Getting Your Writing Published -- The Business of Writing
For creative people, the business end of things is often the most difficult. This site provides essential information on getting published, finding an agent or editor, hunting out sources of funding, and dealing with copyright/plagiarism issues.
How to Submit Stories to Ploughshares
As a journal that early on recognized the value of writers such as Thomas Lux, John Irving, Russell Banks, Sue Miller, Mona Simpson, Ethan Canin, Tim O’Brien, Robert Pinsky, and Jayne Anne Phillips, Ploughshares has earned the respect it enjoys in the American literary scene.
As a journal that early on recognized the value of writers such as Thomas Lux, John Irving, Russell Banks, Sue Miller, Mona Simpson, Ethan Canin, Tim O’Brien, Robert Pinsky, and Jayne Anne Phillips, Ploughshares has earned the respect it enjoys in the American literary scene.
How to Submit Stories to McSweeney's
Dave Eggers founded McSweeney's in 1996 with the aim of publishing work being rejected elsewhere (though contributors have included David Foster Wallace, Rick Moody, and Heidi Julavits). <i>The New York Times</i> has described the journal as "quirky, whimsical and slightly Victorian," so read a few issues to be sure your work fits.
Dave Eggers founded McSweeney's in 1996 with the aim of publishing work being rejected elsewhere (though contributors have included David Foster Wallace, Rick Moody, and Heidi Julavits). <i>The New York Times</i> has described the journal as "quirky, whimsical and slightly Victorian," so read a few issues to be sure your work fits.
How to Submit to the Notre Dame Review
Published semi-annually by the University of Notre Dame's English Department, the Notre Dame Review offers innovative, literary fiction. It has a circulation of 1,500 and has won Pushcart prizes in fiction and poetry.
Published semi-annually by the University of Notre Dame's English Department, the Notre Dame Review offers innovative, literary fiction. It has a circulation of 1,500 and has won Pushcart prizes in fiction and poetry.
How to Submit to Glimmer Train
Glimmer Train was started by Susan Burmeister-Brown and Linda B. Swanson-Davies in 1990 with the simple goal of publishing the kind of fiction they liked to read, and with a circulation of 16,000, their tastes are clearly shared by many.
Glimmer Train was started by Susan Burmeister-Brown and Linda B. Swanson-Davies in 1990 with the simple goal of publishing the kind of fiction they liked to read, and with a circulation of 16,000, their tastes are clearly shared by many.
Literary Journals and Magazines
The first step in getting published is researching the market. Start with these lists of literary journals and magazines, grouped by journal size and age group.
The first step in getting published is researching the market. Start with these lists of literary journals and magazines, grouped by journal size and age group.
Publications for Teen Writers
A number of magazines and journals are seeking work from teens and young adults. Use this list to begin investigating the possibilities.
A number of magazines and journals are seeking work from teens and young adults. Use this list to begin investigating the possibilities.
How to Get Published: A Step-by-Step Guide
Many creative writers are daunted by the idea of trying to get published. From formatting your work to dealing with rejection, this step-by-step guide will help you manage the process.
Many creative writers are daunted by the idea of trying to get published. From formatting your work to dealing with rejection, this step-by-step guide will help you manage the process.
Small and Independent Presses
If you think the small press world might be right for you -- or if you're just curious about some of the better presses out there -- these profiles will provide you with background information.
If you think the small press world might be right for you -- or if you're just curious about some of the better presses out there -- these profiles will provide you with background information.
The Fiction Editor, the Novel, and the Novelist
Thomas McCormack, the former CEO and editorial director of St. Martin's Press and author of The Fiction Editor, the Novel, and the Novelist, shares publishing stories and advice on getting your novel into the right hands.
Thomas McCormack, the former CEO and editorial director of St. Martin's Press and author of The Fiction Editor, the Novel, and the Novelist, shares publishing stories and advice on getting your novel into the right hands.
Amanda Clayman on Artists and Money
Worried about how to achieve financial security and still be a writer? Interested in how to best use that long-awaited big advance? Amanda Clayman, a psychotherapist specializing in financial wellness, explains how artists and writers can manage their money to best serve their art.
Worried about how to achieve financial security and still be a writer? Interested in how to best use that long-awaited big advance? Amanda Clayman, a psychotherapist specializing in financial wellness, explains how artists and writers can manage their money to best serve their art.
Short Story Contests by Month
Stay on top of deadlines with these monthly lists of short story contests, fellowships, and residencies.
Stay on top of deadlines with these monthly lists of short story contests, fellowships, and residencies.
How to Find a Literary Agent
Finding a literary agent can be one of the hardest steps in getting your book published. This how-to breaks the process of finding an agent into manageable tasks.
Finding a literary agent can be one of the hardest steps in getting your book published. This how-to breaks the process of finding an agent into manageable tasks.
Publishing Advice from Jeanette Perez
Jeanette Perez offers publishing advice culled from her time in the editorial department of HarperCollins Publishers.
Jeanette Perez offers publishing advice culled from her time in the editorial department of HarperCollins Publishers.
Writers' Conferences Advice
An editorial director at Random House Children's Books offers advice on how to present your ideas in a professional way during high-pressure writers' conferences pitch sessions.
An editorial director at Random House Children's Books offers advice on how to present your ideas in a professional way during high-pressure writers' conferences pitch sessions.
2008 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market
A review of the 2008 Novel and Short Story Writer's Market, an indispensable tool for any fiction writer wishing to see his or her work in print.
A review of the 2008 Novel and Short Story Writer's Market, an indispensable tool for any fiction writer wishing to see his or her work in print.
Literary Journals and Magazines
Are you ready for bigger literary magazines, or just wanting to start at the top? Here are ten of the top journals in the U.S.
Are you ready for bigger literary magazines, or just wanting to start at the top? Here are ten of the top journals in the U.S.
Are You Ready to Publish?
Before beginning the publication process, it's important to know whether or not you're ready. These five questions will help evaluate whether or not it's the right time to enter this stage of your writing life.
Before beginning the publication process, it's important to know whether or not you're ready. These five questions will help evaluate whether or not it's the right time to enter this stage of your writing life.
Short Story Editing Checklist
Before you show your story to anyone, make sure that you've caught at least the obvious spelling and grammar mistakes using this comprehensive editing checklist.
Before you show your story to anyone, make sure that you've caught at least the obvious spelling and grammar mistakes using this comprehensive editing checklist.
Spotting Scams
There are plenty of people out there willing to take advantage of writers' desire to get published. Unless you're independently wealthy, the time you spend working to make money is time away from your art, so you should be careful with your money. But how do you know if a contest is legit? Here are a few things to consider before writing out a check.
There are plenty of people out there willing to take advantage of writers' desire to get published. Unless you're independently wealthy, the time you spend working to make money is time away from your art, so you should be careful with your money. But how do you know if a contest is legit? Here are a few things to consider before writing out a check.
How to Edit (or Submit to) an Anthology
Laurel Snyder, editor of the Soft Skull Press anthology, “Half/Life: Jew-ish Tales from Interfaith Homes,” shares her advice on publishing an anthology, and on how to successfully go about submitting to one.
Laurel Snyder, editor of the Soft Skull Press anthology, “Half/Life: Jew-ish Tales from Interfaith Homes,” shares her advice on publishing an anthology, and on how to successfully go about submitting to one.
Profile of Shakespeare and Company
The legendary Paris bookstore, Shakespeare and Company, is famous for housing writers, but it also hosts readings, writing groups, and conferences for Paris writers and literary expats.
The legendary Paris bookstore, Shakespeare and Company, is famous for housing writers, but it also hosts readings, writing groups, and conferences for Paris writers and literary expats.
Profile of American Short Fiction
All the information you need to submit your short stories to American Short Fiction, a quarterly literary magazine and two-time finalist for the National Magazine Award in Fiction.
All the information you need to submit your short stories to American Short Fiction, a quarterly literary magazine and two-time finalist for the National Magazine Award in Fiction.
Profile of International PEN
International PEN, a worldwide association of writers, promotes friendship and cooperation among writers worldwide.
International PEN, a worldwide association of writers, promotes friendship and cooperation among writers worldwide.
Texas Book Festival
A profile of the Texas Book Festival, held each October in Austin, Texas, to raise money for Texas libraries.
A profile of the Texas Book Festival, held each October in Austin, Texas, to raise money for Texas libraries.
The Rewards of the Publication Process
In spite of the rejection and the work involved, the process of getting published can be rewarding in and of itself. After all, the people who run journals and magazines aren't that different from you and me...
In spite of the rejection and the work involved, the process of getting published can be rewarding in and of itself. After all, the people who run journals and magazines aren't that different from you and me...