Why don't so many people read or adhere to magazine submission guidelines? This is the eternal mystery for me. As a magazine poetry editor, I have published a set of submission guidelines that I expect people to follow when submitting. I don't think it's too much to ask. When you're a writer submitting to a …
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I'm the poetry editor for Ray's Road Review and I've been a professional poet for about 25 years. Over time, you learn -- or should learn -- various magazine submission rules, but lately some of the people submitting to RRR have been so boneheaded, I thought I'd mention a few here. First, read the submission …
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I get a steady number of submissions in my job as poetry editor for Ray's Road Review, and I'm glad. It makes life interesting. (I just wish more of them were of higher quality, but oh well....) Most people follow the posted submission guidelines, but every now and then you get a submission from some …
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The new Summer 2013 of Ray's Road Review is out today! Read poetry by BZ Niditch, William L. Alton, Robert Joe Stout, Paul Brucker, and Lyn Lifshin. There's also a book review on a book of poetry by Mark Jackley. Don't forget about the fiction and nonfiction too. Read and submit. Thanks!
The new Spring 2013 issue of Ray's Road Review is out today! If you want to read some good poetry, go to http://raysroadreview.com/ and check out Marina Rubin, Erren Kelly, Simon Perchik, William Wright Harris, Ted Jonathan, and Lyn Lifshin. Good stuff! Read and submit.
The new Winter 2013 issue of Ray’s Road Review is out! We’ve got some great fiction, nonfiction & poetry, as well as photography. Please check it out at http://raysroadreview.com. The new poets (since I’m the poetry editor) include Mark Jackley, Ivan Jenson, Jnana Hodson, Robert Demaree, BZ Niditch & Holly Day. Please read & submit!
The new Fall 2012 issue of Ray's Road Review is out! We've got some great fiction, nonfiction & poetry, as well as photography. Please check it out at http://raysroadreview.com. The new poets (since I'm the poetry editor) include Tony Gloeggler, Cooper Sy, Michael Estabrook, Stephen Mead, Michael Flanagan & Brad G. Garber. Please read & submit!
Hey there! The new Summer 2012 issue of Ray's Road Review is out. You can find it at: http://raysroadreview.com/. We've got some good fiction, poetry, nonfiction & photography to check out. As the poetry editor, I've got to give shout outs to poets Jessica Tyner, DA Spruzen, Tim Suermondt, & Amanda Rachelle Warren. Please read & …
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