Reminders for journal submissions

First, put your BUTTS IN SEATS! Second, WRITE!  

“This is how you do it: You sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until its done. It’s that easy, and that hard.”  — Neil Gaiman

“A word after a word after a word is power.”  –Margaret Atwood

THE SUBMISSION LETTER:

• – Double-check submission guidelines:

• – Answer any questions in the submission guidelines

• – Give a brief, third person bio if required

• – Use a proper salutation and valediction

Sample submission letter:

Dear Editors-

Please consider this submission of a single short story (”Title,” word count) for inclusion in Literary Journal Name. This is a simultaneous submission, and I will notify you immediately if the work is accepted elsewhere.

I have included a brief author’s bio below.

I look forward to your response.

Best-

Brilliant Author

————————-

Resources for Submission Opportunities:

Go to these 5 spaces frequently and also make sure you keep GOOD records of where you submit, what you submit, and when you submitted. This is CRUICIAL for proper withdraw notices and to avoid duplicate submissions

 1. Trish Hopkinson: https://trishhopkinson.com/category/call-for-submissions/

2. New Pages: https://www.newpages.com/classifieds/calls-for-submissions

3. Submittable: https://manager.submittable.com/signup

4. Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/about/features/writers

5. Poets&Writers: https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines