Dec 27 2007
Publishing Poetry
Cami asked about poetry publications. I mentioned that poetry and short stories are a tough market to crack. But there is always hope. There is a book called Poetry Market that writers may find useful. Here’s a description of the book:
Features exclusive articles, interviews, and how-to guides, keeping readers up-to-date on trends in the poetry publishing world.
Readers will find all the information necessary to research markets and submit poetry for publication. In addition to market listings, the 2008 Poet’s Market provides how-to material on preparing and submitting manuscripts, identifying markets, relating to editors, and other solid information that makes the book an ideal beginner’s resource as well as a trusted marketing guide that seasoned poets turn to year after year.
Includes the latest developments in poetry writing and publishing through Insider Reports by and about working poets and editors.
From my experience, books such as Poetry Market are outdated before the book hits the bookstores. For this reason, I recommend borrowing the book from your local library and verifying submission requirements before sending your poetry and short stories to publications.
One way to gain recognition is by submitting poetry and short stories to online resources. Most of the time there is no compensation but you can gain name recognition. In fact, that’s how Linda got her start. She provided articles for free, became recognized as an expert, and an agent called to offer representation.
When submitting online for free publications, make sure that YOU retain copyrights to your work and that you are free to recycle your submissions to other publications. If a website owner asks for exclusivity, make sure that it’s not infinite. Meaning they can have exclusivity for a certain amount of time but after that you are able to submit your work elsewhere. At least that is my personal thoughts on the matter.
Thanks…I will do some investigating and let you know how it turns out.
Go, Cami!
“When submitting online for free publications, make sure that YOU retain copyrights to your work and that you are free to recycle your submissions to other publications.”
That’s great advice. Sometime you get so excited about getting published, you forget about the important details. Here’s a site that pays for freelance articles.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/
They will send you your money via paypal.
Thanks for all this advice, Ive been writing poetry for as long as I can remember, and have never really shared it with anyone. My boyfriend is a bit of a poet himself. I will keep you guys posted, but I really appreciate the advice.