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Roundup: On Submitting to Literary Journals

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Roundup: On Submitting to Literary Journals

Our most popular posts—answers to common Qs, plus time-tested strategies.

Radha Marcum
Mar 25, 2023
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Note from Radha: Note from Radha: After back-to-back trips to NYC and Seattle (AWP23), plus three (now entering four) months of intense work projects, I’m taking a short hiatus to replenish. I’ll be back with new posts on April 8th. In the meantime, please enjoy these themed roundups of Poet to Poet’s most popular posts to date.

On Submitting to Literary Journals

The Power of Threes: The literary journal submissions strategy that doubled my acceptance rate

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The Power of Threes
Photo by Green Chameleon on Unsplash It has been many years (too many, don’t ask!) since I first started publishing in literary journals. I remember the utter thrill of receiving my first “yes” from FIELD—a journal filled with voices that continue to influence me to this day. “I’m part of this!” I thought. And I was. And then I continued to be. For that…
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a year ago · 17 likes · 8 comments · Radha Marcum

What’s an appropriate level journal for my work?

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Good Fit or No Chance?
Photo by Marten Newhall on Unsplash Here’s a great follow up question from the community: After reading your Poet to Poet post about where to publish [individual poems]. How does one know what the appropriate level of journal is? This is tough question to answer but it’s worth considering because there are so many journals. So. Many. Journals. And we have…
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10 months ago · 5 likes · 4 comments · Radha Marcum

How do I handle “outlier” poems in submissions?

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Outlier Poem Submission Strategies
Photo by Daniel Tuttle on Unsplash Last February I shared a poetry submission strategy that has helped me greatly increase the number of poems I have accepted by literary journals. I’m happy to share that the method still works! Combining the Power of Threes approach with research into simpatico journals—plus having more finished work to send out, the ou…
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4 months ago · 4 likes · 3 comments · Radha Marcum

Literary journal trends: A conversation with Becky Tuch of Lit Mag News

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Demystifying Literary Magazines
Photo by Charisse Kenion on Unsplash Thanks for reading Poet to Poet! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing writer and newsletter editor Becky Tuch. We discussed her longtime project to demystify literary magazine publishing…
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10 months ago · 7 likes · 1 comment · Radha Marcum

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X. P. Callahan
Writes Diary Poems
Mar 25Liked by Radha Marcum

I ran across this very good essay and recalled that someone in the last Wednesday session was struggling or at least preoccupied with the experience of not writing:

https://littlepatuxentreview.org/2018/10/11/concerning-craft-to-the-writer-who-is-not-writing/

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ars poetica
Writes Ars Poetica
Mar 26

thank you for sharing your wisdom- truly. i'm looking forward to rummaging through these pieces.

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