Articles by Jacob Jans

The Ever-Evolving Game of Charging Writers for Submissions

The creative ways that literary journal editors try to take advantage of writers can sometimes be…astounding. A new literary journal recently approached Authors Publish, asking to be featured. They seemed particularly proud of their “fee free” submissions.  The catch? You had to “win their lottery” in order for them to even read your submission. Otherwise,…
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Get Extensive Personal Feedback from Literary Agent Michael Mungiello

We just arranged to have an established literary agent offer consultations and in-depth feedback to authors of literary fiction (novels, short story collections), memoir, history, science, and journalism. Michael Mungiello is an agent with Inkwell management, where he regularly sells books to a wide variety of publishers. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn directly…
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Call for Submissions: How I Got My Book Published

We are currently seeking submissions of essays on the topic “How I Got My Book Published.” We want personal, practical stories about about how a writer got their book published with a traditional publisher. Or, how you sold a significant amount of books as a self published author (We would need to know the exact…
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Letter From The Editors

Dear Readers, As some of you know Authors Publish is run by a husband and wife team, Jacob and Caitlin Jans. We have been happily running Authors Publish for over two years. We are both writers who want to be able to help other writers navigate the strange world of publishing. Most of the time…
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On Reaching 100 Issues

Dear Readers, Authors Publish was started a little over two years ago. In the years since we published our first issue the format has changed a little, however our focus has remained the same, connecting authors with publishing opportunities and other resources that can help build their careers. In the last two years we have…
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The Submission Fee Controversy

Is creative writing inherently valuable? This is the surprising question raised by a controversy that recently reached the blog of the editor of the Missouri Review, a well-known academic literary journal. Michael Nye, the editor, was frustrated. Why? Because he thought “this no longer needed any further discussion.” The topic? Submission fees that some literary…
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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! This week we are having a ‘Best of’ issue of Authors Publish. We are also publishing it on Tuesday (as you may have noticed), so that it does not encroach on your holiday. We are taking time off this week to visit our family, and to take a much needed break. We are…
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Letter from the Editor

Welcome to Issue Four of Authors Publish Magazine. Our mission is to get you published. We want to help you from start to finish. That’s why we give you writing prompts, publishing guides, and reviews of publications accepting submissions. If you’ve ever wondered whether you should self publish or go the more traditional route, then…
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Letter from the Editor

If you want to get published, we’re here to help. Our mission is to guide writers through the process of publication, and to make it as easy as possible for your words to reach the right audience. That’s why we send you reviews of literary journals, and guides to various aspects of the process. This…
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Letter From The Editor

Welcome to the first issue of Authors Publish Magazine. We’re a small magazine, but with big ambitions. Our primary ambition is to help you, our readers, get published. That’s why we send you reviews of publications accepting submissions, and articles that help you build your career. We also provide you with a little bit of…
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