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Quarterly Fiction Magazine

Torpedo is a very high quality magazine focused on providing a medium for fiction writers to reach a wide audience. Each issue is lovingly produced with high quality content including stories, artwork and comics. The first issue was around 150 pages, the second has reached 160. They have not scrimped on either the production values nor the printing, these are superior paperbacks with super colour covers and great art throughout.

The content is, well, nothing short of amazing. Each story is impressive and clearly has been chosen for its quality. There is a wide range of genres and the artwork and graphic tales are just as riveting. Torpedo has a great sense of humour and while focused on the significance of fiction writing, doesn’t take itself too seriously, so there is a lot to laugh at as well as to ponder.

I am especially taken by the ethic of the publishers of Torpedo, Falcon vs. Monkey. In these days of mass market cinema and literature, it is nice to find a publication with a strong commitment to its authors. For Falcon vs. Monkey its authors are it lifeblood, not commodities just to make a buck off. For every copy sold via their website and they sell exclusively through their website to maximize the commissions they can pay, they give 50% of the cover price in royalties divided up among the contributors. So, for example, volume one contained the work of twelve writers and four illustrators, so for each copy sold they receive one sixteenth. This is an exemplary model, rather than just giving their authors a flat fee and pocketing the rest, they work to support those who support them. Not only that, the editor's royalties will be put aside to create a Falcon vs. monkey literary prize for the support of a young artist. While, the remaining 50% of the cover price will be spent on printing, advertising and, in the world of the editor, perhaps some delicious mulled wine!

Having spent the last few cold nights rolled up beside a fire reading Torpedo I can tell you each issue is packed with some real gems and well worth the cover price, I was absorbed into every tale and found hours drifting by in literary bliss ! $80.00 for four issues is nothing compared to the price of novels these days and they will be something you will enjoy for many years to come.

I think it is very important these days when small press and magazines are having it tough to find such treasures as Torpedo and support them ! I suggest you visit their site forthwith and subscribe, you will be very pleased you did.