My Own Mag
Encyclopedia
My Own Mag was an independent publication, or zine
, published by Jeff Nuttall
from 1960 to 1967.
The influential, but rather unknown, publication is in retrospect most heralded for being a platform for William S. Burroughs
experimental prose of the sixites, 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
Zine
A zine is most commonly a small circulation publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier....
, published by Jeff Nuttall
Jeff Nuttall
Jeff Nuttall was an English poet, publisher, actor, painter, sculptor, jazz trumpeter, anarchist sympathiser and social commentator who was a key part of the British 1960s counter-culture. He was the brother of literary critic A. D. Nuttall.-Life and work:Jeff Nuttall was born in Clitheroe,...
from 1960 to 1967.
The influential, but rather unknown, publication is in retrospect most heralded for being a platform for William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer. A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author, he is considered to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th...
experimental prose of the sixites, 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