WELCOME TO THE SIX CENTURIES CLUB AND
SENSATIONS MAGAZINE
Winner, American Literary Magazine Awards, 1994-1996
Winner, NJ State Jefferson Award for Public Service, 2009
Archived and preserved in The Library of Congress, 2010
Very few ships are as unusually designed as ours, or successfully have sailed the cultural seas for 25 years. Welcome aboard the ship for The Six Centuries Club of America, Inc. and our award-winning publication, Sensations Magazine.
Our ship has operated as a full-fledged arts and cultural force, offering over 700 stops in 48 states, on a journey that started in 1987 and ends by 2013. First constructed as a literary magazine operating annually without government grant funding and without university affiliation - and now upgraded to an American corporation that conducts new footnoted research into American history, still publishes the literary magazine, and organizes and hosts events related to American history - The Six Centuries Club invites you to step aboard, and journey with us backward into time. Feel the polished wood. Note the fine craftsmanship.
Each month in 2010, starting January 9 with "American Celebration, 1900-1920," we dock at a different decade of American history, exploring history and poetry of that time period - though we're much more than a poetry or history group. Past events conducted by Sensations Magazine have included author signings, cabaret shows, concerts, dance performances, history lectures, private readings of modern poetry by members, reading of "classic American poetry" by members and invited guests, writers' retreats, and writing workshops. Many of our events are free for the general public, while select events are "member only" private events for club members. Go to the "Upcoming Events" button at left for the sailing schedule.
To explore the possibility of becoming a member (rates start at $25 for six months, March to August 2010), go to the "Join the Club" button at left.
For additional "introductory details" about us, continue reading below.
ABOUT OUR PUBLICATION: 1987 TO PRESENT
Sensations Magazine is a 2010 member of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP), is indexed in Humanities International Complete, was indexed the Index of American Periodical Verse (before that ceased in 2007), and is listed in the 2009 edition of Poet's Market. We have published new magazine issues each year since our founding on December 10, 1987. Sensations Magazine Issues 1-45 are all sold out. Final copies of Issue 46, "19th Century America," are reserved for new university or public library subscribers, and past Sensations Magazine subscribers. Issue 47, "20th Century America," is scheduled to debut on Sunday, April 18, 2010 in Lafayette, NJ.
Sensations Magazine also is one of the few literary magazines in America to offer both cash and copies for the "Best Batch" of poems per issue, and for the #1 story per issue, as outlined under the "Submit Poems/Stories" button at left, which also contains current submission requirements. There are two deadlines: Feb 15, 2010 and July 5, 2010.
ABOUT OUR AMERICAN HISTORY RESEARCH
Along with magazine publishing, The Six Centuries Club has published new research into American history, from "the pre-United States days" of the 1500s, to prospects for the future by the end of the 21st century, from a multicultural standpoint. Poets, fiction writers, and historians are welcomed, as is anyone with an interest in learning more about American history from a multicultural perspective, as are institutional members such as libraries, historical societies, "friends" groups, museums, etc.
ABOUT OUR FUNDING AND PHILOSOPHY
The Six Centuries Club starts 2010 with funding from a consortium of 65 corporate financial sponsors (see "Financial Sponsors" button at left), private donations, individual and institutional magazine subscriptions, and contest fees. One goal is to provide 10 free-to-attend public concerts in and near Sussex County between 2007 and 2010, and we're pleased to report concerts 8 and 9 are prepaid, and are coming in April 2010 and July 2010.
The goal of the parent company is to operate as an independently operating cultural force for arts and educational programming, without any government grant funding and without any university affiliation or backing, yet in the end, break even financially.
As a result of this flexible and changing "consortium of cooperation," Sensations Magazine has published new issues each year, without use of any taxpayer dollars, ever. Unlike some of our competitors, we have never taken Federal, state or local government grant funding to publish poetry and fiction, or to sponsor events. Yet, like any community that attempts to improve the quality of life in New Jersey (by offering free events, and by being a support group for a dynamic writing community), we need funding to keep the free events coming - and to keep our publishing and research free of government censorship.
If that sounds like something you'd like to support, please "Join the Club" today.
