| Founder: | John T. Frederick |
| Founded: | 1915 |
| Firstdate: | January 1915 |
| Finaldate: | May–June 1933 |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Issn: | 0026-3249 |
| Oclc: | 1757420 |
The Midland was a regional little magazine which was published between 1915 and 1933 in the United States. Its subtitle was A Magazine of the Middle West between its start in 1915 and 1929. Then it was changed as A National Literary Magazine which was used until its closure in 1933. It was the most significant regional little magazine of the period.[1]
The Midland was launched in 1915, and the first issue appeared in January that year.[2] [3] Its publisher was John Springer from Economy Advertising Company.[2] John T. Frederick was both the founder and the sole editor of the magazine which featured essays and fiction written by local authors.[1] [3] From 1925 to 1930, Frank Luther Mott served as its coeditor. The magazine was instrumental in making the Midland literary work independent of the influence of the Eastern states.[1] It gained a considerable prestige due to its focus on regionalism, different perspectives towards literary work, and local, national and global issues that were significant for its readers.[4]
During its lifetime the frequency of The Midland was changed several times: monthly (1915–1917; 1923–1927), bimonthly (1918–1919; 1928–1933) and monthly and bimonthly (1920–1922).[5] The magazine was launched in Iowa City, but in 1917 its headquarters moved to Moorhead, Minnesota.[2] From 1919 to 1921, it was published in Glennie, Missouri, and from 1922 to 1923 its headquarters was in Pittsburgh.[2] Then The Midland was based in Chicago.[2] The magazine ceased publication with the issue dated May–June 1933.[5] In November 1933, it merged with Frontier to establish Frontier and Midland magazine.[5]