fiction
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Confessions of a Slushpile Reader (Part 2)
In Part 1, I listed a number of small myths about submitting to a literary magazine. Here’s the biggest myth of all. Myth: If my work is rejected, that means it was awful. No. Well, not necessarily. Of the 15 stories I read per slush-batch, I’d say that on average at least 10-12 are indisputably…
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Confessions of a Slush Pile Reader (Part 1)
I’ve been on the editorial board for PRISM for close to a year now, and what that means is that instead of being rejected I get to reject other people. It’s less gleefully vengeful than it sounds. I can’t speak for the entire magazine, but I thought I’d clear up a few myths about what makes…
Sonal Champsee 