Literary magazines publish fiction, poetry, book reviews, criticism, and essays.
Some focus on solely on one genre, others provide a mix, yet others emphasize poetry or fiction but also include reviews, criticism and essays. The majority of literary magazines publish quarterly, though frequency ranges from monthly to biannually. Their format can be perfect bound or tabloid, with anywhere from 14 to 400 pages. One of the oldest is The Sewanee Review , founded in 1892 and still publishing in 1996. Notable literary magazines which are still active have been founded in every decade of this century.