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1) Gertrude
  
Gertrude: A Journal of Voice and Vision was founded in 1998, and is published biannually. Gertrude Press also publishes chapbooks and e-books. A one-year subscription to the journal is just $18, and you can buy back issues from $5 to $8 on their site. 
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