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A Day in the Life of a Literary Arts Journal Editor
It’s the inaugural post of the column you’ve decided to write about running a lit mag, and you’re trying to think of the best possible way to start. Here’s your first idea: WHAT TO KNOW WHEN DECIDING...
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Paper and Ink: A Conversation with Katie Raissian of Stonecutter
The first fellow editor I’ve decided to speak with for Real Pants is Katie Raissian, Editor in Chief of her own print literary arts journal, Stonecutter. Katie and I decided once, during a previous...
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It’s Not a Job: It’s My Life
There are a million things no one can explain to you about being a writer–and similarly a million things no one can explain to you about being a literary journal editor. Everyone has advice for each,...
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The Academy and the Literary Journal: Great Expectations and Hard Times
Next up for JOURNAL JOURNAL, I decided to explore something I know little about—university literary journals! And particularly those run by students at universities that accept work from people outside...
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The Days of ‘Respectfully Decline’ and How they Led Here: Submittable as a Tool
When I was in high school, the editors of our lit journal, Demogorgon, would copy submissions into submission “packets”. They would have cool collaged covers, and each piece would be anonymous....
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TOOL KIT: Best Resources for Running A Lit Journal
Last JOURNAL JOURNAL I posted about Submittable and why it’s essential for lit journals. While Submittable is the best friend an editor has, it’s not the only friend. Here are some other great–and...
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