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Getting published in literary magazines can be complicated and intimidating. In this 3-hour intensive, students will learn about the process, buzzwords, and common pitfalls that accompany publishing poems and other standalone pieces in lit mags. Alongside a holistic overview of the submission process, students will consider their individual motives for pursuing publication, identify strategies for improving the odds, learn how to select the best outlets for their work, and exchange tips and frameworks for handling rejection. Drawing on her experience judging contests, reading for book prizes, and jurying residencies, Amy Beth will answer pressing questions about the submission process and offer a behind-the-scenes perspective on publishing in literary magazines.
This virtual session will not be recorded.
Instructor: Amy Beth Sisson (any pronouns) lives near the skunk cabbages in a town outside of Philly. Her poetry has appeared in Cleaver Magazine, Philadelphia Stories, Hot Pink Magazine, and others, andis forthcoming in Plant-Human Quarterly and the anthology Queer Flora, Fauna, Funga, edited by Frances Cannon. She received her MFA in poetry from Rutgers University Camden in 2023. Sundress Publications selected her manuscript I Instruct My Toad How to Write Poetry as a semifinalist for its 2022 Chapbook Contest. In 2024 she was a Peter Taylor Fellow with the Kenyon Review Writing Workshops. She is a 2025 winner of the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia’s Joyful Abundance: Emerging Artist Commissioning Program. Currently, Amy Beth is Fence Magazine's Steaming (online) visual poetry editor and serves on the board of Blue Stoop where she helps with educational programming.
Need financial aid? Apply here first.
Getting published in literary magazines can be complicated and intimidating. In this 3-hour intensive, students will learn about the process, buzzwords, and common pitfalls that accompany publishing poems and other standalone pieces in lit mags. Alongside a holistic overview of the submission process, students will consider their individual motives for pursuing publication, identify strategies for improving the odds, learn how to select the best outlets for their work, and exchange tips and frameworks for handling rejection. Drawing on her experience judging contests, reading for book prizes, and jurying residencies, Amy Beth will answer pressing questions about the submission process and offer a behind-the-scenes perspective on publishing in literary magazines.
This virtual session will not be recorded.
Instructor: Amy Beth Sisson (any pronouns) lives near the skunk cabbages in a town outside of Philly. Her poetry has appeared in Cleaver Magazine, Philadelphia Stories, Hot Pink Magazine, and others, andis forthcoming in Plant-Human Quarterly and the anthology Queer Flora, Fauna, Funga, edited by Frances Cannon. She received her MFA in poetry from Rutgers University Camden in 2023. Sundress Publications selected her manuscript I Instruct My Toad How to Write Poetry as a semifinalist for its 2022 Chapbook Contest. In 2024 she was a Peter Taylor Fellow with the Kenyon Review Writing Workshops. She is a 2025 winner of the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia’s Joyful Abundance: Emerging Artist Commissioning Program. Currently, Amy Beth is Fence Magazine's Steaming (online) visual poetry editor and serves on the board of Blue Stoop where she helps with educational programming.
