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Writer's Digest

Writer's Digest is an American magazine for professional and aspiring writers. (There is a Wikipedia article about this serial.)

Publication History

Writer's Digest began in 1920 under the title Successful Writing. After 3 issues, the magazine changed its title to Writer's Digest in March 1921. No issue copyright renewals were found for this serial. The first copyright-renewed contribution is from December 1962. (More details) It is still published today.

Persistent Archives of Complete Issues

• 1920-1921: The Internet Archive has volume 1, covering December 1920 through November 1921, scanned from microfilm. This includes the three issues published as Successful Writing.
• 1921-1930: Hathitrust has some issues from volume 1, and volumes 2-10 free to read online. Some later volumes may be searchable but not readable online here.
• 1930-1931: The Internet Archive has volume 11, covering December 1930 through November 1931, scanned from microfilm.
• 1931-1932: The Internet Archive has volume 12, covering December 1931 through November 1932, scanned from microfilm.
• 1932-1933: The Internet Archive has volume 13, covering December 1932 through November 1933, scanned from microfilm.
• 1933-1934: The Internet Archive has volume 14, covering December 1933 through November 1934, scanned from microfilm.
• 1934-1935: The Internet Archive has volume 15, covering December 1934 through November 1935, scanned from microfilm.
• 1935-1936: The Internet Archive has volume 16, covering December 1935 through November 1936, scanned from microfilm.
• 1936-1937: The Internet Archive has volume 17, covering December 1936 through November 1937, scanned from microfilm.
• 1937-1938: The Internet Archive has volume 18, covering December 1937 through November 1938, scanned from microfilm.
• 1938-1939: The Internet Archive has volume 19, and volume 20 number 1, covering December 1938 through December 1939, scanned from microfilm
• 1939-1940: The Internet Archive has volume 20, numbers 2-12, covering January through November 1940, scanned from microfilm.
• 1940-1943: The Internet Archive has volumes 21-23, covering December 1940 through November 1943, scanned from microfilm. Some issues may be labeled with incorrect volume numbers.
• 1943-1944: The Internet Archive has volume 24, covering December 1943 through November 1944, scanned from microfilm.
• 1944-1945: The Internet Archive has volume 25, covering December 1944 through November 1945, scanned from microfilm.
• 1945-1946: The Internet Archive has volume 26, covering December 1945 through November 1946, scanned from microfilm.
• 1946-1947: The Internet Archive has volume 27, covering December 1946 through November 1947, scanned from microfilm.
• 1947-1948: The Internet Archive has volume 28, covering December 1947 through November 1948, scanned from microfilm.
• 1948-1949: The Internet Archive has volume 29, covering December 1948 through November 1949, scanned from microfilm.
• 1949-1950: The Internet Archive has volume 30, covering December 1949 through November 1950, scanned from microfilm.
• 1950-1951: The Internet Archive has volume 31, covering December 1950 through November 1951, scanned from microfilm.
• 1951-1952: The Internet Archive has volume 32, covering December 1951 through November 1952, scanned from microfilm.
• 1952-1953: The Internet Archive has volume 33, covering December 1952 through November 1953, scanned from microfilm.
• 1953-1954: The Internet Archive has volume 34, covering December 1953 through November 1954, scanned from microfilm.
• 1954-1955: The Internet Archive has volume 35, covering December 1954 through November 1955, scanned from microfilm.
• 1955-1956: The Internet Archive has volume 36, covering December 1955 through November 1956, scanned from microfilm.
• 1956-1957: The Internet Archive has volume 37, covering December 1956 through November 1957, scanned from microfilm.
• 1957-1958: The Internet Archive has volume 38, covering December 1957 through December 1958, scanned from microfilm.
• 1959: The Internet Archive has volume 39, scanned from microfilm.
• 1960: The Internet Archive has volume 40, scanned from microfilm.
• 1961: The Internet Archive has volume 41, scanned from microfilm.

Official Site / Current Material

• The Writer's Digest website has more information on the magazine, and online articles about writing and writers.

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