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I started looking at this site when a few of my classmates were published in it last semester. This is where I plan to submit my story this semester, because the name says it all: "Gloom Cupboard." My story, to me, definitely has the air of "gloom" to it, and the website claims to be "literature for the common people", which I think my story is. We are all faced with charity, poverty and especially now, monetary issues--maybe someone else will think the same things I do about all that stuff.
http://www.gloomcupboard.com/
For "Fix It In The Mix," I have chosen to return to the magazine that accepted and published my first Lit of Journalism story, The View From Here (http://www.viewfromheremagazine.com/). Not only do I believe that my story would be a good fit for the publication (which has some really good stuff in it, by the way), but I also believe that it makes for good business to return to a publication that accepted a previous work. Perhaps a second submission can open doors that only a returning author can? This is something I shall find out!
The place I will be submiting to is "The F word." [http://www.thef-wordzine.com/]I want to submit here becasue the want the stories that "no one else is telling." I truly feel like my story is a story no one wants to talk about. Also, I think my story might just help a lot of young girls out, they also accept stories from young girls so I am more than sure they (young girls) read it. I will also be submitting to various other cites also, but since you only asked for one, I only wrote my top pick.
I've found a few journals that I'm going to submit my story to, all of which accept simultaneous submissions. The one I was most excited to submit to (which I found YESTERDAY, is now having a weird web-page issue). Hopefully that gets fixed. It is Narwahl Magazine http://www.narwhalmagazine.com/
In their guidelines they asked for stories about pop culture with a humorous twist. BUT if that doesn't work I'm thinking of both NOO Journal http://www.noojournal.com and also http://www.pankmagazine.com/ which both have pop culture pieces published on their site. All have a large word-count, too: Over 5000.
Although I do plan on submitting this piece to multiple places, the one that really caught my eye is called "Up the Staircase." This publication looks for works of creative non-fiction specifically looking for stories about personal experiences, self revelations, topics of that nature. Although my piece does incorporate humorous elements, when it comes down to it, it is about a personal "journey" if you will, and definitely ends in a self revelation.
Fingers crossed they'll like it! If not, I'm looking into some other places as well.
I'm still looking but as of now I've found a site called anderbo.com. It's New York based which is what I think I should shoot for with my given topic and it publishes poetry, short stories and non fiction. It might be a long shot because my writing style is a little different but it's worth a try. It seems to be a site open to expanding its repertoire and accumulating various writing styles would be a way to do this.
I'm also looking at theblackboot.com. It seems to have a lighthearted and quirky theme/voice and looks like it is pretty open about what it accepts. It encourages writers to submit pieces that reflect their own personal voice, which would be a good fit.
I have never submitted anything for publication before, so what I did was looking through http://www.duotrope.com/
and searching for criteria which I think my piece fit into. I plan to try my luck with a couple publications, like
http://www.literal-latte.com/
http://www.please-dont.com/
If my story will go the way I hope it will (I am getting carried away a bit) I would love to submit it also to recession nation project (http://www.recessionnationproject.com/). Although I think its a very long shot....
Okay, I think I'll be sending my story to either 10,000 Tons of Black Ink (http://www.10ktobi.org/) because its for emerging writers, Blood Orange Review (http://www.bloodorangereview.com/) because its selective and would be really cool if mine was published or Cherrypicked Hands because the editor likes stories that are short, somewhat sinister and somewhat humorous.
I'm thinking the latter option as a definite.
A possible place to feature the narrative could be the publications “Bellingham Review” and “Creative Nonfiction.” Both of these publications are geared towards non-fiction writing and would allow for an up and coming writer to have their work published. I am looking for other publication, and would appreciate any suggestions.
Well, I'm considering a few, but the ones that are topping the list are Kaleidoscope magazine(Thanks Prof. G!) and The Rambler.
Kaleidoscope (http://www.udsakron.org/services/kaleidoscope/) "presents works that challenge stereotypical perceptions by offering balanced, realistic portrayals of people with disabilities". Sounds like the perfect fit for the kind of story I'm telling.
I was drawn to The Rambler (http://www.villagerambler.com/index.html) because while it asks for almost any kind of story, they really ask for personal nonfiction and stories that embrace human diversity, which again, are just what I'm aiming for.
I'm considering sending my article to Juicebox.com. My story idea seems to fall under it's theme of writing about ordinary things. I'm afraid that my story isn't as bright as the colors of the page and the content. I really like the idea, however, and will tweak my story accordingly. I also think it will help me develop a better focus.
http://squeezetheuniverse.com/juice/current_issue
Like Nat, I have also never submitted anything for publication before. After looking, I am looking to submit my piece to UpTheStaircase.org. Their entries are mostly confessional-types, which my piece falls into. In their mission statement they state, "These works should not only describe events and occurences, but rather explore and examine self-revelations that uncover human truths, creating a close connection with its readers." This line especially spoke to me in their mission statement because this is ultimately what i hope to achieve with my piece.
I will be submitting my story to The Healing Muse. It's a publication that focuses primarily on medicine, illness, disability, and healing. I feel like it'll be a good fit because that's what my story focuses on.
http://www.upstate.edu/bioethics/thehealingmuse/
At the beginning of the semester I noticed "Memoir (and)" at this site: http://memoirjournal.squarespace.com/ After reviewing a few other sites, I think, once I tweak my story a bit more, that it is fitting to the direction of my writing. On this site it says, "Our mission is to publish traditional as well as nontraditional forms of nonfiction allied with memoir." My story meets both these aspects... nonfiction and memoir.
Well, I was looking at "Gloom Cupboard" as well since others in class have had luck with them. I also looked into Ballyhoo Stories for the future, because every month they do a different theme, if I feel my story fits I'd like to submit it. I also took a look at Epiphany magazine, who's material on the site I really liked.
Oh man, I hate/love this part about writing. I spent hours last night looking at all the different literary magazines out there and I think I decided on two, at least for the moment. I seem to change my mind a lot as I speculate where I think I have the best chance to get published.
The first is "Contrary Magazine" since I feel the best fit there. After browsing the stories for a little bit I felt that my story would fit with what they publish. I just feel some odd connection to this publication, but I can’t really explain it.
"Please Don't" right now is my second choice. I think I could get published from the writing I have read on it. Not that the writing isn't good, but it seems more along my style. They seem to take emerging writers readily too. I liked the content a lot, so that is always a bonus.
It was funny that Tarez mentioned "The Rambler" since I was also thinking of submitting there. Somehow, I guess I decided against it. Not sure why, as that was many hours ago during my feverous search.
Sometimes the submission guidelines turn me off from some publications. It is like they want to make your life hell. Oh, or even better they want you to pay $20 to submit to them. Yeah, I think not. If I have learned anything, it is my belief that you never pay someone to publish your story. That just seems really odd to me. Of course if you did get selected at most of those publications, you do get rewarded decently. Oh well, I will stick to free submissions and no pay. That is the writer’s life anyway, right?
I rifled through Duotrope's and I found "A Public Space." http://www.apublicspace.org/
They seem to have a bunch of different stuff and I think it might be a fit. The problem I'm running into is that there are many crime-based webzines etc. They are mostly of the noir variety and I'm not quite sure my story fits into that. It's an examination and not a hardboiled detective story. But then maybe I should be abandoning the idea that my story is a crime story at all.
I was either going to submit to Gloomcupboard.com because others seem to be having luck with it and it is vague enough to fit my topic. My other choice was please-dont.com because it seemed like it would be a decent place for submission. My problem is that there are a great many magazines and publications that would take a story about vegan food, but not so many that would take one condemning it. Therefore I think I need to go more towards general topic literary publications.
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