''Polite'' is a semi-regular general interest and

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published in the

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. Its tagline is "Generally interesting."

History

The magazine was founded as a quarterly in August 2005 by college friends Justin Peters and Toby Warner. It switched to a twice-yearly format in January 2007 upon publication of its second issue. The magazine publishes reportage, commentary, criticism, and satire, and specializes in articles about serious (though unconventional) topics as well as (possibly) fictional profiles and trend pieces.

Contributors

Notable contributors have included

Madison Smartt Bell Madison Smartt Bell (born August 1, 1957, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American novelist. While established as a writer by several early novels, he is especially known for his trilogy of novels about Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolut ...

, Peter Rock, Phil Campbell,

Steve Almond Steve Almond (born October 27, 1966) is an American short-story writer, essayist and author of ten books, three of which are self-published. Life Almond was raised in Palo Alto, California, graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School and received ...

, Byron Case, Emily Pecora, Bryce Wissel, and

Davy Rothbart David Ira "Davy" Rothbart (born April 11, 1975) is a bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, contributor to ''This American Life'', and the editor/publisher of '' Found Magazine''. Found Magazine Davy Rothbart's magazine ''Found'' is d ...

Awards

In 2007, ''Polite'' was nominated in the

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's Independent Press Awards competition as one of the Best New Magazines of 2007.UIPA 2007 Press Release
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References

External links

politemag.com, Official site

Utne Reader summary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Polite (magazine) Satirical magazines published in the United States Quarterly magazines published in the United States Biannual magazines published in the United States Humor magazines Independent magazines Magazines established in 2005