This list from Authors Publish is a great place to start if you’re looking for paying markets. Have I submitted to some of these? Yes. Have I been rejected? Of course. You’ve probably heard the stories of writers who kept all their rejection letters from coveted magazines and […]
If you’re not already familiar with Clifford Garstang‘s annual literary magazine rankings or you’ve forgotten to check them out for a while, here’s a reminder to how handy they are! Every year Garstang ranks lit mags based on Pushcart Prize anthology. He creates rankings for the three main […]
Navigating the world of literary magazines was difficult for me in the beginning. I initially set out to publish anywhere, so desperate for publication, I actually Googled easiest literary magazines to the publish in, or something to that extent, and came across visual and literary artist’s Michael Alexander […]
The Maynard is an online poetry journal. They publish two issues per year on April 15 (Spring issue) and October 15 (Fall issue) and are always open to submissions of poetry and cover art. I wondered how and why this poetry journal came to be, so I asked co-founder […]
Guttural is an online “experimental, contemporary literary magazine that welcomes work in all shapes and sizes. The riskier the better. It was founded, initially in print, in 2017 and is edited by Nathan Hassall and Gemma Jackson.” I wondered how and why this lit mag came to be, so I asked Editor […]
The first time I sent submissions out after completing my MFA, I sent out six packets of poems to higher-tier journals. Then I waited. If the feedback of my classmates and professors was any indication, I assumed the responses would be positive (either acceptances or personalized rejection letters). […]
Pretty Owl Poetry “is a journal that publishes new, emerging, and established writers in poetry, fiction, and the visual arts.” The issues are published in PDF format and are free to read online. Not only did Pretty Owl publish my poem “And Finished knowing – then –” in […]
