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Q: How do we spot scammy lit mags & presses (part 1)?
"Blinking lights in no way matching the true thing."
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Becky Tuch
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Save the Dates! July interviews & info sessions!
upcoming events
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Becky Tuch
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Who Reads Lit Mags? We Do! Spotlight on Buckman Journal, Brink, Streetcake, After Dinner Conversation, Beestung, & Rattle
"...how much room there still is to experiment within the lit mag world."
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Jessica Dylan Miele
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June 2025

Everybody Wants to Rule the Lit Mags!
Scam alert!; submission fee & response time stats; invisibilisation of class in the lit world; breaking submission rules; leaving MFA programs…
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Becky Tuch
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June lit mag brag!
Come on out!
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Becky Tuch
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Failure Is My Favorite F-Word
"The burden of having to succeed has evaporated."
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Olivia Brochu
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"We Publish the Writers of Right Now." A Chat with Adam Ross & Eric Smith, Editors of The Sewanee Review
"A culture machine."
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Becky Tuch
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Q: What exactly is "literary citizenship" (and what is wrong with it)?
"This is not work. It’s literary citizenship!"
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Becky Tuch
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Sewanee Review discount code!
get it now!
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Becky Tuch
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Transparency, Promotion, and Design: Tools for Building Strong Lit Mags
"For those who care about marketing and readership..."
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Daniel Speechly
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Rebel Lit Mag, You've Torn Your Dress!
Lit Mag Incubator Program; serial plagiarist; more thoughts on men in publishing; Conduit v Conduit; Confessions of a Journal Editor; nasty rejection…
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Becky Tuch
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Q: Is class a feature of marginalization and underrepresentation in lit mags?
"Do the voices of the poor not bear mention?"
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Becky Tuch
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