''My Own Mag'' was an independent publication, or

zine A zine ( ; short for '' magazine'' or '' fanzine'') is a small-circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images, usually reproduced via a copy machine. Zines are the product of either a single person or of a very s ...

, published by

Jeff Nuttall Jeffrey Addison Nuttall (8 July 1933 – 4 January 2004) was an English poet, publisher, actor, painter, sculptor, jazz trumpeter, anarchist and social commentator who was a key part of the British 1960s counter-culture. He was the brother of l ...

from 1960 to 1967. The influential, but rather unknown, publication is in retrospect most heralded for being a platform for

William S. Burroughs William Seward Burroughs II (; February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist, widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular cultur ...

experimental prose of the sixties, at a time when Burroughs had problems being published elsewhere. Having gained little notoriety in larger circles, the publications have been mostly forgotten about, however, lately the William Burroughs website Reality Studio has recently put out a sample, containing several full versions of several of the zines.

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Magazines established in 1960 Magazines disestablished in 1967 William S. Burroughs Zines Defunct literary magazines published in the United States Independent magazines {{US-lit-mag-stub