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Each issue of Lapham’s Quarterly adopts and explores a single theme. Our first four issues were dedicated, respectively, to War, Money, Nature, and Education, each created with an aim to help readers find historical threads from Homer to Queen Elizabeth I to George Patton, from Aesop to Edith Wharton to Joan Didion. New essays from writers such as Stanley Fish, Fritz Stern, and Andrew Delbanco then knotted each theme together. A typical issue features an introductory Preamble from Editor Lewis H. Lapham; approximately 100 “Voices in Time” — that is, appropriately themed selections drawn from the annals and archives of the past — and newly commissioned commentary and criticism from today’s preeminent scholars and writers. Myriad photographs, paintings, charts, graphs, and maps round out each issue’s 224 pages... continue reading »

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If you have any questions about a subscription or are experiencing subscription difficulties, please call 877-890-3001 (if outside the U.S., please call 973-627-5162), or email custsvc_laphams@fulcoinc.com.

Submissions Policy

Lapham’s Quarterly does not accept unsolicited original work, but we invite readers to send along interesting, topical, unusual, or enlightening historical documents and articles for use in the Quarterly or online. You may send texts from authors on the order of Anaïs Nin, Herodotus, or Theodore Roosevelt; alternatively, you also can send lost drafts of the U.S. Constitution, stray Confederate specie, or still-pending Barbary ransom demands to:

Editors
Lapham’s Quarterly
33 Irving Place, Eighth Floor
New York, N.Y. 10003

Documents easily submitted electronically may be sent to editorial@laphamsquarterly.org.

Please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like your materials returned.

Letters to the Editor

In the spirit of creating open debate and dialogue, Lapham's Quarterly encourages readers to give voice to their opinions and ideas. Please address letters to the editor to editorial@laphamsquarterly.org with “Letter to the Editor” in the subject line. Alternatively, letters may be sent to the editors at:

Editors
Lapham’s Quarterly
33 Irving Place, Eighth Floor
New York, N.Y. 10003

Please note that while we cannot publish or respond to each letter individually, we will read and consider every one in a timely manner.

Internship Opportunities

EDITORIAL INTERNSHIP
Lapham’s Quarterly offers internships in its New York office. The internship requires a full-time commitment, five days a week. Each internship lasts between three and five months, affording interns the opportunity to participate in a full production schedule. Interns participate in every step of the production process, from suggesting, finding, and editing historical texts, writing for the website, fact-checking, proofreading, and permissions. Interns attend every editorial and board meeting and are essential and beloved members of the staff. Please note that his internship is unpaid.

Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and brief writing sample to: timothy@laphamsquarterly.org

Winter Session
Dates: November 22-February 17
Deadline: September 15

Spring Session
Dates: February 21-May 18
Deadline: January 7

Summer Session
Dates: May 22-August 17
Deadline: March 15

Fall Session
Dates: August 21-November 16
Deadline: June 15

WEB INTERNSHIP
The web intern should be a creative aggregator and internet obsessive, familiar with history feeds and book blogs, as well as the voice of LQ’s social media. The intern is responsible for writing the Déjà Vu blog, and can also pitch posts for the Roundtable blog. The intern will work closely with the online editor to upload the issue to the website, research images, create newsletters, maintain social media, pitch content to bloggers and websites. Web interns also participate in the editorial process, submitting texts for the magazine. Experience with Movable Type, Tumblr, Twitter, and Photoshop is preferred. Please note this is a full-time, unpaid internship and it is located in our New York office.

Interested candidates should submit a sample Déjà Vu post, a resume, and cover letter to: michelle@laphamsquarterly.org

Fall Session
Dates: July 15-October 15
Deadline: June 1

Winter Session
Dates: October 15-January 15
Deadline: September 1

Spring Session
Dates: January 15-April 15
Deadline: December 1

Summer Session
Dates: April 15-July 15
Deadline: March 1