Archive - Lit Mag News

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…

Jun 30 •

June lit mag brag!

Jun 28 •

Failure Is My Favorite F-Word

"The burden of having to succeed has evaporated."

Jun 26 •

"We Publish the Writers of Right Now." A Chat with Adam Ross & Eric Smith, Editors of The Sewanee Review

"A culture machine."

Jun 24 •

Q: What exactly is "literary citizenship" (and what is wrong with it)?

"This is not work. It’s literary citizenship!"

Jun 21 •

Sewanee Review discount code!

Jun 19 •

Transparency, Promotion, and Design: Tools for Building Strong Lit Mags

"For those who care about marketing and readership..."

Jun 19 •

Daniel Speechly

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…

Jun 16 •

Q: Is class a feature of marginalization and underrepresentation in lit mags?

"Do the voices of the poor not bear mention?"

Jun 14 •

Literary Magazines Are Not Your Validation

"As failure can be a friend, validation can be an enemy."

Jun 12 •

Judson Stacy Vereen

"The Thrill of Discovering Something Great." A Chat with Aube Rey Lescure, Editor-in-Chief of Off Assignment

"The power of a prompt"

Jun 10 •

Q: Are fee waivers problematic?

"If our reading fee presents a financial hardship..."

Jun 7 •

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