Weekly Roundup: October 19, 2024

Complicated feelings.

I’ve been thinking about language lately.

English is not my native tongue, so I use simple language in my writing.

And that makes me wonder how appropriate my writing is for the big pubs. Open a story in Granta or n+1, and you’re instantly slammed by words you have to look up in a dictionary.

But I don’t want to be that writer.

My language, 4th grade as it may be, is my signature style… I think.

I’m not sure my writing will be very “me” if I edit it to sound like every other Paris or Yale Review published author who seems allergic to anything less than five syllables.

Ugh.

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Curated Opportunities

These opportunities focus on creative and sometimes magazine writing. I try to include a mix of super high-profile and indie publications that are more beginner-friendly. (Click the names of the publications for detailed submission guidelines.)

1. Fractured: They accept micro and flash fiction on a rolling basis. Pay: $50 for micro and $75 for flash.

2. Grain: They accept fiction, nonfiction, and poetry year-round. Pay: $50 per page, $250 maximum.

3. Storm Cellar: They accept fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art on a rolling basis. Pay: $10.

4. New Delta Review: They’re accepting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, and hybrid work until Nov 17. Pay: no.

5. Midway: They accept submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry on a rolling basis. Pay: no.

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*** Note: I cannot always vet each of these publications, unfortunately. So, please do your due diligence and research. See if their values align with yours, if there are conditions/restrictions to who can or cannot pitch/submit, whether or not they’re a paying market, how much they pay, etc., if these things matter to you.***

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Have a good Sunday.