literary journals
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Rumpus Exclusive: Cover Reveal for Foreshadow
An exclusive first look at the cover of the forthcoming collection, FORESHADOW!
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Combating Lit Journal Bias
In the latest installment of “The Blunt Instrument” over at Electric Literature, Elisa Gabbert tackles the delicate question of bias in literary journals. Her answer? Take thoughtful reflections and make careful adjustments.
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The Rumpus Interview with Becky Tuch
Becky Tuch discusses founding The Review Review, motherhood, creativity, and the future of literary magazines.
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Pressing Send
A writer friend recently asked me a brief but not-so-simple question: How do you decide where to send your work? Over at Lit Hub, Erika Dreifus answers this simple yet crucial question with some useful advice.
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Failing at Gender
An essay by Daniel Harris in the most recent issue of The Antioch Review has sparked a backlash from the transgender community, with many members of the trans community feeling Harris missed the point completely, and worse—wishes they would just…
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The Dark Web’s Literary Journal
For Motherboard at VICE, Joseph Cox interviews the two creators of The Torist, the first literary journal created and available solely on the dark web. Robert W. Gehl, the public liaison for the journal, noted that creating a journal on…
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Disguising Payments Hurts Writers
Literary journals don’t always pay contributors. But unpaid contributions are less of a problem for writers than literary journals that conceal their pay rates. Allison Williams, over at The Review Review, takes a look at how some publications handle the…
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In Search of Women
The latest VIDA count might have some disappointing if unsurprising results, but there are empowered women involved in the literary community if you know where to look. Danielle Lazarin compiled a list of journals run by women over at The…
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Model Citizens
Becky Tuch, founder of The Review Review, talks about the growing diversity in literary magazines, badass female protagonists, and the problems with telling writers how to be good literary citizens: The writing world is rich and varied and it needs…
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Letting the Story Surprise You
As part of their series on the craft of non-fiction and the personal essay, Michael Steinberg discusses the struggles and surprises of writing his memoir in the Tri-Quarterly Review. As I kept going, there were times when it felt like…
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Submission Strategy
Writers don’t always use their time efficiently when it comes to submitting to literary journals. Luanne Castle, writing at The Review Review, explores strategies for improving the submission process: I began to focus on quality rather than quantity. To find…
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A Look Inside the Kenyon Review
If you’re wondering just how exactly the Kenyon Review chooses what it’s going to publish, Managing Editor Abigail Wadsworth Serfass writes on the journal’s blog about one story’s journey from the slush pile to the Summer 2014 issue.