As we've discussed before, one of your final projects for the end of the term is providing proof that you've submitted a poem or poems to at least one journal, and to aid you in this process (and, hopefully, in future literary endeavors) we'll be assembling a database of literary journals that publish poetry.
Each student will be responsible for writing brief profiles of two (2) journals, providing answers to the following questions:
- Website URL
- Is this solely an online journal? Solely print? Print and online?
- What is their submission window (rolling, open during certain months, etc.)?
- What is their preferred submission method (mail, e-mail, online submission manager)?
- How many pages/poems will they accept?
- Do they accept simultaneous submissions (i.e. can you send the same poem there and somewhere else at the same time)?
- How would you characterize this journal? Is it student-run or independent? Traditionalist or experimental? How long has it been around?
- What notable poets (if any) have been published in it recently?
- Give an example of a poem or two (ideally with link) that you read in this journal and liked.
You'll want to make sure that the journals you choose are ones where undergraduate poets might reasonably expect to be published (though don't feel upset if your work is rejected -- it happens to all of us, a lot), so please leave the biggest venues The New Yorker, Ploughshares, The Atlantic, The Paris Review, etc. off the list. Also, you'll want to make sure that the journals you profile are still active — make sure that their last news update wasn't in 2007, or that their submission guidelines page lists a deadline of October 31, 2009 — though this can be deceptive. Coconut, for example, a once pretty great online journal hasn't updated in two or three years, not that you can tell from their site. Those of you who are special ed. majors might want to consider professional journals or newsletters within your field that might accept work. Those of you who're active readers of contemporary poetry should look in the acknowledgments of books you like to see where those poets are publishing to get ideas, or feel free to profile your favorite journals.
All of this will be posted in Blackboard, and you'll want to reserve journals by putting up the titles as soon as you find one you like. All profiles will be due on March 1st, and I'll compile everything into one document. To help get you started, here are a few long lists of literary journals:
- Poets & Writers' guide to lit. mags
- NewPages Guide to Best Lit. Mags
- A similar list organized by Rutgers
Finally, though this doesn't count towards your required submission, I wholeheartedly recommend that you consider submitting work to Short Vine, UC's undergraduate literary journal. We're open for submissions to our online Winter issue from today until the 28th, and I'll paste the complete call for submissions below:
Short Vine, UC's student-run undergraduate literary journal, will be supplementing its annual print issue with quarterly online issues starting this winter.
Our first issue of Short Vine Online will be coming out at the end of the quarter, and will be open to submissions for the next two weeks. Please send up to three poems or one short story (up to 25 pages in length) to shortvine2011@gmail.com along with a brief bio, no later than February 28th. Work should be sent as attachments in Word or Rich Text Format, with your name and title in the filename. Please indicate in the subject line whether your submission is poetry or fiction.
All UC undergraduates are welcome to submit work to Short Vine, regardless of their major.
For more information, please visit our Facebook page.
- the Short Vine editorial team
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