Author: Bookfox

In the sidebar to the left, you can see I’ve added a new page listing literary markets for novellas. If any of my super-savvy readers know of additional markets, please add them in that page’s comments.

ATTENTION: See my updated list. The market for publishing novellas is much slimmer than for short stories, but it’s not non-existent. Below are some markets to send that novella or novelette. Many are literary journals and some are contests. Since I get asked all the time about literary journals that allow you to submit novellas, […]

So these are the journals I got my grubby fingers on and humped back to California in my carry-on backpack. Total # of journals: 18 Total # of pounds lost while carrying them through airport: Unknown, but likely substantial The Sun Blue Mesa Review Crab Orchard Review The Gettysburg Review Third Coast Colorado Review Nimrod […]

"Even esteemed journals sometimes seem like they're run by squirrels, marmots, or lemurs." — Timothy Schaffert At the AWP panel "The Road from Journal to Book," five writers/editors talked about the fiction of literary journal hierarchies. They named Cliff Garstang's Perpetual Folly Pushcart Rankings and the Top 50 Journals by Every Writer's Resource as examples of […]

At AWP, even the urinals advertise lit journals. Of course, don’t think about the connotations of advertising your lit journal on the pisser. But perhaps Bull should expand its tagline: “Fiction for Thinking [And Pissing!] Men.” You know it’s a good reading when halfway through the story, the reader, Aaron Burch of Hobart, rips off his shirt. […]

Later today I’ll be flying to Denver’s AWP conference. This will be my first time going, although I don’t quite know how I’ve missed going previous years (okay, okay, I know: I was poor). Michael Chabon will be headlining, and I’ve already picked out a slate of seminars to attend, including “Ellipsis as Art: Crafting […]

I love that the Tournament of Books ended in a similar manner to March Madness: just as the underdog Butler put up a valiant fight against top-seeded Duke, Duke edged past by a single point. And in the Tournament of Books, we had the juggernaut “Wolf Hall” against the formidable “The Lacuna,” and the judges […]

I went to the Hibbleton Art Gallery in Fullerton recently, and found they’re showcasing handmade books and journals. I love finding hand-stitched literature like this. It’s the underground movement of books, where a ‘small release’ means 30 copies, not a thousand copies. It’s probably organic AND local. Especially loved the palm-sized books, since the paper was […]

Usually I avoid memes like the plague, but I got sucked into this one. This notion of listing the books that have affected you the most has been making the rounds, and I'm going to play along. Hope some of these surprise you. Also, once you've read mine, go check out the NY Times, Marginal […]

I’m excited to go to AWP in Denver, Colorado this year and provide some on-the-ground BookFox coverage. If you’re going and want to meet up, email me before or during. Otherwise, looking forward to seeing you there. Also, my housing plans fell through. Anybody need a roommate?