For the love of God, we are not Generation Y
A little while ago, I got sick of hearing that my generation—which for some God awful reason is called Generation Y—was spoiled, lazy and stupid, all while we were fighting wars (one of which, I seem...
View Article22 Suggestions
HTMLGiant has 22 bits of submission-based knowledge that you can learn from/identify with, etc. No matter what your relation to submitting and publishing is, this list needs to be forwarded to the...
View ArticleHow to Submit
For whatever reason, this austere paper system works better for me than others, which says more about how my mind works than it does about Excel spreadsheets. Maybe I’m projecting, but no matter your...
View ArticleGet Loud with Quiet Lightning
The Rumpus is teaming up with San Francisco nonprofit Quiet Lightning to present a live literary mix tape, and we want you to join us!Submit a piece less than eight minutes long by Wednesday, June 19...
View ArticleGiving Editors What They Want
For emerging writers, submitting pieces to literary magazines can be like hacking through a jungle of confusion with a guess-machete.This piece from The Review Review, titled “What Editors Want,” will...
View ArticleSubmission Strategy
Writers don’t always use their time efficiently when it comes to submitting to literary journals. Luanne Castle, writing at The Review Review, explores strategies for improving the submission process:I...
View ArticleSmall Presses, Big Problems
Have you ever considered what it would be like to run a small press? J. David Osborne, who runs Broken River Books, explains just what happens in a typical day:I check my email. There’s someone who’s...
View ArticleYou Are Doing It All Wrong
The Review Review lists all the ways your submission strategy for your writing is just terrible (and how to make it better).Related Posts:Giving Editors What They WantSubmission StrategyHow to...
View ArticleTry, Try Again
Missouri Review editor Michael Nye explains the importance of persistence when it comes to submitting to literary journals, saying that editors do begin to recognize the names and writing of long-time...
View ArticleNeither Seen Nor Heard
When it comes to the slush pile, nobody wins: writers lose money submitting into a void while editors lose time skimming work that barely resembles their publication’s criteria. Lincoln Michael offers...
View ArticleDisguising Payments Hurts Writers
Literary journals don’t always pay contributors. But unpaid contributions are less of a problem for writers than literary journals that conceal their pay rates. Allison Williams, over at The Review...
View ArticleSubmitting, from A to Z
I am not trying to brag, humble or otherwise, but merely establishing that perhaps the only thing I’m actually qualified to talk about in this world is literary magazine publication. Does the world...
View ArticleMen Explain Submissions To Me
The first time I went to grad school, my now-husband, then-boyfriend, Noah, went to all the parties with me. All of the professors and many of the students went up to talk to Noah about writing, asked...
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Call for Submissions: New Rumpus Series on Immigration
Torch: Stories of America is a series devoted to showcasing personal essays, interviews, and art about immigrant and refugee experiences. Edited by Arielle Bernstein, and featuring the work of diverse...
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Call for Submissions: Redefining Patriotism
Raised in Texas, I was taught to hold my hand over my heart when the flag was raised, to thank everyone in uniform, and to organize my life in this order; God, Country, Family. Even now, tears spring...
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Call for Submissions: Hiding in Plain Sight
All of life involves wearing masks—to hide our emotions, to shield our vulnerable identities, to get through the day, to survive in an intolerant world, and to imagine ourselves as something other than...
View ArticleAnnouncing Creative Nonfiction and Fiction Reading Periods
We are often overwhelmed by the breadth and quality of our submissions. To allow our volunteer editorial staff better handle the workload and respond to your work in a more timely fashion, we will be...
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FUNNY WOMEN: Rejection Letters from an Overly Empathetic Editor
Dear Gwyneth, Thank you for your submission of “Heartbreak.” Unfortunately, it is not quite for us. I understand the pain of a relationship gone bad. You’re quite convincing in portraying Roy’s...
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FUNNY WOMEN: A Poetry Editor’s Note, by Dick Shear
An earlier statement sent to legions of poetry readers and signed “The Editors” was disseminated in response to the poem “Knoll’s Yacht Ave” by Bradberry Mandinkle in the paper volume of Poets with...
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Life Is Odd: A Conversation with Dinty W. Moore
I first met Dinty W. Moore at the River Teeth Nonfiction Conference back in 2016. I’d been an avid reader of Brevity for some time, and so by the time I was face-to-face with the man (whom I thought of...
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