Editors say that before submitting to their literary magazine, you should read a recent issue. But why? How exactly will that help?
In this session, we'll do a close reading of four prominent literary magazines to unearth their unwritten submission guidelines-- meaning what they really publish in terms of style and subjects. From the editors of those magazines, we'll share publishing statistics, break-in genres, as well as personal pet peeves and guilty pleasures. Bring a page of your writing, and as a group, we can decide which of the magazines may be the best fit.
Jenn Scheck-Kahn is a writer and instructor and the founder of Journal of the Month, a subscription service that delivers an assortment of print literary magazines. Her prose has placed in contests hosted by the Atlantic and Glimmer Train and has appeared in a number of literary journals... Read More →
