Getting Paid

While some literary magazines pay up to a few hundred dollars for literary work, many don’t pay at all. A published writer offers an overview of how to find paying markets, when to publish for free, and tips for a submission strategy.
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While some literary magazines pay up to a few hundred dollars for literary work, many don’t pay at all. A published writer offers an overview of how to find paying markets, when to publish for free, and tips for a submission strategy.
Ten years after its first meeting, Women Who Submit has grown to a global community that continues to empower women and nonbinary writers to seek publication.
A writer and editor questions the practice of blind submissions at literary journals as an additional barrier against equity in publishing, and makes the case for diversifying editorial mastheads.
The authors of The Invisible Art of Literary Editing engage in a dialogue about textual doneness.
A novelist explores how submitting to and publishing in literary journals can serve as an excellent education for writers while offering a sturdy platform upon which to build a promising career.
The literary agent answers questions about submitting story collections, getting an agent’s attention, and querying two agents at the same agency.
Assess the sponsor, know the rules, judge the judge, and seven other reminders before you submit.
A Missouri-based publisher of poetry and fiction allows authors more creative control over their books.
An anonymous juror weighs in on a residency applicant’s successful writing sample.
A small press based in Austin, Texas, and Des Moines offers a new model for submissions.