01. “The House on Bentley Avenue” in Slice Magazine

My essay “The House on Bentley Avenue” recently appeared in the Enemies edition (Issue #18) of Slice Magazine. Read more →

02. Highlights: New on Writers’ Resources

These past weeks, I’ve added lots of links to my Writers’ Resources page. I’ve found some fantastic posts about submissions, craft, the literary marketplace, etc., so I thought I’d highlight a few. Read more →

03. Let’s Talk About Lit Mags

There are so many great literary magazines out there, from established favorites like New England Review, Iowa Review, and Ploughshares, to exciting newcomers like Midnight Breakfast, Ink & Coda, and Origins, a new journal accepting submissions for its first issue.

I’m an avid journal reader and like to share my favorites, especially now, at the beginning of submission season, when journals are re-opening their doors for submissions and writers are revving up to seek homes for their work.

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04. Submission Tips: Get Yourself on That Newsstand

Submitting to literary magazines is always a hot topic in my workshops.

Whether I’m introducing beginning writers to the lit mag world or I’m working with seasoned writers like those my Press Send Workshop, who revise a story, research submission markets, and then submit to their top four markets during the final class, I know that all my students are eager to discuss how to go about submitting their work to journals.

And there is a method that gets results.   Read more →