Finding a Home for your Writing

This step-by-step to getting published in literary magazines helps you understand the publishing process and feel confident submitting your work—so you can see your writing in print.

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You've done the hard work already.

You've finished a piece of writing.

And now you want it to have a home—a place where you can share it with others, and feel excited to see your name in print.

But publishing can feel complicated and intimidating...

Where do you send your writing?

How long does it take to hear back?

Do you send it to multiple places? One at a time? How do you choose?

All these questions can make you feel like an outsider. And honestly, that isn't right. Publishing is just a process and if you know how it works, from start to finish, you can share your writing widely in a meaningful way.

Finding a Home for Your Writing

is a self-paced online course that guides you step by step through the process of publishing short work.

You'll learn how to prepare your writing for submission, find the right places to send your work, and see it through to publication.

What Kate learned in 10 years, she'll teach you in 10 lessons.

Kate Finlinson is intimately familiar with the current literary landscape through her work as a fiction writer, editor, and teacher. She earned her MFA from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin. Over the last decade, she has published her writing in several highly regarded print and online journals. From 2010-2012, she worked as an editorial assistant for the prestigious O. Henry Prize Stories collection, where she read hundreds of contemporary literary magazines. She has participated in numerous writing workshops and conferences.

Through these experiences, Kate has learned many lessons about finding a home for your work and she is eager to share that hard-won knowledge with you.

What do you get in this course?

Finding a Home for Your Writing guides you through the exact system that Kate has refined to make the submission process simple and straightforward. What took her 10 years to learn through trial-and-error, she'll lay out for you in 10 clear lessons.

Introduction: Finding a Home for Your Writing

What You'll Get From This Course + Meet Kate

3 mins
54.2 MB

Section 2: All About Literary Magazines

What You Need to Know About Where to Publish

35 mins
378 MB

Section 3: Preparing Your Writing to Submit

How to Know Your Writing is Ready

10 mins
89.4 MB

Section 4: Tracking Your Submissions

Why, How, and What to Track

11 mins
252 MB

Submission Tracking Spreadsheet Template

3 mins
15 MB

Section 5: All About Cover Letters

How to Write a Cover Letter (+ Checklist)

9 mins
83.4 MB

Cover Letter #1 Template (for general submissions)

11.9 KB

Cover Letter #2 Template (for warm connections)

12 KB

Section 6: Using Submittable to Submit Your Writing

How Submittable Works + Your Submittable Checklist

8 mins
55.6 MB

Section 7: Let's Submit

The 5 Steps to Submit Your Work (by the end of this lesson)

49.3 KB

Section 8: How to Handle Rejection

6 Examples of Standard, Personal, and Exciting Rejection Letters

13 mins
126 MB

Section 9: Getting Published!

What Happens After Your Work is Accepted?

41.2 KB

Section 10: Final Thoughts on the Publishing Process

Additional Resources to Guide Your Publishing Efforts

2 mins
18.9 MB

You feel deep down that your writing is ready to share. You just don't know how to get it there. Don't let it sit in a dark drawer. Get it published.

Your purchase today includes:

10 self-paced lesson on the publication process
Pre-submission and submission checklists
Tracking spreadsheet template
2 word-for-word cover letter templates
Guidance to start using Submittable
5-step process for submitting successfully
Guide to tiers of rejection letters
Examples of acceptance letters
Sample bio templates
Publication checklist after your work is accepted

You don't have to wonder if your cover letter's right, or if you're making a mistake when emailing an editor. Kate already spent 10 years researching, learning how to publish efficiently and professionally. She'll guide you, step by step.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is this course for?

Someone who feels new to publishing, or intimidated by it. You may have been writing for years, but you haven’t yet made the leap to publishing your work. Or maybe you’ve submitted, but you've always felt a little bit like an outsider. This course will help you understand exactly how each step of the process works so you feel confident every time you send out a piece to be published.

Will this course help me publish a book?

This course is specifically made to help you publish short, creative work (essays, poems, and short stories) in literary journals. It will give you literally everything you need to know about researching journals, writing cover letters, and keep track of submissions. While the process of publishing shorter literary writing can build your body of work and publishing cred, this course will not give you guidance to publish full-length novel or memoir (the publishing process for those is different). It also will not show you how to pitch journalistic pieces to news outlets.

How and when do I attend this course?

Every part of this course is accessible online. As soon as you make your purchase, you'll have instant access to all videos and written templates. You go through the course at your own pace, any time of day.

How long do I have access to this course?

After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like—across any and all devices you own.

What if I find this course is not for me?

We're confident that this is the most helpful, comprehensive guide to publishing short literary work you'll ever find. But if you start and realize it's not what you were looking for, contact us within 30 days of your purchase and we'll refund your money in full.

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