Four Days

The countdown to the end of the year continues! Monday we talked a bit about submitting, and how ridiculously easy it is to send your work in. Today, I’m telling you about the next phase of the submissions process:

The reading period.

For Edition V, it’ll begin on January 1. For Edition VI, it’ll be July 1. It usually lasts under a month, and in this time we read every short story and poem, and view every piece of art under a magnifying glass. Well, okay, I don’t actually use a magnifying glass, but I do zoom in on my computer. Close enough?

I can’t tell you how many creatives I know who haven’t submitted because they’re afraid of this period, this length of time in which they’ll know that someone is looking at their work, but they won’t know whether or not it’s being well received.

I know, it can be a trying thing, especially for those prone to anxiety.

Here’s the thing. You’re more than welcome to email us during the reading period. We’ll have a chat with you. More often than not, you’ll end up talking to RAD Writing’s senior editor, Kristina, and she’s awesome. She’ll do her best to make you feel comfortable with the process, and in some cases she can even tell you what day our editors will be reading your specific piece.

We’re nice like that.

We have two primary goals during this period: keep you comfortable, and get you published.

That means that we’re more than willing to work with you to make your piece publishable (if it’s not there yet), and we’ll do whatever we can to make sure you’re not going stir crazy while we’re in the reading phase.

So send us an email. Talk to us. Let us know if you’re nervous, and we’ll see what we can do to help. We’ve all sent our work places too. We know what it’s like to be in this situation. And we know how to make it easier for you. 

Trust me.

You have nothing to worry about.

Go to www.MavguardMagazine.com now to send something in, and remember, you’ll only have a few days before the reading period begins!

[love]

{Rani Divine}