virginia. In: christel-goettert-verlag.de. Retrieved October 3, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Virginia Women's Book Review - Imprint. Retrieved October 3, 2019 .
  8. ↑ ZDB catalog - Detailed check: Virginia: Woman book review. Retrieved October 3, 2019 .
  9. ^ Virginia Women's Book Review - Contact - Find Bookstores. Retrieved October 3, 2019 .