Literal (magazine) explained

Literal
Editor:	Rose Mary Salum^[1]
Editor Title:	Founder & Director
Category:	Latin American culture
Frequency:	Quarterly
Founded:	2004
Country:	United States Mexico Canada
Language:	English, Spanish
Website:	literalmagazine.com
Issn:	1551-6962

Literal: Latin American Voices is a quarterly cultural magazine focusing on art, architecture, literature, politics, culture, writers, intellectualism and current world events. It publishes most of its articles in both English and Spanish. It distributes nationwide in Mexico, the United States and Canada.

History

Literal was founded in 2004 by Rose Mary Salum.^[2] Its purpose is to provide a medium for the critique and diffusion^[3] of the Latin American literature and art, recognizing its potential strength as a point of departure for understanding.

Reception and awards

Literal has won 2 Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ) Awards and four Lone Star Awards.^[4]

Chief editors

• Rose Mary Salum.^[5]
• David Medina Portillo

Notes and References

1. News: Hispanic Book Festival co-founder aims to boost reading. November 25, 2011. Houston Chronicle. February 17, 2008. Arlene Nisson Lassin. teaches bilingual journalism at the University of St. Thomas, is the founder and director of the bilingual magazine Literal, Latin American Voices.
2. News: Writer of the Year. 2013-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20130919231447/http://hispanicbookfestival.com/fotos.htm. 2013-09-19. dead.
3. News: Rose Mary Salum Cross Cultural Whirl.
4. News: CELJ Winners. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111102232157/http://www.celj.org/best_new_journal. 2011-11-02.
5. News: Rose Mary Salum.