Forum Title: LIZZIE BORDEN SOCIETY Topic Area: Lizzie Andrew Borden Topic Name: Big Announcement! The Hatchet is coming!  

1. "Big Announcement! The Hatchet is coming!"
Posted by stefani on Oct-21st-03 at 9:52 AM

Hello everybody!

By now you know that the Lizzie Borden Quarterly is ceasing publication with this October issue. I was lucky to hear about it in time to write a piece in the last issue praising the LBQ's contribution to the study of the case and Maynard Bertolet's expert handling of all things editorial. For that I am truly grateful. The LBQ will be missed. I too have fond memories of waiting for its arrival in my mailbox. I seemed to always get it last (at the very end of the month), so my anticipation level was extremely high by the time it finally arrived. The riches it contained were a sight to behold! Three cheers to Maynard Bertolet, Gabriela Adler, and Bristol Community College for their great work and committment to excellence!!

I couldn't bear the thought of going without reading rich content on the case! I spent the last few months working on a plan to fill the gap caused by the end of the LBQ. So I made a big decision----I have formed a company called PearTree Press that will publish an online subscription magazine devoted to the Borden Murders, Fall River, and Victorian America. It is titled The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies. You can read all about it on the back page of the LBQ and at the site at http://www.lizzieandrewborden.com (just click on The Hatchet to go to the magazine). I hope you will like the format and design. Those little Borden heads were fun to make!

The Hatchet will be published 6 times a year on the 4th of the month (what else!) starting in February. I am now accepting submissions for publication. The submission policy is posted on The Hatchet's site. I know there are lots of great writers out there, as evidenced by the content of this forum!! I trust you will also be pleased to see that I am paying authors whose work is accepted for publication.

OTHER NEWS:

You will also find a redesigned shopping area on the site, now titled Borden Books and Gifts, with links to online payment options. Expect some exciting new items for sale in the coming months.

The free email newsletter will continue until the first of the year, so those of you who have subscribed to that can expect more great information and Dear Abbys in your inbox. After that, I will devote the bulk of my publishing time to the new magazine.

I am going to have to archive the forum again shortly, so consider this wordup that by next week the Lizzie Borden Society Forum will be pared down to an acceptable level (per Arborwood's requirement). The privy will stay private and none of those posts will be made public. Other important discussions, not in the privy, will be moved to the LizzieAndrewBorden web site for reading there.


I hope you will all find the changes around here to your liking. I am looking forward to working with those of you who want to write for The Hatchet. If you have any questions or comments please don't hesitate to contact me. I am eager to make this new venture a truly great experience for all concerned.


2. "Re: Big Announcement! The Hatchet is coming!"
Posted by Bob Gutowski on Oct-21st-03 at 10:41 AM
In response to Message #1.

One door closes, another opens!

I've already subscribed, and I want to offer my congratulations on this new venture.


3. "Re: Big Announcement! The Hatchet is coming!"
Posted by stefani on Oct-21st-03 at 11:12 AM
In response to Message #2.

Bob, how about that review of the DVD? I would love it if you could or would write it for the first issue! THANK YOU for your support!!


4. "Re: Big Announcement! The Hatchet is coming!"
Posted by Bob Gutowski on Oct-21st-03 at 11:57 AM
In response to Message #3.

Whaddya think, I LIKE writing...oh, that's right, I do! :&

(That's me, eating a pretzel!)

(Message last edited Oct-21st-03  4:52 PM.)


5. "Re: Big Announcement! The Hatchet is coming!"
Posted by njwolfe on Oct-21st-03 at 6:49 PM
In response to Message #1.

Exciting news, Good Luck Stefani!


6. "Re: Big Announcement! The Hatchet is coming!"
Posted by haulover on Oct-21st-03 at 9:40 PM
In response to Message #1.

i guess i'd better get busy or miss out on the glory.