Becky Tuch
@beckyltuch.bsky.social
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Fiction & nonfiction writer, Founder of Lit Mag News
"We can find a better way."
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Submission Fees Are Wrong
Writer addresses ethics of submission fees
https://open.substack.com/pub/litmagnews/p/submission-fees-are-wrong?r=3y4y2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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Renee Kalagayan
7 days ago
Leslie is simply the best editor from which to learn the ropes of a literary journal. This hour-ish interview is so worth a listen! ✨
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Jennifer Pullen
10 days ago
I wrote a guest blog post for
@beckyltuch.bsky.social
on her Lit Mag News, focused the history of the separation between "literary" and "genre" magazines. Check it out!
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A Legacy of Class: The Parallel Worlds of Literary and Genre Magazine Publishing
"...distinct literary ecosystems..."
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/a-legacy-of-class-the-parallel-worlds?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=165591&post_id=173888849&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1p00ls&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
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about 1 month ago
Really loving
@beckyltuch.bsky.social
Lit Mag News substack. Cool info on
@chillsubs.bsky.social
contest calculator in this issue.
#WritingCommunity
#litmag
#submissions
#amwriting
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Ain't No Lit Mags When She's Gone!
University battle for Shanghai Lit Review; new data at Duotrope; Contest Calculator from Chill Subs; new Flash Fiction Institute; writers on self-publishing; poetry reviews; and more
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/aint-no-lit-mags-when-shes-gone?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share
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Andrew Careaga (writer)
about 1 month ago
@beckyltuch.bsky.social
Writers, are you subscribed to
@beckyltuch.bsky.social
's Lit Mag News? If not, you're missing out! Read why in today's Friday Five Q&A with Becky.
andrewcareaga.com/2025/08/29/f...
#WritingCommunity
#literaryfiction
#litmags
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Friday Five: writer, editor, and Lit Mag News creator Becky Tuch
‘I wanted to create a literary space that is informative yet also entertaining’
https://andrewcareaga.com/2025/08/29/friday-five-writer-editor-and-lit-mag-news-creator-becky-tuch/
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Tracy Royce
about 1 month ago
Big thanks to
@beckyltuch.bsky.social
for another great newsletter today, about withdrawal etiquette and demystifying Submittable. Lit Mag News is like a little gift in my inbox.
litmagnews.substack.com/about
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About - Lit Mag News
Latest News in Lit Mag Publishing. Click to read Lit Mag News, by Becky Tuch, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
https://litmagnews.substack.com/about
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Caitlin McLean
about 2 months ago
Recently discovered Lit Mag News and had to give a shoutout to founder
@beckyltuch.bsky.social
for doing the needed work of calling out the scammy underbelly of the lit mag world. 👏 It's hard enough being a writer without the writing world itself coming for you, too.
#writingcommunity
#writersky
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Q: How do we spot scammy lit mags (part 4)?
"Decent, reputable, reliable, attractive, good-quality lit mags do not make you jump through hoops..."
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-how-do-we-spot-scammy-lit-mags-abc
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Submission fees are getting OUT OF CONTROL. If a journal charges over $5, I will no longer interview the editors at Lit Mag News.
2 months ago
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Doric Literary
4 months ago
Truth!
@beckyltuch.bsky.social
#LitMagNews
#MichaelCostaris
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Jennifer Worrell
4 months ago
Depressing but helpful. Lit Mag News & the folks at Chillsubs are the bomb.
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Social Media Truths Every Writer Needs to Understand
Fake audiences, bloated accounts, and bots
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/social-media-truths-every-writer
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Dawn Tasaka Steffler
5 months ago
Contest bloating is like regular bloating but with more farts. Always appreciate what
#LitMagNews
and
@beckyltuch.bsky.social
is doing And, I love info, which
@chillsubs.bsky.social
specializes in. And I especially love a good laugh...
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Social Media Truths Every Writer Needs to Understand
Fake audiences, bloated accounts, and bots
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/social-media-truths-every-writer
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Oh lit mag cover art! What a fun rabbit hole to go into! Look at these beauties and tell me: What do they say about the writing inside?
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Q: Can you judge a lit mag by its cover?
"How much can a writer know about a lit mag, based on its cover?"
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-can-you-judge-a-lit-mag-by-its
6 months ago
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The editors of the journal selected for April for our Lit Mag Reading Club have gone MIA. Any editors want to step in? Seeking a mag: * around 3 + years * editor available for interview at end of April * if print copies, can get orders filled & mailed asap Thank you! Reply here or Becky.Tuch@gmail
6 months ago
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Noah Berlatsky
almost 2 years ago
At @Becky Tuch ‘s place I wrote about how you (yes you!) can get more rejections form lit mags. And as we all know the person who dies with the most rejections wins!
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Win at Poetry! Get More Rejections!
Poet shares a liberating approach to submissions
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/win-at-poetry-get-more-rejections/
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Dr. SAS
6 months ago
At a time when so many (loud) voices in the culture seem fully arrayed against the kind of work I do, it felt good to talk about the work of editing
@miraclemonocle.bsky.social
with Becky Tuch today:
litmagnews.substack.com/p/bringing-s...
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"Bringing Some Whimsy to the Table." A Chat with Sarah Strickley, Editor of Miracle Monocle
An online magazine for tradition and experimentation
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/bringing-some-whimsy-to-the-table?fbclid=IwY2xjawJILRRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZQ3DwJplGMRXpKC1xXjaao73IdHNeD9-qIyQv4Xyc4oiVpzUSn3ICahUg_aem_a2PaQFTyvzPYMqFPK_A_9g
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Victoria Strauss
7 months ago
Becky Tuch of Lit Mag News weighs in on Narrative Magazine's decision not to award prizes in their Fall 2024 contest, which charged a $27 submission fee. Narrative's sizeable submission fees have long been the target of criticism
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Zach is… back?
7 months ago
This is a wild exposé of
@narrativemag.bsky.social
and well worth the read. Thanks to Lit Mag News for in-depth reporting on Narrative's unethical practices:
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Q: Can we talk about Narrative Magazine?
"I know this magazine has taken a lot of heat over the years."
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-can-we-talk-about-narrative-magazine/comments
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buy my book
6 months ago
I enjoyed this substack especially the bit at the end in which author Kyle Seibel details that Electric Literature came close to publishing one of his stories--which would have been a career changer for him--but ultimately disliked the ending...in which the protagonist has sex with a deer. 1/
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Are certain subjects too taboo for lit mags?
"Taking a look at subjects that might be untouchable would seem to be important."
https://open.substack.com/pub/litmagnews/p/are-certain-subjects-too-taboo-for?r=iqz5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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WONDERFUL conversation here. Loving everyone's comments, some quite deep and personal.
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Are certain subjects too taboo for lit mags?
"Taking a look at subjects that might be untouchable would seem to be important."
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/are-certain-subjects-too-taboo-for
6 months ago
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Kristin Bair [O'Keeffe]
7 months ago
Food
#writers
&
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! Special call for submissions at PANGYRUS lit mag! All genres welcome! For a forthcoming book, A Table to Hold the World. Submit, submit! (nom, nom)
#writersky
#amwriting
#5amwritersclub
#booksky
#foodies
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Ever wonder what it costs to launch & maintain a lit mag?
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What I Learned About Monetization by Launching a Lit Mag
"The presence of love does not eradicate the reality of labor."
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/what-i-learned-about-monetization
7 months ago
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Susan Lerner
8 months ago
Can I just say how much I enjoy
@beckyltuch.bsky.social
‘s Lit Mag News. Love this take on Narrative…
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Q: Can we talk about Narrative Magazine?
"I know this magazine has taken a lot of heat over the years."
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-can-we-talk-about-narrative-magazine?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=165591&post_id=155630778&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=cof&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
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Putting together the week's lit mag news roundup. Editors, if you're looking for readers, staff, interns, etc. please let me know!
8 months ago
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All the latest!
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Pink Pony Lit Mags!
Renaissance in African Publishing; 100 years of VQR; Joyland books; return of Literary Mama & Fantasy Magazine; december magazine on hiatus; Arkansas International hiatus; and more
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/pink-pony-lit-mags
8 months ago
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Do lit mags still matter? I think so! Excited to talk about this and more with Allison Williams on 1/28. Come join us!
8 months ago
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This weekend I'll be writing about lit mag editors & writers affected by L.A.'s tragic and unfathomable fires. If you have an experience to share, I'd love to hear.
8 months ago
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Putting together the first lit mag news roundup of the new year! If you've got news to share, if you are an editor searching for help, if you know of changes at a journal...let me know! (This little hamster is eager to read the news.)
9 months ago
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A lit mag has announced it will be transitioning to an NFT marketplace and publishing all works on blockchain. Is this an exciting new future or the dawn of a digital hellscape from which there is no escape? You tell me! Join the discussion...
litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-whats-up...
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Q: What's up with lit mags & web 3.0?
Exciting future or...digitally enchained hellscape from which there is no escape?
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-whats-up-with-lit-mags-and-web
9 months ago
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A lit mag has announced it will be transitioning to an NFT marketplace and publishing all works on blockchain. Is this an exciting new future or the dawn of a digital hellscape from which there is no escape? You tell me! Join the discussion...
litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-whats-up...
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Q: What's up with lit mags & web 3.0?
Exciting future or...digitally enchained hellscape from which there is no escape?
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-whats-up-with-lit-mags-and-web
9 months ago
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Here is my interview with
@dintywmoore.bsky.social
! Such a great chat about what goes into creating the long-standing and esteemed Brevity Magazine.
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"We'll Make it Short Nonfiction." A Chat with Dinty W. Moore, Editor-in-Chief of Brevity
"The energy of the sentence..."
https://open.substack.com/pub/litmagnews/p/well-make-it-short-nonfiction-a-chat?r=3y4y2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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All the latest news in lit mags! With a ton of great links on essay craft, the realities of lit mag submissions, switching from academic publishing to literary journals, revision advice, and more.
#writingcommunity
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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Lit Mags!
Jacobin reviews Granta; submissions woes; New Yorker publication realities; essay submission advice; revision advice; editor interviews; transitioning from academia to lit mags; and more
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like
10 months ago
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Jessica Whipple
10 months ago
If you're a writer or editor looking ahead to next year, perhaps this article is helpful: "Grants Are Out There for Editors and Writers. Here's How I Found One." -- by Jessica Whipple for Lit Mag News.
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Grants Are Out There for Editors and Writers. Here’s How I Found One.
"Where is the Money?"
https://open.substack.com/pub/litmagnews/p/grants-are-out-there-for-editors?r=1xfhjk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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Mark Danowsky
10 months ago
New essay of mine out in Becky Tuch's Lit Mag News [on] Spreading Your Work Around "Please Send One to Five Poems." How to Navigate Submission Batches
#WritingCommunity
#submissions
litmagnews.substack.com/cp/153020481
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"Please Send One to Five Poems." How to Navigate Submission Batches
"Lit mags often encourage submitting more than one piece..."
https://litmagnews.substack.com/cp/153020481
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Lara Henneman
10 months ago
Lovely post from
@beckyltuch.bsky.social
today for Lit Mag News. It’s about seeing what you are already doing that is serving you. What seeds have you already planted, and what have you been doing to nurture their growth?
#writersky
#booksky
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Q: What, in the new year, will you commit to acknowledging that you are already doing, have done, and also already are?
Plant your seeds.
https://open.substack.com/pub/litmagnews/p/q-what-in-the-new-year-will-you-commit?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5lx01
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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist
12 months ago
Watermelon Grant applications are open through December 6 for Palestinian writers of speculative fiction and poetry
www.ldlewiswrites.com/watermelon-g...
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The Watermelon Grant — L D Lewis, Author. Editor. Sea witch apologist
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Any editors out there seeking staff and/or volunteer readers at your magazines? Please let me know!
10 months ago
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Jeremy Schraffenberger
10 months ago
Would love to publish a narrative (essay, story, poem) of
#MaryMacLane
in NAR, maybe about sex(uality), maybe about cinema (Men Who Have Made Love to Me), maybe about diaries (I Await the Devil's Coming)
#EditorsWishlist
Tag your favorite lit mag editor asking them what's on their wishlist!
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Michael Nye
10 months ago
This is a fantastic
#essay
by
@beckyltuch.bsky.social
discussing her process in finding a
#litmag
to publish her work. Writers (and editors) rarely are this transparent about their personal process.
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Q: How do you decide where to submit your writing?
"...with any submission strategy, it’s good to define for yourself what your goals are."
https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-how-do-you-decide-where-to-submit
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What should I discuss in my weekend conversation at Lit Mag News? What lit mag questions do people have?
10 months ago
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The latest lit mag news roundup! Covered here... Ongoing boycott of Israeli cultural institutions; opposition to boycott; thoughts from editors on "the neocolonized literary citizen," pretentious writing, bad grammar; a new anthology; new lit mag; and more
10 months ago
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Putting together the week's roundup of lit mag news today. If you've got lit mag news, volunteer opptys, staff openings, scam alerts, any & all nuggets of lit mag interest, you know where to send it! DM's open.
over 1 year ago
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Lori D'Angelo
over 1 year ago
Ever been frustrated by literary journals submission guidelines? Me, too. You can read my piece about that here:
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How do you know when a piece is ready to send out for publication?
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over 1 year ago
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New lit mag news round-up is live!
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almost 2 years ago
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