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The Rumpus Interview with Laura Cogan and Oscar Villalon

Laura Cogan and Oscar Villalon, the editors of ZYZZYVA, sit down to discuss the literary journal's 100th issue, thriving as a print publication in the digital age, and being a staple of San Francisco's cultural community.

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One Chance to Make a First Impression

An editor’s first look at a writer’s work is in the query letter. Steph Auteri, writing in Ploughshares, explains how writers can improve their introductions, and why it matters when…

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The High Cost of Literary Journals

Michael Nye, managing editor of The Missouri Review, explains some of the costs required to start and operate a literary journal. Financial issues are the fastest way to kill a…

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How to Make a Life in Literature

Have you been wondering what the point of the AWP conference might be to the 11,800 who attended this year? The Atlantic gives the ins, outs, and mishaps of the conference,…

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Not All Online Journals Are Created Equal

Online journals have evolved into legitimate publications, and print journals are not necessarily better simply because they have physical form. But that doesn’t make all online journals equal. The Review…

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There’s No Crying in Writing

Thrice Fiction editor RW Spryszak has some advice for writers: rejection isn’t personal. Sending hate mail to editors is no way to get published. Writers may resent changes that editors…

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Austin’s Lit Scene Heats Up

We’ve written before about the blossoming Austin publishing scene, particularly the small press A Strange Object and their first title, Three Scenarios in which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail by Kelly…

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Giving Editors What They Want

For emerging writers, submitting pieces to literary magazines can be like hacking through a jungle of confusion with a guess-machete. This piece from The Review Review, titled “What Editors Want,” will…

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Alas, Poor Transatlantic Review!

The Paris Review just celebrated its sixtieth birthday—and not a gray hair in sight! But many game-changing, sterling-quality literary magazines didn’t make it to that ripe old(ish) age. At Flavorwire, Jason…

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Fourteen Hills Turns Twenty

Fourteen Hills, a splendid literary journal that has published several Rumpus contributors, is turning twenty! Come celebrate their big 2-0 tomorrow at 7:00 PM at San Francisco’s Art Institute of California,…

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Warm, Wise Submissions Tips

Submit to the idea that submitting your work can teach you where you’ve come from as a writer, where you’re at as a writer, and where you might be going…

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Good News for Literary Journals

What’s the difference between a literary journal and a mayfly? The literary journal’s reputation for short lifespans might not be justified. According to Daniel Nester and Steve Black, authors of…

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