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One of my favourite non-fiction short pieces; Underwhelmed in Cuba by Judith Beth Cohen.

https://theberlinliteraryreview.com/judith-beth-cohen-underwhelmed-in-cuba/
#nonfiction #litmags

Where to publish flash nonfiction. A great list for anyone writing CNF, flash, or both

https://brevitymag.com/where-to-publish-flash-nonfiction/

#litmags #CNF #Writers #WritingLife

From time to time I'll post about contemporary poets, poetry and litmags I find resonate with me. Here's one:

Poem: Landromat
Poet: Carmen Pintea
Publication: The Maynard
https://www.themaynard.org/Vol12No1/Laundromat.php

Read it. Love it.

#poets
#poetry
#litmags
#poems

From time to time I'll post about contemporary poets, poetry and litmags I find resonate with me. Here's one:

Poem: Old Folks
Poet: Joanne Durham
Publication: Lascaux Review
https://lascauxreview.com/old-folks/

Read it. Love it.

#poets
#poetry
#litmags
#poems

Recently, a new lit mag closed for submissions after only 50 entries. I wish them the best of luck. May they only have high-quality stories written by actual humans. #LitMags #WritingCommunity

Do you write about disability and illness? Here are some places which publish such things. https://sickmagazine.org/resources #disability #illness #health #WritingCommunity #LitMags

An #introduction post. I will be moving from @[email protected]

I am a #writer of #FlashFiction #horror and #haiku #poetry I am an #artist and sometimes I make #music

I'm looking to follow #journalists #historians #scientists #artists #writers and #musicians and people who post about #bikes #PublicTransit and #LitMags

j'apprends le #francais

Look what just arrived: my copy of The Baltimore Review's annual print issue! (My story can also be read here: https://www.baltimorereview.org/winter_2025/contributor/joanne-merriam)

#litmags #literarycommunity #readingcommunity

One of my stories made it to the second round of consideration at a lit mag back in early February. I sent an email asking if it's still being considered, and they said it might take until next spring for all the editors to read it.

Whut.
#WritingCommunity #publishing #LitMags

I often wonder why there aren't more calls for Indigenous writers and special Indigenous-themed anthologies/magazines for June. After all, it is Indigenous History month. A shoutout to ALOCASIA for doing so, though! https://alocasia.org #IndigenousHistoryMonth #IndigenousAuthors #Indigedon #WritingCommunity #LitMags #Anthologies

Why I Sometimes Write For Free

There are times when writing for free can be worth it — so long as you are clear about your end goal Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/why-i-sometimes-write-for-free-1fd1279a1e6

#writing #freelancing #litmags #freelancerlife #marketing
@indieauthors

I'm not a fan of form rejection letters which include suppositions of what's wrong with your story.

My most recent rejection included "Sometimes a narrative can be excellent work but simply not be right for the journal. One common reason for this is that the text, though under 1000 words, isn't a flash narrative. This might mean your story would work better as a longer story, part of a longer story, or even poetry."

Another time, I received a form rejection that said my work might be offensive or poorly edited.

Lit mags, don't put stuff like this in your form rejections. If it's personalized and you want a writer to revise and resubmit, ok. But including this in all rejections comes across as condescending or alienating.

Sometimes the story is perfectly fine and just doesn't fit in your issue, and that's ok. I've had stories rejected with these sorts of copy/paste commentary that went on to win contests.

Writers, don't take this stuff personally. Maybe your story does need a bit more revision. Or maybe the form rejection was written by a crankyass. #WritingCommunity #LitMags #publishing #RejectionLetters

February has been a dry spell for me, but I did just receive my author's copies of OnSpec Magazine. My poem "Angakkuq" is featured inside. This magazine is technically a December 2024 release but the print copies were delayed because of the mail strike.

I have three pieces scheduled for print next month: a poem in Strange Horizons, an essay in ALOCASIA, and a story in Flash Fiction Online. In theory, a longer short story will be printed in an anthology, but that anthology has been going through delays for about a year. We'll see. https://onspec.ca/
#writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #IndigenousCreatives #LitMags #SpeculativeFiction #SpeculativePoetry

LESS DOOMSCROLLING, MORE POETRY: issue 8 of +doc, my little journal of longer poems, is now available! Featuring work by MICHAEL CHANG, BEE LB, and Mahaila Smith, it'll distract you better than scrolling through Reddit (again).

$4/$6 Canada/Int'l. More info at https://julianday.ca/press.html

#poetry #litmag #litmags

Today is the day of declining. Three rejections from three different lit mags so far. Time to send those pieces off elsewhere. #WritingLife #LitMags

Don't blame authors if their writing is accompanied by AI-generated illustrations. Unless self-published, we rarely have any say in what images accompany our work. That being said, I'm no longer interested in sending my work off to a certain magazine now that it started using AI for illustrations. #AI #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #LitMags #enshittification #AISlop

Magazines that accept reprints. https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2016/01/163-literary-magazines-accepting.html #publishing #WritingCommunity #LitMags

Just a quick note that I'm now reading for the next two issues of +doc. If you're interested in submitting, more info at https://julianday.ca/press_+doc.html

#poetry #litmag #litmags

Looking for a list of publishing resources for writers? I've got you covered in my most recent blog entry. https://shanmonster.dreamwidth.org/1024901.html #blog #WritingCommunity #Writing #Publishing #LitMags #CallForSubmissions #SpeculativeFiction #WritingContest #WritingWorkshop

Does anyone know if Heduan Review is still going? I've had a story out on submission with them since February and their website is down. My submission is still showing in Moksha. #LitMags #SpeculativeFiction #publishers #magazines #WritingCommunity

PSA: Wigleaf is open to submissions for two more days—that is, until Nov 15th.

Glassworks just opened subs for a limited period—until Dec 15th or until they hit their cap of 50 submissions.

Lit mags on Mastodon, feel free to reply to this post with your open calls. ✨

Good luck to everyone submitting!

#LitMags #WritingCommunity

What literary magazines, journals or zines are you enjoying right now?

Looking to read more interesting and unusual poetry and prose.

#poetry #litmags #writing

Brief but overflowing with heart and tender voices, Issue 10 (https://stanzacannon.com/issues/issue-ten/) went live a couple of days ago . Give the poets your ear and then, perhaps, give us your voice; submissions are accepted 24/7. Guidelines here: https://stanzacannon.com/submissions.

#poetry #audio #litmags

It’s National Indigenous Peoples month, but I haven’t noticed any pay-to-submit magazines waiving submissions fees for Indigenous authors. Magazines, consider doing this. #LitMags #IndigenousPeoplesMonth #publishing

What’s with magazines who demand no simultaneous submissions while also saying they won’t send out rejection letters? Rude. This time it’s the Fiddlehead. https://manager.submittable.com/opportunities/opportunity/297311 #WritingCommunity #LitMags

Here’s a spreadsheet of African lit mags. Support African writers. Read their stuff and buy their magazines. Almost all money paid to the writers comes from the editors’ own pockets. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OSCi0wW8sNOUxVHYCVg0EudNoLDeQmrebyl6TgTkt54/edit#gid=1398659271 #BIPOCWriters #AfricanLiterature #LitMags #Magazines #WritingCommunity #BlackAuthors

#SubmissionsOpen for Issue 6!

Theme: #Eternity

Seeking #poetry, #ShortFiction, #nonfiction, & #VisualArt exploring the timeless.

DEADLINE: 3/30/2024, 11:59pm PST

#SubmitYourWork here: https://shorturl.at/acA07

#CallForSubmissions #WritingCommunity #writinglife #poetrycommunity #writersofmastodon #poetsofmastodon #artistsonmastodon #submissions #writerslife #literary #literarymagazine #litmags #litmag #litmagsubmissions #litmagsubmission

Hey publishers, be on the lookout for serial plagiarist John Kucera. https://www.fictionalcafe.com/spare-parts-poetry-by-john-kucera/ #plagiarism #publishing #LitMags #WritingCommunity #editors #PoetryCommunity