The Great American Literary Magazine

I received another Rejection Letter today, this one from The Great American Literary Magazine. 

http://www.thegreatamericanlitmag.com/


This is a brand new journal and one that I'm going to be watching closely and reading with interest. Based out of Southern California's Inland Empire, their inaugural online issue went live on October 31, 2014.

The poetry in the first issue is quite captivating. I particularly enjoyed the work of Nate Pritts. I've been a fan of his poetry for years. And the fiction is very engaging as well. John Thomson's short story, "Pray for Hercules," is a truly heartwarming and memorable piece.

I look forward to reading their second online issue as soon as it goes live, presumably in the spring.


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Finishing off 2014 in Style … with Poetry

Here it is, 11:38pm on December 31, 2014, and I just sent off my final poetry submission for the year. I actually sent off four submissions today, bringing my grand total for the year to 377 submissions sent since January 1, 2014. That total includes everything: poetry, flash fiction, short stories, standard submissions, contests, chapbook submissions, etc. I’m pretty happy with that number. I’ve worked hard.

The final four submissions I sent today were to: The Mind[less] Muse, The Great American Literary Magazine, MAYDAY Magazine, and Floyd County Moonshine. So here’s to hoping that these final four do well.

2014 has been a wonderful year with more than 110 pieces of poetry and fiction accepted for publication by more than 70 different magazines. No complaints in my neck of the woods. I’m very, very happy with those totals. And now it’s time to plan for 2015. Onward and upward; there are no limits. Time to set some goals for the New Year. Bring it on, 2015. I’m ready.  J

 

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