1.2: Submissions

On today’s episode of The Writing Forge, Bonnie and Miranda discuss the submission process, particularly for anthologies and literary magazines, with guest Cristina Trapani-Scott.

Tips and Tricks:

• To find places to submit your work there are a number of resources to research:
• The Writers Market
• Writing Organization Newsletters
• https://www.newpages.com/
• https://www.pw.org/
• https://www.thereviewreview.net/
• Facebook groups ex: Call for Submissions
• Google (or search engine of your choice) search for genre specific magazines or anthologies
• There are two approaches to submissions: writing the piece first then finding a place to submit, or finding a place to submit and writing to their specifications.
• Pay close attention to style and submission requirements. Many places will automatically reject pieces that did not follow instructions.
• It helps to read pieces from the place you are submitting to in order to get a feel for what they’re looking for.
• Don’t be afraid to tweak or adapt a story
• Track where you submit. (Spreadsheets are a good way to do this.) You don’t want to submit a rejected piece to the same place twice. Also, simultaneous submission clauses can affect the timing of a piece or if/when you can submit a piece somewhere else, so keeping track of dates is important
• Having a submission buddy can help with accountability and support during your submission process.

This week’s question: What is your best way to deal with rejection? Let us know on our social platforms.

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Links mentioned:

Chiaroscuro: An Anthology of Virtue and Vice

https://bookshop.org/books/chiaroscuro-an-anthology-of-virtue-vice/9780578976617

Elixir: Stories of Hope and Healing

https://www.hansenhousebooks.com/product/elixir-stories-of-hope-and-healing/

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