Category Deadlines for Lifelines

Now that the holidays have wound down and we’re all embarking upon our new years, I thought I’d share another installment of Deadlines for Lifelines: notifications about exciting opportunities in the worlds of travel and letters… First up, my friend…

Summer literary contests and residencies are well underway. Here are a few that look especially promising: The Artist-In-Residence Program at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology grants artists, ecologists, writers, and musicians the opportunity to delve deeply into their work in the…

Little magazines -- also known as literary journals or lit mags -- have a long, illustrious history in U.S. publishing. They first appeared in the early nineteenth century, and today number in the hundreds if not thousands. Some feature a single genre, but most offer the full literary spectrum: fiction, poetry, essays, short memoirs, book reviews, interviews, even short-form comics/graphic novellas. Not only have individual writers been launched in little magazines but entire literary movements. Though their circulations are tiny (averaging about 1,500) their readership is highly influential: agents, editors, academics, and other writers. You'll never get rich writing for little magazines (most pay in copies, subscriptions, or perhaps $100) but they remain a vital venue.