General Literary Magazines: A List
Last week’s post was about literary magazines that solely publish young writers, so in keeping with the theme, this week, I have a list...
Last week’s post was about literary magazines that solely publish young writers, so in keeping with the theme, this week, I have a list...
I previously wrote about literary magazines and their submission process. However, in many general literary magazines that accept...
I recently completed a six-week internship with Young Voices, which is a journalism company that helps young writers write and publish...
Screenwriting—the art of writing screenplays for films or TV shows—can be really exciting. It’s a great way to exercise your description...
This Tuesday was National Book Lovers’ Day. Every good writer is an avid reader, so today’s post is all about reading and books! Reading...
Until a few years ago, I was under the impression that novels were the only form of literature worth pursuing. I didn’t even consider the...
A year after the launch of the Chapters Program of The Young Writers Initiative, I wanted to take some time to reflect on the successes...
You finish your novel. Now what? While it can be tempting to send it to editors right away or even jump to literary agents, there’s an...
What makes a good story? Yes, you need characters and plotlines that intrigue your readers. But, importantly, setting is also one of the...
Last week, my short story titled The Perfect King was published in Issue IV of Juven Press, a youth literary magazine. Read the issue...
Sometimes, you don’t want to write. At least, you don’t want to keep working on that project you started a few months ago—even if you...
Happy Pride Month! In honor of pride month, this week’s post talks about the importance of diversity in literature and how to incorporate...
Stakes are the lifeblood of every story. If there’s nothing at stake for the characters, there’s nothing at stake for the readers. If...
Literary Magazines, or LitMags, are—you guessed it—magazines exhibiting literature. They vary in type and size, catering to different...
Think of three books. Odds are, at least one of them is part of a series. Book series give readers more of what they love, while letting...
Experimentation is the key to great writing, so it's important to sometimes step out of your comfort zone to give the reader more ways to...
Descriptions transport readers to another world or time. You may never have seen Camp Half-Blood or Ketterdam or Narnia (we’re pretending...
We’ve all heard it: it’s important to try new things. It’s really tempting to write in the same format all the time, but varying it up...
I can’t believe it has already been a year (as of tomorrow) since I published my first blog post. In realizing this, I decided to take...
April is national poetry month, a reminder of the importance of poets in human history and culture. We can use it to remember famous...