/lit/ - Literature

>>17419457
yes, there are better covers out there. Pic related.

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to let you know that The Lit Quarterly: Spring 2020 edition is underway. I've so far received roughly 40 poems, 15 short stories, 6 essays, 18(!) pieces of art work, and 4 letters to the editor. This is a good amount of content to complete the quarterly.
The point of this thread is to solicit feedback and suggestions for this edition. For those who received a version of the second edition, it was very complex and detailed as far as formatting, structure, etc. What kind of things do you think will improve the quarterly without vastly increasing printing costs? Send suggestions and feedback to litquarterly@gmail.com.

If you have writing you'd like to submit, I can't promise it will make the spring edition, but the way things are going, there WILL BE a summer edition as well, so don't hesitate to contribute.

Now, the bad news: for the second edition, accepted short stories received $150CAD and poems received $75CAD. In order to keep this thing going for the time being, I've had to reduce the payments to contributors. I apologize for this, but I think in the long run, this will help the quarterly last much longer.
The pay scheme for accepted submissions is as follows:
Poem: $60CAD
Flash fiction: $80CAD
Short story: $100 CAD
Essay: $100CAD

Either way, I would love to hear from you if you want to help improve the quarterly. I'm still overseas (Portsmouth, UK atm) editing submissions, many my own.

Friendly reminder of the vision and conditions of this project:
>independently funded (with help from donations from anons...thank-you so much for everyone who donated!)
>not for profit
>designed to compel aspiring writers to create, revise, edit, and refine their writing by completing projects for a specific purpose
>submissions must be original and previously unpublished
>still only $5CAD per submission

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Bad news, friends. Because of the closeness to the holidays and a snag with regard to the ISBN vs. ISSN, the winter edition of the quarterly will not be available until the second week of January. I will still be shipping via amazon, but it will be delayed.

My apologies for not keeping the deadline.

In the meantime, submissions are open for the Spring 2020 edition. We will accept submissions until 31st of January, after which we will be assessing and determining what's accepted. For those who don't know, here are the criteria:

"Poetry: ideally, not more than a page in length and showing dedication to coherence and lucidity.

Essays: must cover politics, history, social topics, or literary criticism. We would also consider a book or film review if it is done in the context of the aforementioned realms (politics, history, etc.). We are looking for coherent, well-developed ideas (rather than just drive-by rants and opinion pieces without elaboration or supporting evidence). These should be between 1200-3500 words, though that isn't a strict range.

Letter to the Editor: this should be under 1000 words and can basically be commentary on something you've read in the quarterly, OR on a current issue in the world of politics or sociology. We'll judge it the same way we judge our essays, but perhaps with a little more leeway for satire or partisan politics if it's done in a stylistically creative and engaging manner.

Short fiction: should be serious or satirical. Sorry, no genre fiction like fantasy, sci-fi, etc. Flash fiction is typically under a page in length (there is a specific word count we use to determine, but I can't disclose it). Normal short fiction can be up to 5000 words. But again, this isn't a strict limit. We want to see creative, well-written stories that are engaging, emotive, relatable, and plausible."

all inquiries to litquarterly@gmail.com

>>14181500
I just reread this novel 14 years after I first read it. It is SO MUCH BETTER than I remember.

>>14002960

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to let you know that The Lit Quarterly: Winter 2020 edition is underway. I've so far received roughly 6-7 poems, 7-8 short stories, 4 essays, 2 pieces of art work, and 1 letter to the editor. This is a good amount of content to complete the quarterly.
The point of this thread is to solicit feedback and suggestions for this edition. For those who received a version of the first edition, it was very straight-forward and basic as far as formatting, structure, etc. What kind of things do you think will improve the quarterly without vastly increasing printing costs? Send suggestions and feedback to litquarterly@gmail.com.

If you have writing you'd like to submit, I can't promise it will make the winter edition, but the way things are going, there WILL BE a spring edition as well, so don't hesitate to contribute.

Now, the bad news: for the first edition, accepted short stories received $200CAD and poems received $150CAD. In order to keep this thing going for the time being, I've had to reduce the payments to contributors. I apologize for this, but I think in the long run, this will help the quarterly last much longer.
The pay scheme for accepted submissions is as follows:
Poem: $75CAD
Flash fiction: $100CAD
Short story: $150 CAD
Essay: $150CAD

Either way, I would love to hear from you if you want to help improve the quarterly. I'm still overseas (Portsmouth, UK atm) editing submissions, including my own.

Friendly reminder of the vision and conditions of this project:
>independently funded (with help from donations from anons...thank-you so much for everyone who donated!)
>not for profit
>designed to compel aspiring writers to create, revise, edit, and refine their writing by completing projects for a specific purpose
>submissions must be original and previously unpublished

pic unrelated