Behind the Scenes: An Editor’s Guide to Lit Mag Publishing

Building credibility and platform, validation and external feedback, contest and award opportunities, reaching readers, career advancements. There are many reasons authors submit work to literary magazines – all of them, personal. Getting a ‘sorry, not for us,’ can feel devastating.

Ready to learn why you should take those rejections with a grain of salt?

Join us for this in-person, free workshop where Kolby Granville, editor-in-chief of multiple-award-winning literary magazine After Dinner Conversation, takes authors behind the scenes of acceptance/rejection decision making.

He’ll share:

• Hidden barriers to ‘open submissions’ that impact those ‘acceptance rates’
• How you may be being judged on more than just your words
• Why submission guidelines aren’t just noise
• An invaluable list of the top 1,000 lit mags
• What makes a great short story

A large portion of the workshop will be group discussion of submissions accepted by After Dinner Conversations. We’ll talk through what worked, what was unique, and craft elements that brought the story to life.

You’ll leave with resources to help you as you search for the right
home for your story, a better understanding of why you shouldn’t
let a ‘no’ stop you from submitting, and an inside look at how a lit
mag editor views submissions.

The world needs great stories, we hope you leave inspired and empowered to find yours the right home!

Plenty of street parking around the venue!
Coffee and snacks provided by PHX Oasis Press.