Past guest Sean Wright joins us again this week to talk about the process of getting his first collection published (!) along with navigating the world of poetry journals. How do you know where to send work? What do you say when you do? We don’t have all the answers but these are our tips on making it out of the slush pile.
Publishers and journals mentioned (by no means exhaustive):
Kent MacCarter’s essay on Australian poetry micro-presses: They will oxidise before you even finish readingClose Up BooksTinctureCorditeVerity La (check out Sean’s poem Lucilia Cuprina – an Ode)A Hundred GourdsMeanjinIslandOverlandThe Lifted BrowList of UK poetry magazinespressure gauge journalPlumwood MountainRabbit Poetry JournalSnap Literary JournalAustralian Poetry JournalFlash CoveGoing Down SwingingSoutherlyWesterlyAustralian Book ReviewFoam:eBest Australian PoemsResources that can help (or cause a meta-fiddling addiction):
SubmittableTrelloScrivenerPressbooksTim Love’s website: Litrefs Articles