zepol
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06/07/2007 | I recently began submitting my poetry and short stories. The San Antonio Library and the Laurel Crown Foundation have published my work. Both were anthologies and they were a god fit because of the themes involved. I write mostly urban-based poetry, prose, and short stories.
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RJWilliams
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06/07/2007 | Congrats!!!
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Suzanne
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06/07/2007 | flashquake, because they specialize in flash literature, for which I have an interest and a talent, and although flashquake doesn't pay much, they do pay. Also, flashquake will give you all six editor's feedback of your submission, even if they don't accept your piece, and this is very valuable. I also have submitted a couple of times to This American Life, which solicits radio scripts. I haven't had success with them yet. I'm not giving up, though. The first time I submitted to them, I didn't receive any acknowledgement at all, but the second time, I received a form letter. Maybe this is a step! |
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Kendall20
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06/07/2007 | I think the biggest problem I have with submitting, is that I'm not that knowledgeable about what they publish. It usually comes down to the fact that I'd have to pay a couple of bucks to get a past issue. I'm not too interested in publishing online as I like the feeling of a hard copy.
My first publishing experience was with a Canadian publisher, Spider Thief. They have an annual short story competition (it's free) and they make a little anthology of the winning 20 or so stories. They published a little bit of everything. Mostly sci-fi and fantasy. My only complaint is that they changed dates a lot. I submitted the story in November of one year and found out July of the next. They kept extending that date and it took a long time to actually get a free copy of the book even though they are in Canada and I live in Maine, which is basically a mini-Canada!
I've also submitted stuff to the New Yorker (you gotta dream big). Nothing has been accepted so far, but I got a reply only two weeks after I submitted, which was nice because I HATE the anticipation! |
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zepol
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06/07/2007 | I agree Kendall. You've have to dream big. I have submitted to the New Yorker too. They haven't sent me a rejection yet. Of course, they may just ignore me and never say yea or nay. |
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Kendall20
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06/07/2007 | Yeah, the New Yorker is really weird. First time I submitted, I got an almost immediate receipt saying that my email had been opened and two weeks later another telling me that they wouldn't take the piece. This time around...I haven't heard a single thing. I like to think that somewhere in NYC, a group of literary executives are in a meeting late at night arguing why my limericks are the greatest limericks they have ever read and fighting each other to have the honor to send me an email! They are also all wearing monocles. |
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