A Sprinkling of Lit Journals That Accept Electronic Submissions: C – D

Again, this list is not comprehensive. I consider it a taste — what the cool kids now call an amuse-bouche rather than the appetizer or “app” as identified in the many Applebee’s commercials littering traditional media channels these days — to get you started. If you really want to research the wide array of journals that are out in the world, Duotrope is the gold standard of databases, and Poets & Writers and NewPages both have their strong points as well. Drum roll, please, the letters “C” and “D”! Enjoy.

Calyx – in-house submission manager – no fee – allows simultaneous submissions – October-December submissions

Camera Obscura – in-house submission manager – no fee – allows simultaneous submissions – variable

Carolina Quarterly – Tell It Slant – $2 fee – allows simultaneous –year-round submissions (With Tell It Slant, submissions are done directly at its website: https://tellitslant.com/)

Carve – Submishmash – $3 fee – allows simultaneous submissions – year-round submissions

Cincinnati Review – in-house submission manager – no fee – allows simultaneous submissions – September-May submissions

The Collagist – Submishmash – no fee – allows simultaneous submissions – year-round submissions

Colorado Review – Submishmash – $3 fee – allows simultaneous submissions – August-April submissions

Contrary Magazine – in-house submission manager – no fee – allows simultaneous submissions – variable

Crate – Submishmash – no fee – allows simultaneous submissions – variable

Crazyhorse – in-house submission manager – no fee – allows simultaneous submissions – September-May submissions

Cream City Review – in-house submission manager – no fee – allows simultaneous submissions – August-November and December-April submissions

CutBank – Submishmash – no fee –allows simultaneous submissions – October – February submissions

Cutthroat – Submishmash – no fee – doesn’t address simultaneous submissions – variable

Dark Sky – Submishmash – no fee –allows simultaneous submissions – year-round

decomP – Submishmash – no fee – allows simultaneous submissions – year-round

Drunken Boat – in-house submission manager – no fee – doesn’t address simultaneous submissions – variable

An Inside Look at How Literary Journals Read the Slush Pile

Over at the website Talking Writing, David Cameron has written an essay, “My Stint as a Literary Doorman.” If you’re submitting work to literary journals, it’s a mite depressing to see just how much the odds are stacked against you. However, Cameron’s piece will give you some perspective when you have the myriad, impersonal rejections you’ll receive in hand. After reading it, I want to take a deep breath and keep trying — as opposed to bashing my head against the wall until the urge to write passes (which is how I normally feel by the time a story has been rejected 20 times).