About This Workshop

Sorry For The Inconvenience - A Submitter's Guide To Lit Mags

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A borderline unhinged workshop by Chill Subs co-creator Benjamin Davis about the ins and outs of submitting to lit mags. Everything you need to know and maybe even a few things you didn't. This course has everything you need to decide whether lit mags are for you.

Workshop Takeaways

• Why you should (or shouldn’t) submit to lit mags

• Five ways to find lit mags (with all the tips, tricks, and bullshit)

• Everything you wanted to know (and plenty you didn't) about lit mag submission guidelines

• How to write the perfect cover letter & lit bio even tho nobody cares

• What happens after you submit to a lit mag?

• Best method for organizing your writing according to some guy (me)

• How to match your writing to the right lit mag (without your head exploding)

• How to strategize and track submissions to lit mags

• What makes a "high quality" lit mag anyway?

• How to beat 20% of the competition every time you submit to a lit mag

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About The Instructor

I have been submitting to magazines for over a decade with 40+ stories, poems, and essays in a variety of lit mags. I have founded and managed magazines, judged writing contests, and co-founded Chill Subs, one of the largest databases of lit mags on the web. And I write The Sub Club Newsletter. For the past two years, I have spent every day researching lit mags, talking with editors, and consulting writers on how to find the best place to publish their work. I have no MFA. Nothing against them; I’m just broke. I did not have a professor, mentor, or submitter friends. I learned by making all of the mistakes possible over and over until I learned. I am a big fan of data-driven decisions, front-loading prep work, and spreadsheets. There will be a lot of these three things in this course. I don’t like loads of SEO keyword fluff, obvious explanations, or moralizing. You won’t find much of that in this course. At any time, all questions are welcome.