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Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
Subs and Chill with Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author of The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You, shares his thoughts on being a joyous and aggressive writer, the many rejections of his early career days, celebrating with ice cream, and his submissions strategy.
Editor Interview with Ninth Letter
Liz Harms, the managing editor of Ninth Letter, talked with us about the foundations of the literary journal, the work that immediately draws her in as editor, what she is writing, and her additional role as graphic designer for each issue.
Subs and Chill with Chloe Caldwell
Chloe Caldwell talks gut instincts, knowing your writing isn’t going to be right for everyone, almost being published in the New York Times at 26, and her advice for submitting to lit mags.
Subs and Chill with Annabel Graham
This week, Annabel Graham shares why its best to submit to top tier places first, how taking breaks from a piece can work wonders, what she has learned through rejections and working as the fiction editor of No Tokens.
Subs and Chill with D.T. Robbins
D.T. Robbins, author of Birds Aren’t Real and the editor of Rejection Letters, says fuck the rules, submit the shit you love, and don’t overcomplicate the submission process.
Subs and Chill with Elle Nash
Elle Nash, author of Gag Relflex and the forthcoming, Deliver Me, chats about having a story accepted twice in one day, sharing work st readings, her editorial process and when she goes back to the drawing board.
Subs and Chill with Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya chats about submitting to many places at one time, the importance of community as writers, the joy of working with other editors to better your work, and celebrating publication wins with champagne and KFC.
Subs and Chill with Brittany Ackerman
Brittany Ackerman shares her journey from first getting rejected by literary journals to finding success in the writing world in this week's subs and chill.
Subs and Chill with Arisa White
Arisa White, author of Who’s Your Daddy, shares a 2010 Facebook post and chats about keeping a poem close for a year, Teen Vogue, and how she keeps track of submissions.
Subs and Chill with Amy Shearn
Amy Shearn chats about her record rejections, how the writing, not publication, is the best part of the creative journey, her first published poem and how a publication led to an editing job.
Subs and Chill with Richard Chiem
Richard Chiem chats the art of building your bio, soliciting journals, the experience of having a novel out in the world and his advice to writers working to get published.
Subs and Chill with Mira Ptacin
Mira Ptacin answers questions about how to become a successful and fulfilled writer in this interview written by Kailey from Write or Die.
Swim Meet Lit Mag Editor Interview
Svetlana Sterlin, founding editor of Swim Meet Lit Mag, chats about creating a magazine during the pandemic, her editorial process, being part of the small lit community in Australia, and the parallels between swimming and literary publication.