I'm the managing editor at Survivor Lit (www.survivorlit.org) and we are of course open to writers over 50. You must by a survivor of sexual assault to submit. Poetry, essays anytime, but please pitch for reviews or interviews/articles. julia@survivorlit.org Find us on social media T/FB/IG @survivorlit
Becky, Thank you so much. I know of Persimmon Tree, but didn't know of the others. Yes, we "elders" are telling important stories...still. Some of us are experiencing a second career as writers, and want to see ourselves in print. Thank you for this list. You're the best.
Bless your heart, Becky! A few years ago you directed me to Persimmon Tree, and those folks have published two of my stories. Thank you do much for these new possibilities. Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton
Thanks so much for this! Often I have felt that my style and content was at odds with those of younger writers. I certainly experience something of a disconnect with writers of different, newer generations. This list is very welcome.
This list of Magz for older people is incredible. I didn't even know that such journals existed. I live in Flordia and they would do quite well here. Great job listing and describing them. Even grapes must be aged to become wine. I'm looking forward to checking them out. RonT
Bloom, Boomer Lit, Boomspeak, Instant Noodles (40+). Every mag SHOULD welcome and consider work by people of advanced maturity and experience, but it helps to show editors you "get it" by including references to protagonists' angst over MFA homework and inclination to conduct all conversations by smartphone, usually via text. Have you noticed how so many streaming TV shows and contemporary movies now feature near-constant interaction via smartphone? My neck is getting sore from all the head-shaking I do when watching. What ... is ... the ... world ... coming to?
Im 77. Old enough, right? I also have controlled diabetes ("how sweet it is"- that I still have two legs to stand on, or maybe I should say waddle"; 2) sleep apnea- a national disease that no one even discussed or talked much about or diagnosed cures until about t wenty years ago!!!! and now there are hundreds of us who go to bed nightly with a mask over our faces- no fun, TRUST ME,, and a diagnosis two years ago of onset Alzheimers which I am aware of since I have a terrific long term memory ( ie I can remember every single rejection Ive ever received, even some from lit. mags); and 3 GC syndrome GENERAL CUSSEDNESS, the most curable disease in the world that takes maybe one serving of gumbo, a good jelly donut not avalanced with sugar, or a NY lower east sty houide garlic pickle and not the pickle bs of New England but that might be because many NewEngland's ancestors weree pickled when they came or got here and stayed puckered in the dill of the night.
but that's not what I realllyal want to mention here. I find it somewhat insulting to be condescended to about my writing in general. I am a WRITER. In many ways my age is irrevelant. I want to be judged by my skill, my reachability, and how many readers I can surprise or jolt. I dont need some magazinee catering to dottage or the "needs" of older writers. I have t wo and they fit any age. I want my work to be published and reach as many readers as possible. And I want to be PAID. Minimium wage- fifteen bucks an hour on the honr sysstem So if I spend twenty to thirty hours on a story, you do the math. I wonder what's next. How about the Death Bed Review? How did you like my story? It's somthing that was just lying around. The topic,, or theme. Well, I guess it depends.
Another one to add is Hags on Fire. I think they are pretty new.
Here's another: Bloom - https://bloomsite.wordpress.com/about/
Annual Crone Power issue: https://www.gyroscopereview.com/welcome/guidelines/
I'm the managing editor at Survivor Lit (www.survivorlit.org) and we are of course open to writers over 50. You must by a survivor of sexual assault to submit. Poetry, essays anytime, but please pitch for reviews or interviews/articles. julia@survivorlit.org Find us on social media T/FB/IG @survivorlit
Becky, Thank you so much. I know of Persimmon Tree, but didn't know of the others. Yes, we "elders" are telling important stories...still. Some of us are experiencing a second career as writers, and want to see ourselves in print. Thank you for this list. You're the best.
Bless your heart, Becky! A few years ago you directed me to Persimmon Tree, and those folks have published two of my stories. Thank you do much for these new possibilities. Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton
Thanks so much for this! Often I have felt that my style and content was at odds with those of younger writers. I certainly experience something of a disconnect with writers of different, newer generations. This list is very welcome.
This list of Magz for older people is incredible. I didn't even know that such journals existed. I live in Flordia and they would do quite well here. Great job listing and describing them. Even grapes must be aged to become wine. I'm looking forward to checking them out. RonT
Ageless Authors seems to be defunct. The website no longer exists as of 3/4/23.
Thanks for this! Knew about a few, but not Ageless Authors...but couldn't connect to their site in a variety of ways.
Bloom, Boomer Lit, Boomspeak, Instant Noodles (40+). Every mag SHOULD welcome and consider work by people of advanced maturity and experience, but it helps to show editors you "get it" by including references to protagonists' angst over MFA homework and inclination to conduct all conversations by smartphone, usually via text. Have you noticed how so many streaming TV shows and contemporary movies now feature near-constant interaction via smartphone? My neck is getting sore from all the head-shaking I do when watching. What ... is ... the ... world ... coming to?
There are no open calls for submissions to Ageless Authors at this time.
Ageless Author's URL leads to a 404. I guess it didn't age well. :-)
Im 77. Old enough, right? I also have controlled diabetes ("how sweet it is"- that I still have two legs to stand on, or maybe I should say waddle"; 2) sleep apnea- a national disease that no one even discussed or talked much about or diagnosed cures until about t wenty years ago!!!! and now there are hundreds of us who go to bed nightly with a mask over our faces- no fun, TRUST ME,, and a diagnosis two years ago of onset Alzheimers which I am aware of since I have a terrific long term memory ( ie I can remember every single rejection Ive ever received, even some from lit. mags); and 3 GC syndrome GENERAL CUSSEDNESS, the most curable disease in the world that takes maybe one serving of gumbo, a good jelly donut not avalanced with sugar, or a NY lower east sty houide garlic pickle and not the pickle bs of New England but that might be because many NewEngland's ancestors weree pickled when they came or got here and stayed puckered in the dill of the night.
but that's not what I realllyal want to mention here. I find it somewhat insulting to be condescended to about my writing in general. I am a WRITER. In many ways my age is irrevelant. I want to be judged by my skill, my reachability, and how many readers I can surprise or jolt. I dont need some magazinee catering to dottage or the "needs" of older writers. I have t wo and they fit any age. I want my work to be published and reach as many readers as possible. And I want to be PAID. Minimium wage- fifteen bucks an hour on the honr sysstem So if I spend twenty to thirty hours on a story, you do the math. I wonder what's next. How about the Death Bed Review? How did you like my story? It's somthing that was just lying around. The topic,, or theme. Well, I guess it depends.
I have a haiku I'd like to share
And also see published somewhere
Perhaps there's a Journal of Elder Care
Who might consider taking my poem
Or sending it to the Holyoke Soldier's Home
Here's the haiku:
Nursing Home
We dump our elders
Into smelly rooms. Don't ask
Why their eyes ooze gloom.
Ernie Brill erbrill69@gmail.com author of "I Looked OverJordan and Other Stories" and "Travel Tickets forthcoming from Cuthroat Press 2024.
I have a haiku I'd like to share
And also see published somewhere
Perhaps there's a Journal of Elder Care
Who might consider taking my poem
Or sending it to the Holyoke Soldier's Home
Here's the haiku:
Nursing Home
We dump our elders
Into smelly rooms. Don't ask
Why their eyes ooze gloom.
Ernie Brill erbrill69@gmail.com author of "I Looked OverJordan and Other Stories" and "Travel Tickets forthcoming from Cuthroat Press 2024.