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Dear Artists, remember that the opposite of depression is not joy. It’s expression. So create, create, create. As it’s the soul’s medicine. Andy Warhol

Following a conversation prompted in Clare's Submitting to Agents thread, I thought it worth a thread for stuff about Lit Mag submissions. Submitting shorter forms and poetry to Lit Mags is a great way to upskill and keep busy while you're...

Dear Artists, remember that the opposite of depression is not joy. It’s expression. So create, create, create. As it’s the soul’s medicine. Andy Warhol

Yes please @Jonny xx

The whole Royal Road, Inkitt, Webnovel brigade is increasingly becoming a predatory minefield. There was a recent hoo-ha on RR with a publisher called Shadowlight Press snapping up authors and plying them with contracts that included clauses...

The whole Royal Road, Inkitt, Webnovel brigade is increasingly becoming a predatory minefield. There was a recent hoo-ha on RR with a publisher called Shadowlight Press snapping up authors and plying them with contracts that included clauses...

Please include me, Mr. Jonny!

It gets easier, I promise : ) you just know.

Yes it was Seldayne. I expanded it and entered it into the Curtis Brown Discovery thing. I think contests are a great way to hone your skills. At least you know you actually get read. That Crimebits piece also got long long listed in the...

Good idea. I would like a thread on contests and submissions. I used to get a steady supply from another writing group that I no longer belong to. It cost about 60.00 a month and I decided Litopia was far better value. The one thing I think we...

+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.

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...

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...