Friday, March 7, 2014

Oh where, oh where to publish?

After talking to Dr. Burton about my paper, I've been considering the idea of making it a sort of hybrid between creative non-fiction and literary analysis. I was afraid that this sort of paper would be difficult to publish, but I think I found a few venues that might work.
  1. 1966 Journal I found this journal through this website. I think it will be a really good option for my paper because they are looking for submissions that are creative non-fiction with a research component, which is pretty much exactly what I think my paper will end up being. They describe what they're looking for as a combination of "both personal rumination and information gathered through research" which sounds like it could be exactly what I need.
  2. The Adirondack Review I found this journal through the same site that I found the first journal that I mentioned. This journal publishes across a wide range of genres and seek submissions that, according to their website, help readers to see into the author's soul, even if only for a moment. Since my paper is about memoir, which is one of the most personal and revelatory forms of writing out there, I think it would make a good submission to this journal.
  3. Alaska Quarterly Review Again, I found this journal from the same site as the previous two. I'm not completely confident that my paper would fit in this journal, but it would be worth a shot. They accept "literary non-fiction in traditional and experimental styles" and as far as I know I think that my paper could qualify as being written in an experimental style. 
  4. Hippocampus Magazine I found this magazine from a series of Google searches that eventually led to the serendipitous discovery of their website. The magazine is centered around "memorable creative non-fiction" and accepts submissions in memoir, personal essay, and flash creative non-fiction. I think my paper might fit in the "personal essay" category. They say they like the personal essays to "reflect on a personal life experience or observation" which is something I know my paper will be doing.
  5. A Cup of Jo This is one of my favorite blogs and I usually read it everyday. Although the blog is somewhat centered around the author's life, it tends to be more of a compilation of interesting and thought-provoking things that cater to a wide range of interests.The author often features interesting studies or research results that have more of a personal impact as well as other blog authors who she has write about specific experiences in a creative essay format (see this post). Since blogs by nature are essentially a digital form of memoir, and since my paper will contain elements of creative non-fiction essay, I may be able to have portions of it published on this blog. It would be a long shot, but super cool if it actually worked.
  6. National Undergraduate Literature Conference I first heard about this conference from Professor John Bennion who encouraged me to submit a paper I wrote for his English Novel course to this conference. Things got busy, I got distracted, and I never ended up submitting it, which is something I regret. Anyway, this conference takes place at Weber State, and although I've missed the deadline for this year's conference, it might be worth submitting to next year's. The conference features undergraduate work from college students across the nation, and features both research and creative work. Another option running along these same lines is Weber State's literary journal, Metaphor, which seems to accept submissions similar to what my paper will be.

No comments:

Post a Comment