Becky Tuch

Read “Lose This Skin” by @beckyltuch.bsky.social in Issue 22!
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"We Like Working With Authors." A Chat with Dave Essinger, Editor of Slippery Elm "We like accessible."

Our interview and Q&A is up at Lit Mag News with @beckyltuch.bsky.social! Everything you ever wanted to know about Slippery Elm and more: litmagnews.substack.com/p/we-like-wo...

Check it out and send us your best--2026 submissions close on Feb. 1!
slipperyelm.submittable.com/submit

Save the Dates! January Interviews & Info Sessions! Happening this month...

Hey! We're doing a Zoom interview with @beckyltuch.bsky.social of Lit Mag News on Thursday the 22nd, 11am Eastern--all are welcome to tune in and ask questions!

Here's a link to the Save the Date page, with Zoom registration info: litmagnews.substack.com/p/save-the-d...

Any editors up for being interviewed in January?? I'd love to hear from you!

Please only:
* Mags that have been around for 3+ years
* Editors I've not yet interviewed
* Submission fee <$5

Feel free to contact me here: www.beckytuch.com/contact-1

Any editors up for being interviewed in January?? I'd love to hear from you!

Please only:
* Mags that have been around for 3+ years
* Editors I've not yet interviewed
* Submission fee <$5

Feel free to contact me here: www.beckytuch.com/contact-1

It's heartwarming that people are watching my interview with @beckyltuch.bsky.social, checking out Stanchion, reaching out to say hi, saying they appreciate the way I run this magazine and press, and then buying some things. That's really, really lovely. And so very appreciated!

OMG!! We've been featured in Lit Mag News (founded by @beckyltuch.bsky.social) with an awesome write up by Jessica Dylan Miele! 🥰 It also features SLM stories by @zoebflavin.bsky.social and Max Wheeler 🙌We're saying THANK YOU & have a read here: buff.ly/whoza5O

"We Want to Feel Something." A Chat with Annlee Ellingson, Managing Editor of Exposition Review "We publish everything."

We loved getting to hear Expo’s Managing Editor @annleee.bsky.social chat with @beckyltuch.bsky.social of Lit Mag News about all things Expo! If you’re thinking of submitting or just want to learn more about Expo and our multi-genre goodness, listen here: open.substack.com/pub/litmagne....

🎉🎉

On That Midnight Train to Lit Mags! Meanjin closing & controversy; CIA's lit mag legacy; defining "literary fiction;" advice for submitting; $10,000 essay award; AWP's George Garrett Award; and more

"The situation has created quite a stir as the official story about the magazine’s closure doesn’t seem to add up." @beckyltuch.bsky.social

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Submission Fees Are Wrong Writer addresses ethics of submission fees

"We can find a better way." open.substack.com/pub/litmagne...

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! ✨

A Legacy of Class: The Parallel Worlds of Literary and Genre Magazine Publishing "...distinct literary ecosystems..."

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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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

Really loving @beckyltuch.bsky.social Lit Mag News substack. Cool info on @chillsubs.bsky.social contest calculator in this issue. #WritingCommunity #litmag #submissions #amwriting. litmagnews.substack.com/p/aint-no-li...

Friday Five: writer, editor, and Lit Mag News creator Becky Tuch ‘I wanted to create a literary space that is informative yet also entertaining’

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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

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.

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.
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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..."

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.

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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.

Editors are human — humans working on deadlines. Humans reading ungodly amounts of text in ridiculously short windows — and I’m sure, no matter what is said in the submission guidelines, there are editors and readers out there making snap decisions on the very first page. And here’s the hard truth: if your first paragraph is unreadable, if your formatting is too challenging, they may just skip the rest. (The last sentence is highlighted.)

Truth!
@beckyltuch.bsky.social #LitMagNews #MichaelCostaris

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Social Media Truths Every Writer Needs to Understand Fake audiences, bloated accounts, and bots

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

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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Q: Can you judge a lit mag by its cover? "How much can a writer know about a lit mag, based on its cover?"

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?

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

Win at Poetry! Get More Rejections! Poet shares a liberating approach to submissions

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! litmagnews.substack.com/p/win-at-poe...

"Bringing Some Whimsy to the Table." A Chat with Sarah Strickley, Editor of Miracle Monocle An online magazine for tradition and experimentation

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...

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

Q: Can we talk about Narrative Magazine? "I know this magazine has taken a lot of heat over the years."

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: litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-can-we-t...

Are certain subjects too taboo for lit mags? "Taking a look at subjects that might be untouchable would seem to be important."

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/

Are certain subjects too taboo for lit mags? "Taking a look at subjects that might be untouchable would seem to be important."

WONDERFUL conversation here. Loving everyone's comments, some quite deep and personal.

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Food #writers & #artists! 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 #publishing

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