Fiction: Publishing & Markets II Frederic Murray, M.L.I.S. Reference Librarian
Review Major Concepts Study the Market Polish your Work Follow Submission Guidelines
Review Major Concepts Study a magazine’s guidelines Word Count, Manuscript Format, Dates Check a magazine’s website New Information, Opportunities Read several current issues of the target Learn what the editors are publishing Learn what their readers are expecting
Submit Professionally Polite Formal Businesslike Be Aggressive
Fiction Markets Contests & Awards Conferences Small Presses Consumer Magazines Vanity/Self-Publishing
Contests & Awards Can Launch a successful career Most require a small submission fee: 10-15$ Again, do the research Read the requirements carefully. Do you match the guidelines? Are you qualified? Find out about the previous winners. Contact before submitting, a lot of small magazines fold every year.
Conferences Workshops Feedback, Editorial Help, Publishing Tips Quiet beautiful places to work Networking Opportunities Meet other writers, agents, publishers Affords Discipline: Scheduled Writing Time
Small Presses Best Place to shop your short stories In lieu of payment, free copies awarded Outside of Awards/Contests best Market around If you don’t like what you find…Start your own.
Consumer Magazines Esquire Atlantic Monthly Good Housekeeping Most do not accepted unagented fiction submissions
Journals Poets & Writers The Writer World Literature Today Published by University of Oklahoma
The New Wave? Relentless Aaron Relentless Aaron Penguin Books Penguin Books Fictlets Fictlets
Query & Cover Letters 201 killer cover letters, by Sandra Podesta, Andrea Paxton 175 high-impact cover letters, by Richard H. Beatty Gallery of best cover letters, by David F. Noble Al Harris Library has 26 books on this topic….
Reference Books Writer’s Market 2007: R 051 W93 Literary Market Place 2007 (LMP): R L712 Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities: R C111 Poet’s Market: R P752
Thanks And Good Luck ! Frederic Murray, M.L.I.S.