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Meeting ID: 838 2502 9834

Let's get published! Submitting can be a scary process, but it's much more fun with friends. You can choose to submit to agents, top tier literary magazines, lower-tier literary magazines, blogs, academic journals, newspapers, or wherever else you may wish to see your work.

CET/GMT+1
7:00pm Introduction, brief Q&A
7:30pm divide into two groups, one to submit and one for extended Q&A
9:00pm Reconnect, celebrate our journey and goodbye

PST
10:00am Introduction, brief Q&A
10:30am divide into two groups, one to submit and one for extended Q&A
12:00pm Reconnect, celebrate our journey, and goodbye

The purpose of this event is to get your work out to the world in a supportive environment.

Places to find where to submit:

www.submittable.com (free platform)
Lists many resources to submit to literary blogs, literary magazines, academic journals, contests, residencies etc. Tracks your submissions (Received, In-Progress, and Rejected). Submission prices vary from free to cost. (Not a good place to find agents)

www.duotrope.com ($5 a month platform/$50 a year)
Has all the aspects of Submittable along with analytics, trackers, and other bells and whistles. With the addition of agent listings.

Don't know how to submit? Here are some free tips.

How to write a good cover letter for a literary magazine, publisher, journal, etc.
https://www.janefriedman.com/perfect-cover-letter-advice-lit-mag-editor/

A more effective way to write a cover letter for a literary magazine, publisher, journal, etc.
https://theadroitjournal.org/2019/08/09/how-to-write-a-cover-letter-for-a-literary-journal-magazine-or-publication/

How to write a query letter for a literary agent
https://www.janefriedman.com/query-letters/

Examples of successful queries
https://www.writersdigest.com/successful-queries

Query letter for a film/tv production company or agent
https://screencraft.org/2015/12/08/writing-the-perfect-query-letter-for-your-scripts/

Minimal fee workshop series to help pitch/submit
www.skillshare.com (cost is $20 a month unlimited classes/2 months free intro)

Pitching 101 with Anna Codrea-Rado
This is an informative class on pitching I took. It's a good intro if you want to pitch to mainstream magazines/newspaper/blogs and get paid..
https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Pitching-101-Get-Your-Writing-Published/1597103083/projects?via=search-layout-grid

How to Get Published with Rachel Mindell of Submittable
I did this partly information is useful.
https://www.skillshare.com/classes/How-to-Get-Published-A-Step-by-Step-Guide-to-Submitting-Your-Writing/1262648438?via=custom-listp

Donations are welcome but not required for this workshop.

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