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REMINDER FOR CONTRIBUTORS

This is just a quick reminder that if you are planning on sending me something for our album I need it by August 1st! Almost everything has come together really nicely for this, so I just want to make sure that everyone who wants to contribute has the opportunity to do so.

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I'm getting work done for Insert today so you should be expecting emails about the status of your submissions soon.

Also, if you're planning on submitting today would be a really great day to do that. (submissions guidelines here)

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REALLY IMPORTANT INSERT LIT MAG HERE ANNOUNCEMENTZ

ANY WRITERS OR ARTISTS SUBMITTING TO INSERT LIT MAG HERE NEED TO READ THIS

First, Because of an increased interest in the magazine (WHOO HOO YAY), I'm doing submissions differently than I usual handle them. I'm not reading ANYTHING until submissions open on June 15th (about ten days from now) (because I really need a break to work on some other projects that's why) and I'm not making final decisions (with a few exceptions) right away. So you'll probably get an email confirming that I received your submission and then possibly up to four weeks later you'll get an email with an acceptance/rejection. This is how normal literary magazine run. This is how we are going to run from here on out.

Next, it's time for some tough love. Because having 100 page issues is actually ridiculous, our standards are being raised. Even in the last two issues I had to turn down pieces that were well-written, they just didn't fit with the direction of the magazine. I get no pleasure in writing rejection letters, but it must be done. It's not personal in any way.

There is no way to sugar-coat this, so I'm not going to try. But, honestly there have even been some pieces in our first two issues that would not be accepted under the new standards. That isn't meant to offend anyone, but I'm being honest. It's my own fault. I was afraid of saying "no" to people, especially people who I love and are in my life and people who I revere as writers. I was afraid that a rejection letter would burn bridges between me and people who I could potentially get "better" (whatever that means?) or at least more "appropriate for this publication" work from in the future. Things got out of hand and the issues were much larger than I ever intended. I respect everyone who submits, but your work isn't always ready to be published and your work doesn't always fit our magazine. And I'm not afraid to say "no" anymore.

In no way am I trying to say that I'm better than other writers or that I have any right to act superior or that I know what's "good" writing. But, let's be serious here, I put hours and hours of my time into this magazine. I have done so much work to make this a success. AND SO HAVE THE CONTRIBUTORS. ALL of our names are on this project, and it's my job to make sure it's the best it could possibly be. I want us to be taken seriously.

tl;dr: It's going to take longer to hear back from me on the status of your submissions from now on. And, you need to be sending in the highest quality work you can muster because that's the only thing that's going to be accepted.

I'm sorry if all this makes me seem like an asshole, but it needed to be said.

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The June Issue

I've been working on this issue of the magazine for two months and now that it's done I'm really excited for everyone to see it.

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Our second issue, Not Looking For Approval is published!

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TWO DAYS LEFT

You only have until tomorrow night to get in any work for the second issue of Insert Lit Mag Here. Our June issue, Not Looking for Approval, is full of work that doesn't apologize and work that demands respect. We still have room for a few more pieces, so, if you think your poetry, prose, essay, etc. fits in with us, send it our way.

If you have work that's begging to be shared, why not share it with us?

VIEW FULL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES HERE

VIEW OUR MOST RECENT ISSUE HERE

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

After the crazy outpouring of support for our first issue (which you can find right here), it's time to do it all again!

The deadline for the June issue of Insert Lit Mag Here is May 15th. We're looking for writing (all genres omg) and visual art (all mediums woo hoo). We want to see work that you're just dying to put out into the world. We want to see work that doesn't ask for approval, it should demand it.

You can find the full submission guidelines here. E-mail your submissions and questions to [email protected]

You can consider submissions officially open

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