Gutter Magazine: How To Submit To A Lit Mag
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About this event
FREE BOOK WEEK SCOTLAND EVENT!
Gutter magazine has been around for over a decade, publishing new poetry and prose from upcoming and established writers alike, and in that time we've learned what makes a great submission - and what doesn't!
In this panel discussion, Gutter editors Kate MacLeary and Ryan Vance will be joined by writer Sean Wai Keung to demystify the submissions process and share what makes a really great pitch.
This event is ideal for new writers ready to take the plunge in submitting their writing to magazines for the first time, or those who'd like to brush up their pitching skills. Drawing on their industry experience as successful editors and writers, our panel will discuss how to get writing ready for submission, what editors look for, and how to deal with rejection.
This event will take place via Zoom. Participants who sign up via Eventbrite will be emailed the Zoom link on the morning of the event.
About Sean Wai Keung:
Sean Wai Keung is a poetry and performance maker. His pamphlet “you are mistaken” won the 2016 Rialto Open Pamphlet Competition and he’s also released projects with Speculative Books and the National Theatre of Scotland. He was a guest poetry reader for Gutter Issue 21 and is a Poetry Editor for EX/POST, an international online zine and blog. He is currently on the Many Voices programme with Bella Caledonia and his debut full-length poetry collection, “sikfan glaschu”, will be published by Verve Poetry Press in April 2021.
About Gutter Magazine:
Over the last 11 years, writers published in Gutter have included Alasdair Gray, Jackie Kay, Liz Lochhead, James Kelman, and Janice Galloway alongside many debuts who have gone on to successful writing careers.
Recently, Gutter has partnered on special projects with Edinburgh International Book Festival and the Scottish BAME Writers Network.
Gutter publishes the best new writing from across Scotland and around the world, twice yearly as a print journal. The editors believe there is a need for an energetic, ambitious magazine dedicated to the best in new Scottish writing, published in an international context.
