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I've really got into the Lit Mag scene in the last six months, not just submitting, but reading too. There are wide and varied opportunities out there. The rewards may be smaller scale, but they're within closer reach than in book publishing.

Saturday sees our weekly Huddle at its usual time of 5.00pm - UK (GMT). And as ever, you are invited to submit your WiPs for discussion and feedback from Pete and the collective. But not only WiPs. Query letters, book proposals, synopses and...

+1 for Authors Publish, they also do a free ebook walking you through the process of lit mag submissions if it's something you've never done before (which I hadn't, and was intimidated by). Have now had a handful of poems published which feels...

My fave resource for lit mag opportunities is Authors Publish Magazine They only list places that are free to submit to. I follow a few good lit mag resources on Substack too. I'll hunt out some links later if anyone wants them.

+1 for Authors Publish, they also do a free ebook walking you through the process of lit mag submissions if it's something you've never done before (which I hadn't, and was intimidated by). Have now had a handful of poems published which feels...

My fave resource for lit mag opportunities is Authors Publish Magazine They only list places that are free to submit to. I follow a few good lit mag resources on Substack too. I'll hunt out some links later if anyone wants them.

This! I think as a first timer, it’s difficult to know when to move on. I’m certainly not ready to throw in the towel on ‘Echoes/jewel of Derwentwater’ but I’m achieving sweet f.a on my next project. Maybe I just need more hours in each day!

When I first joined Litopia, I expected much more talk of submissions and publishing possibilities. It's a direction I'd like to see it go in. Why aren't more of us submitting to literary websites, local magazines, or themed publications? Indeed...

I've really got into the Lit Mag scene in the last six months, not just submitting, but reading too. There are wide and varied opportunities out there. The rewards may be smaller scale, but they're within closer reach than in book publishing.

When I first joined Litopia, I expected much more talk of submissions and publishing possibilities. It's a direction I'd like to see it go in. Why aren't more of us submitting to literary websites, local magazines, or themed publications? Indeed...

When I first joined Litopia, I expected much more talk of submissions and publishing possibilities. It's a direction I'd like to see it go in. Why aren't more of us submitting to literary websites, local magazines, or themed publications? Indeed...

It’s so hard though, when you’ve put your all into it and it’s something you absolutely believe in. That sounds like such an interesting experiment Rachel. I’ll look forward to hearing your thoughts. In the meantime, I’m guessing we’ve all...

There are obviously people still getting picked up by agents and sold to publishers so it's possible, but think like an agent. Do you actually have something you can stand on a street corner and flog? In a way the trad market is doing you a...

This! I think as a first timer, it’s difficult to know when to move on. I’m certainly not ready to throw in the towel on ‘Echoes/jewel of Derwentwater’ but I’m achieving sweet f.a on my next project. Maybe I just need more hours in each day!

So very true