How many of you read literary journals/reviews/little magazines/etc., and if so, which ones do you read? I feel mildly awful about submitting stories to them, occasionally publishing stories in them, and then never actually reading them. Anyone else?
You dont read any of the literary journals you submit to?
Well, before I submit, I always take a cursory glance to make sure the vibe is correct. But yeah, I've probably submitted to about 100 journals. There's no human way I could ever regularly read that many on top of my normal full-length reading habits and the normal range of adult responsibilities. That being said, if someone publishes my work I look a bit more frequently, as it's at least an indicator my taste is being reflected.
See https://www.lit.salon/threads/green_light/FRLwwtgarZ1lGt42y6dN https://www.lit.salon/threads/admin/XKOXOlUvsoinAfBrYVEo
Failed to note preexisting discourse -- I can hear my high school mock-trial coach shouting "asked and answered!" as I blush in my Payless dress shoes. Out of curiosity, is there a search function for previous salon topics? I couldn't find one, but I'm not sure if that is just my ineptitude revealing itself.
I don't think there is.
I feel like the baffler is the only mag that I can read every single day without having to skip an article. Its pieces on issues that matter a whole lot to a tiny group of people I always find so fascinating. They also have neat little fiction pieces every now and then