What to do about publication without notification? And other lit mag horror stories...
"If you submit to a magazine or anthology, the editor absolutely must be in touch with you before they publish the work."
Welcome to our weekend conversation!
As you might imagine, I see a fair amount of what goes on among writers and literary magazines. Some of this is from writers sharing their stories publicly. Some is from writers reaching out to me privately. Some of it I experience myself, as a submitting writer.