Submitting to Literary Journals from Pipeline Artists - Symposium on Vimeo.

You’ve done it. You’ve written that short story, personal essay, or poem. You’ve completed several drafts, run it past a B reader or the members of your writing group, revised that sucker until you could revise it no more, and polished every word, phrase, or sentence.

Now what? Get your thick skin on, because it’s time to submit!

Long before completing a book-length manuscript, many writers start the publishing journey by submitting their work to literary journals (also known as literary magazines, or “lit mags”).

In this symposium, you’ll learn the following:

• What literary journals are and their history
• How to find reputable magazines
• Ways to decide which journals might be right for your work
• Submission process, step-by-step
• Tips for cover letters (when required)
• Organizing your submissions

[Recorded January 30, 2024]

---

Faye Rapoport DesPres is the author of the memoir-in-essays Message From a Blue Jay (Buddhapuss Ink, 2014); the three children’s books in the Stray Cat Stories series (Writer’s Coffee Bar Press, 2018-2021); and the micro-fiction collection Soul to Soul: Tiny Stories of Hope and Resilience (Huntsville Independent Press, 2023). She also co-edited and contributed to The Art of Touch: A Collection of Poetry and Prose from the Pandemic and Beyond (University of Georgia Press, 2023. A graduate of the Solstice MFA Program in Creative Writing, Faye has taught writing at Framingham State College and Lasell University. Her fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry have appeared in a wide variety of literary journals, and one of her publications was included in the Best Microfiction 2023 anthology.

Site | Threads and IG: @faye_rapoport_despres | Bluesky | Mastodon: @FayeRapoportDesPres | X