FAQ

How much of HQ is published online?
How do I subscribe to the print edition of HQ?
Can I get back numbers of the print edition of HQ?
What connection has HQ with The New Hungarian Quarterly?
Who publishes HQ?
What is the publishing policy of HQ?
Has HQ a translation policy?
How can I advertise in HQ?

 

How much of HQ is published online?
Every issue from that of Summer 1995, No. 138 is available. Online you will find a full table of contents and some highlights of each issue. These highlighted contents are accompanied by a summary of their content and, in some instances, published in full.

How do I subscribe to the print edition of HQ?
Simply fill in the subscription form online or that accompanying a print issue. For further information or enquiries: .

Can I get back numbers of the print edition of HQ?
Back numbers are available. Contact us by letter: The Hungarian Quarterly, 8 Naphegy tér, Budapest H–1016, Hungary or by e-mail: .

What connection has HQ with The New Hungarian Quarterly?
The Hungarian Quarterly was funded and first launched in 1936 by a group within the conservative anglophile Establishment. Led by Count István Bethlen, this group gave the journal the mission of reaching out to the Western powers, at a time when Hungary found herself being dragged deeper into the orbit of Nazi Germany. They set as its goal to “speak to the most educated in the Anglo-Saxon countries: to Parliaments, to universities, to the leading figures in economic and social life” and they appointed as its first editor the remarkable József Balogh. The latter was a polyglot classical scholar, who commissioned contributions from the leading lights in Hungarian scholarship, literature and the arts and set impeccable standards of editing and, where necessary, translation. The journal continued to be published even after Hungary’s entry into the war on the side of the Axis, with a final number coming out in 1942. Balogh was murdered by the Nazis in 1944, Bethlen disappeared in Soviet custody in Moscow, where he probably died in 1946. (For a detailed history of the pre-war Hungarian Quarterly, see Tibor Frank’s article “To Comply with English Taste” in HQ 171, Autumn 2003, available online.)

The journal was revived in 1960 with the title The New Hungarian Quarterly, under the editorship of Iván Boldizsár. In the aftermath of the 1956 Revolution, Hungary had become something of a pariah in the world and Boldizsár persuaded the Communist establishment that a journal attempting to publish to the standards set by its pre-war predecessor, and containing writing by leading Hungarian scholars, writers and journalists on topics of relevance to Hungary, her arts and history, would do something to restore Hungary´s good name in the world. While publishing quasi-official articles on the official views of the People’s Republic of Hungary, the journal consistently managed to convey something of the abiding Hungary to the outside world, in particular its arts and scholarship, and won a reputation for the excellence of its literary pages. Boldizsár died in 1989, just as the country was returning to democracy and a free market. (For more on this period, see Miklós Vajda’s article in Encounters.)

The journal managed to free itself of vestigial state control in 1993, returning to its original title of The Hungarian Quarterly and under the editorship of its previous literary editor, Miklós Vajda, who had been largely responsible for the journal’s admirable offerings of Hungarian literature in translation. On his retirement in 2005, Zsófia Zachár ensured continuity by moving up from deputy editor to take over direction of the journal.

Copies of Encounters, an anthology of some of the best writing in The New Hungarian Quarterly and The Hungarian Quarterly, are still to be had. Contact: The Hungarian Quarterly, 8 Naphegy tér, Budapest H–1016, Hungary or by e-mail: .

Who publishes HQ?
The Hungarian Quarterly is published by The Society of The Hungarian Quarterly, which is an autonomous body electing its own board and membership. The journal receives subsidies from the Ministry of Education and Culture, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but they exercise no control over editorial policy or input nor are they represented within The Society.

What is the publishing policy of HQ?
The Hungarian Quarterly follows in the tradition set by its predecessors by opening its pages to scholars, writers and reviewers from Hungary and abroad who have something pertinent to say on matters concerning the arts, history and society of Hungary and her region. Some contributions are directly commissioned, others have first appeared in print or electronically in Hungarian, others still are unsolicited submissions. (Unsolicited pieces will not be returned.)

In principle The Hungarian Quarterly does not publish material that has already appeared in English.

Has HQ a translation policy?
All poetry translation in The Hungarian Quarterly is done by recognized poets working in the English language. Our fiction comes from prominent and prize-winning translators. Generally these translations are commissioned.

The journal maintains a reputation for quality editing and fact-checking.

How can I advertise in HQ?
For rates, please contact: The Hungarian Quarterly, P.O. Box 3, Budapest H–1426, Hungary or by e-mail: .

The Hungarian Quarterly welcomes corporate sponsorship for certain projects and supplements involving colour plates.