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

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

Rebel Lit Mag, You've Torn Your Dress!

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

Literary Magazines Are Not Your Validation

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

Q: Are fee waivers problematic?

Who Reads Lit Mags? We Do! Spotlight on The Offing, Honey Literary, The Threepenny Review, n+1, and Fourth Genre

"Tap Into the Thing That Feels Familiar to You." Q & A with Dennis Sweeney, Author of How to Submit

Come On, Baby, Light My Lit Mags!

May lit mag brag!

Save the Dates! June interviews & info sessions!

Enhancing Readability with White Space

"We're Looking for the Work that Really Matters." A Chat with Jim Hicks & Britt Rusert, Editors of Massachusetts Review

Q: When you have the time to read, how do you decide *what* to read?

"A Small Press Championing Novellas." A Chat with Michelle Lyn King, Publisher of Joyland Magazine & Joyland Editions

When the World Overwhelms, the Joy is in the Details

Lit Mags Shook Me All Night Long!

Q: Why do magazines ask for websites & social media handles in submissions?

Social Media Truths Every Writer Needs to Understand

Q: What's your reaction to the NEA revoking grants from lit mags?

The Six: Grappling with Readers Who Give Me the Quease

"Our Focus is in Building Community." A Chat with Matt Daly, Executive Director of Jackson Hole Writers

I Say a Little Prayer for Lit Mags!

Q: How important is payment when you submit to lit mags?

Who Reads Lit Mags? We Do! Spotlight on Your Impossible Voice, Flash Frog, and SmokeLong Quarterly

"The Concept of a Moment." A Chat with Susanna Baird, Editor of Five Minutes

"Nothing is Ever Off-Limits." A Chat about AI with Vauhini Vara & Camille Bromley, Writers & Editors

April Lit Mag Brag!

Banana Leaves, Submission Anxiety & a Plastic Chair

"Most of Success is Not Giving Up." A Submissions Webinar with Bethany Jarmul

Let My Love Open the Lit Mags!

Q: What are your stories that got away?

Literary Magazine Submission Guidelines Written on Truth Serum

Q: Can you judge a lit mag by its cover?

A special tax-season treat

A Brief Portrait of Failure as a Friend

"Here for the Newer Writers." A Chat with Angela Yuriko Smith, Editor of Space & Time Magazine

Kiss a Lit Mag Good Mornin'!

Q: What do we mean by "AI-generated" writing?

Who Reads Lit Mags? We Do! Spotlight on Little Engines, Waxwing, Blush, Adroit Journal, Citron Review, Epiphany

Announcing...A New Enterprise!

March lit mag brag!

"Lit Mags are Absolutely Magic." A Chat with Christopher Boucher, Editor of Post Road

The Benefits of Taking a Writing Break

"We Like to be Excited by the Printed Word." A Chat with John Skoyles, Editor of Ploughshares

How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By Lit Mags!

Are certain subjects too taboo for lit mags?

Tracking Submission Costs

"Bringing Some Whimsy to the Table." A Chat with Sarah Strickley, Editor of Miracle Monocle

Q: Could gamification inspire lit mag readership?

The Poet's Search for Joy

Back on the Lit Mag Gang!

Q: Are you going to AWP in L.A.? What's AWP all about?

Who Reads Lit Mags? We Do! Spotlight on Black Fox Literary Magazine, Weird Lit, Del Sol Review, CALYX, and NewMyths.com

Q: What is a fair wait for writers who pay reading fees?

What I Learned About Monetization by Launching a Lit Mag

The Way You Make Lit Mags Feel!

February lit mag brag!

And Protect This Space Fiercely.

Q: Can we talk about Narrative Magazine?

the cycle of omitted names

Don't, Don't You Want Lit Mags?

Q: How will changes in NEA funding affect literary magazines?

Who Reads Lit Mags? We Do! Spotlight on Fruitslice, Electric Literature, ANMLY, f(r)iction, Moss, Five South, & Split Lip

"The Metaphor Becomes Real." A Chat with Fran Wilde, Managing Editor of The Sunday Morning Transport

Q: Is this...normal?

"Profundity and Play." A Chat with the Editors of Hunger Mountain

A Few Words for Fellow Elders

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January lit mag brag!

How to Write a VERY Sensitive Rejection Letter (A Modest Proposal)

Q: How have you been affected by the LA fires?

A Regimen for Growth as a Writer

I'd Do Anything for Lit Mags (But I Won't Do That)!

Q: What's up with lit mags & web 3.0?

“Do’s & Don’t’s of Working With Editors.” A panel discussion with Jenn Scheck-Kahn, Benjamin Davis, & Erik Klass

Unlocking the Novel (or Memoir) for Lit Mags

"A Great Feast for Writers." A Chat with Megan Sexton, Editor of Five Points

"We'll Make it Short Nonfiction." A Chat with Dinty W. Moore, Editor-in-Chief of Brevity

Q: How do you promote your published work?

Who Reads Lit Mags? We Do! Spotlight on Granta, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Bennington Review, & Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet