We all know to read a publication before submitting. Joe Mackall, editor of the CNF journal River Teeth, cautions that if you want to read all the publications you hope to submit to, you better hope you live to be 300 years old, but to be familiar with five to six you want to submit to is a realistic goal.
In order to get more familiar with specific prose markets, our students do in-depth reports on magazines they admire. They are similar to market sheets, but include interviews with magazine editors, the reviewer’s two-cents and simple data analysis of three issues. Below you’ll find a sampling of our student reports; they’ll be updated bi-annually.
There is nothing like them on the Web.
It goes without saying but we’ll say it anyhow; the views expressed in our market research are those of the student reviewers and do not represent the opinions of the Crreative Writing Department, or Columbia College Chicago. The research can help you narrow down your search for a suitable home for your prose
apt - A poetic exploration of human relationships.
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Arcadia- Spending time on the things that matter.
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Blackbird- Singing in the dead of night "for the kind of writing we should all strive toward".
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Carve - Named in honor of Raymond Carver, short story artist and master of the “minimalist” form.
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Denver Syntax- Provactive works of all kinds, from music to written word.
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Electric Literature- A magazine dedicated to great fiction and supporting other magazines.
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Fairy Tale Review- Your favorites, reimagined.
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Fiddleblack- Both a press and journal served on a single platter.
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The First Line - Their first line, your story.
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Fiction Fix-A true literary addiction.
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Flash Fiction Online- Fiction so fast you may miss it.
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The Future Fire - speculative fiction with a focus on socio-political elements.
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Gettysburg Review- Over twenty years of great stories.
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Glimmer Train - This top market is one every writer should know.
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Greensboro Review - Down-to-earth, fun stories.
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HYPERTEXT- A magazine looking to get the conversation started.
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Jersey Devil Press - A stand-alone magazine that stretches the boundaries of science fiction.
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Literary Orphans- A magazine looking to adopt some neat writers.
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Lovecraft eZine - Channel your inner Lovecraft.
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MAKE - A magazine so Chicagoan, it eats Italian beef.
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PANK - Where strange stories find a home.
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Portland Review - Portland State University's student-run lit mag.
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Requited Magazine - A journal that explores art as a creative exchange.
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Specter Magazine-A magazine with a funky fresh beat.
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Toasted Cheese - A friendly place where writers get honest feedback
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