Advertising Guidelines
The Threepenny Review is a quarterly review of the arts and society. Its consulting editors include Jonathan Franzen, Louise Glück, Ian McEwan, and Tobias Wolff; among its writers are André Aciman, Wendell Berry, Geoff Dyer, A. L. Kennedy, David Mamet, Javier Marías, Robert Pinsky, Kay Ryan, Amy Tan, and Dean Young.
Each issue contains new poetry, short fiction, personal memoirs, and essays on books, film, theater, dance, music, architecture, visual arts, television, and politics. Of the total 8,000+ circulation, over 6,500 are long-term paid subscribers, making The Threepenny Review one of the largest quarterly magazines in the country.
Publishers Weekly has called it a "serious, decidedly literary and immensely readable quarterly." The Los Angeles Times labeled it California’s "biggest little literary voice." And Literary Magazine Review noted: "Graphically, the magazine is striking; even the ads are beautiful."
For further information about advertising, please call
Wendy Lesser at (510) 849-4545 or contact her by e-mail at wlesser@threepennyreview.com.
Rates
| Description | Dimensions in inches (width x height) |
Rates |
| Full page Three columns Junior page Two columns Half page (horizontal) |
9 3/4 x 13 3/4 7 1/4 x 13 3/4 7 1/4 x 10 4 3/4 x 13 3/4 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 |
$1800 $1400 $1200 $1100 $1100 |
| One column Quarter page |
2 1/4 x 13 3/4 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 |
$600 $600 |
| Per column inch | $60 |
Premium location:
- Full page on back cover: $2000
Discounts and commissions (these discounts cannot be combined)
- 15% off for contract advertisers (appearing in four consecutive issues)
- 10% off for small publishers, small bookstores, and small theatre companies
- 15% commission to recognized advertising agencies
Mechanical requirements
- Format: Four-column page, 10" by 15" image area, unbound
- Printing process: Web offset on Electrobrite paper
- Ads should be camera-ready. A 100-line screen is recommended for best half-tone reproduction; for background images, a 15% screen is recommended. All ads are in black and white only.
- Ads should be sent as pdfs to wlesser@threepennyreview.com.
Publication schedule
| Issue | On Sale Date | Advertising Deadline |
| Spring | March 1 | February 1 |
| Summer | June 1 | May 1 |
| Fall | September 1 | August 1 |
| Winter | December 1 | November 1 |
Billing
Invoices and tearsheets will be sent upon publication. Payment is due within 30 days of invoice date, after which time the account is subject to a 1 1/2% per month finance charge. First-time advertisers will be billed in advance of publication.
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