> Monica Byrne, a published novelist and produced playwright, discussed her submission, rejection, and acceptance stats in a brief Washington Post article, shared her spreadsheet, and offered some perspective: "That means I got 32 rejections for every acceptance."> A bonanza of articles, essays, lists and more, all about the MFA, at Publisher's Weekly.
> Then, from the Ploughshares blog, there's an "MFA for the Rest of Us" -- a semester-by-semester list of oh-so-aptly-named "courses". Ahem.
> Wired magazine (and science) explains some of the reasons why we can't catch typos, why those who can type without looking at the keys know they've made a mistake before even looking at the screen, and other cool stuff.
> What's everybody reading? I like finding out, in the Books by the Bed section of the We Wanted to be Writers site.
> Many literary journals and small literary presses are closed to submissions over the summer, and re-open in early fall. Lists of some are posted here and here and here and here.
> Check out the first issue of Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies.
> A new anthology from Creative Nonfiction magazine, marking 20 years, "True Stories, Well Told," will soon be available for pre-order. If you teach, you may be able to request a desk copy now.
> Finally, leave it to Powell's Books to graphically explain why physical books are best.
Have a great weekend!
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1 comment:
Thanks for the link to Monica Byrne's Washington Post article. Her rejection rate before publication certainly echoes my experience.
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