Issue Six Hundred Forty Nine

Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in November 2025

This list focuses on ten publishers that we are excited about that are open to submissions this month. Some are only open for a short period of time, others will be open the whole month and beyond. At least four of these are presses we have not covered previously. Please note that if a publisher…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Nine Special Feature

Barbara: Now Seeking Submissions

Barbara is a poetry broadside, produced in Scotland. What is a broadside? A broadside is a single sheet of paper that’s easy to distribute, read, and fold into a pocket: “It is designed to be held in your hands.” This tactile quality is a central part of Barbara’s mission: “We seek to challenge the increasing…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Nine Literary Journals Poetry

The Tyranny of “Show, Don’t Tell”

By Sabyasachi Roy Say it once: John was sad. Bam. Done. Quick. Clean. But no, apparently I must paint a whole oil canvas. His eyelids sag. Shoulders wilt. He stares at the rain like a broken blinds catalogue model. His sigh echoes through the century’s blah blah. Congratulations. Turned a sad guy into a slam…
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