Thank you to The University of Arizona Poetry Center for publishing my article on their resourceful site! You can see additional calls for disabled and neurodivergent writers and artists on my site here. “There are many literary magazines and journals that promote and lift underrepresented voices traditionally not […]
Now that Gyroscope Review is open again for submissions, I’ve been thinking about rejections. As I read poem after poem, noting yes, no, or maybe, commenting online to the other editors and reading their comments, I’ve been thinking about the responsibility every editor has to the writers who […]
UPDATED DECEMBER 2020 Thanks to Randal A. Burd, Jr. for updating my original list of markets accepting formal verse poetry for publication on his web site The Edge of Memory. Their list will be updated regularly. Most editors are happy to answer questions regarding submissions. If a lit […]
Thank you to Authors Publish for publishing my article on their resourceful site! If you’re wondering how to become more involved in the literary community and why you’d want to, click the link below for five reasons to volunteer for a publication, including: gaining experience, meeting other writers, […]
These tips include the basics as well as links to several articles and posts to help even the most seasoned poet/writer, including terminology you need to know, things to do before you submit, general tips, and links to posts on my site and other sites related to submitting, […]
The listings below are literary magazines/journals that specifically focus on the artists and writers in the LGBTQ+ community. There are many other literary magazines that support LGBTQ+ contributors. For a more general list of all-inclusive/feminist lit mags, check out my list here: Feminist Lit Mags and Journals. […]
The literary magazines/journals listed below all offer some form of payment, do not charge submission/reading, take online submissions, and have submission deadlines from August 30 – September 30, 2019. This list focuses on poetry submissions/contests, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are […]
The listings below are literary magazines/journals that specifically focus on the artists and writers in the LGBTQ+ community. There are many other literary magazines that support LGBTQ+ contributors. For a more general list of all-inclusive/feminist lit mags, check out my list here: Feminist Lit Mags and Journals. These […]
Here are some of the lessons I've learned and decisions I've made in the area of literary submissions. Some of these I consider hard and fast rules, others are more like guidelines, and finally some are my preferences representing decisions I've made about how to conduct my own […]
This article by Kim Winternheimer published on The Masters Review blog is an excellent discussion on how to strategically submit your work and includes great tips. The article is divided into 6 key sections, including: Top-Tier Publication Goals Staggering Submissions When To Call It Quits Submitting The Same […]
