| Author | Message | ||
| Matt Britton
New member Username: seasonsofstrange Post Number: 5 Registered: 05-2009 |
I'm fairly new to the site and writing poetry in general, and I was wondering how you guys go about submitting poems to publications. How do you choose which journals to send your work to, etc. Thanks, Matt "Should've done, should've done, that's my song" "I'm walking down the sidewalks of LA, wishing I had a warmer jacket, and something more to say" Warren Zevon | ||
| Jennifer VanBuren
Valued Member Username: jkvanburen Post Number: 203 Registered: 04-2009 |
Hi Matt, Best advice is to get out there and read. Take a look at the bios of poets you feel are in your category (i.e. same kind of style, level of experience, etc) and see where else they have been published, then check out those sites. To me, it is the only useful reason to put publication records in a bio. Read, read, read. You will find some sites that make your skin crawl, confusing layouts, flashing ads... places I would not want to live if I were a poem. Pretend you are a poem. You will find places where you feel right at home as soon as you open the door. Submit to them. They might not let you in, but at least you have a place to visit. Here is a great resource: Poetry publishers who take electronic submissions-- also the keeper of this list, Louie Crew, has a distaste for paying people to read and publish poetry, so he often excludes such contests from his list. Louie Crew keeps this very up to date! http://www.ncs.rutgers.edu/~lcrew/pbonline.html Read the submission guidelines. It is a pain, but they are all different. You would think there would be some kind of standard, but what one editor demands the other snarks at. Be yourself and you will find a place for that self to fit in and play nicely with other poems. Good luck! Jennifer (Message edited by jkvanburen on May 27, 2009) "To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness." Bertrand Russell | ||
| Fred Longworth
Senior Member Username: sandiegopoet Post Number: 6145 Registered: 05-2006 |
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| Judy Thompson
Advanced Member Username: judyt54 Post Number: 1593 Registered: 11-2007 |
when you send work out, Matt, submit to several mags or sites at once, if you can. NOT the same poems to all the mags, but several batches--one batch here, one there...it minimizes the jolt when they come meandering home again, and it keeps you from focusing on one poem sent to one magazine... One suggestion someone gave me a long time ago, and it does seem to obtain; aim a bit higher than you think you should. Now and then send something to a magazine you would LOVE to be in, even though your inner grouch says "you're wasting your time, kid..." you might just get a nice surprise, and it costs no more to be rejected by a quality magazine than it does a place that accepts almost anything. Afraid of the Dark | ||
| M
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 34294 Registered: 11-1998 |
You've received some very good advice, Matt, from those who have already commented. For more info on publishing/submitting, check here in our Library: Publishing Tips Best, M |
