&sq=&lang=&file=File:1896_StNicholas_v23_no5.png) St. Nicholas, 1896 | |
| Categories | Children's |
|---|---|
| Founder | Roswell Smith and Mary Mapes Dodge |
| First issue | November 1873 |
| Final issue | 1943 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City, U.S. |
| Language | English |
| OCLC | 1764817 |
St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular monthly American children's magazine, founded by Scribner's in 1873 and named after the Christian saint.[1] The first editor was Mary Mapes Dodge, who continued her association with the magazine until her death in 1905.[2] Dodge published work by the country's leading writers, including Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mark Twain, Laura E. Richards and Joel Chandler Harris. Many famous writers were first published in St. Nicholas League, a department that offered awards and cash prizes to the best work submitted by its juvenile readers. Edna St. Vincent Millay, F. Scott Fitzgerald, E. B. White, and Stephen Vincent Benét were all St. Nicholas League winners.[3]
St. Nicholas Magazine ceased publication in 1940. A revival was attempted in 1943, but only a few issues were published before St. Nicholas folded once more.
- ^ "Harper's Young People and Its Rivals" (PDF). The Magazinist. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "Mary Mapes Dodge Dead", The New York Times, August 22, 1905.
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