How & Where to Submit your Work for Online Publication
Virtual Writers Workshop
All Levels - Duration: 2 hours
September 26th - 4:00pm mountain standard time
Online - Held on Zoom
This workshop is designed to help writers search for and familiarize themselves with literary journals and track their submissions in an organized and efficient way that works for each participant's workflow.
This workshop will discuss what editors look for in a cover letter and in a submission package, the importance of online writing communities/ publications, advantages/disadvantages of reading fees, simultaneous submissions, and contests. Students will develop their personal plan for submitting work for publication, how to write a cover letter, label their work for submitting to journals via submittable or email and most importantly present a succinct submission packet for the intent of publishing. The session is open for poetry, fiction, prose, and nonfiction.
Please send the potential submission packet to deathrattlewriter@gmail.com
3-4 days before the workshop (by September 23rd or 24th.) Submission packet should be a .doc or docx attachment. You can include your current cover letter in the packet as well if you have one.
Students should bring 3-10 poems that are in final drafts, themes and/or statements about their work, 1-3 Contemporary poets that they resonate with, and if possible online journals to possibly submit your work to. Additionally, think of a few questions you may have for editors and what they look for while reading a submission or any other questions you might have!
Make sure the work you're bringing is as polished as you're able to on your own. If at the end of the workshop, you realize you want or need more personalized feedback or reflection on your submission packet we offer editing services to better give attention to your individual work.
Workshop registration is a suggested $7-12 but if you absolutely can't donate we will never turn a writer away and offer a few scholarships spots. Just reach out at our email deathrattlewriter@gmail.com for more scholarship information.
Register to attend the workshop through our submittable form!
About the Instructor:
Diana Forgione is a non-binary writer, editior and workshop facilitator in the Northwest region. Diana uses poetry to examine the underlying nature of humanity as it’s experienced; attempting to discern the essence of love, suffering, lust and queerness. They are the Co-Founder of Death Rattle Writers Festival, Head Editor for OROBORO, and judge and workshop iInstructor for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Their work can be found at Reality Beach among other places.