Hey guys,
Music to write by: “Tarantula” by The Smashing Pumpkins
Welcome to post 4 in the Markets for New Genre Writers series. If you missed it, the previous post was on the e-zine Electric Velocipede.
Next up: Prism Quarterly.
Background
Published by David M. Pitchford, late of Pitch Black Books (Lords of Swords, Sages & Swords), currently of Daybreak Press, Prism Quarterly bills itself as “the premiere literary review published quarterly by Poets & Writers Literary Forum of Springfield”. Bitter Hermit mentioned on SFReader.com that they’ve recently published Ed McFadden, Nathan Meyer, Christopher Heath, and Cheryl Peugh. Not super big names, but that’s sometimes a plus (cause your story doesn’t get bumped by some famous author’s flawed piece).
Why is the magazine attractive to you?
Prism Quarterly is a print magazine with a hefty subscription rate of $24.95 for 4 issues (well above the subscription rates of the competition. A subscription to Asimov’s will run you $32.97 for 12 issues). What does this mean? Well, from what I’ve heard (no firsthand experience, sorry), they have a quality product and are willing to put some effort into promoting it.
Bitter Hermit has also mentioned that the editors will sometimes comment on rejections, which is usually a plus. As a bonus, members of SFReader, which is free to join, get responded to with “preference and speed”, so long as it’s noted in the cover letter.
Genre
Any.
Payment
Prism Quarterly pays its contributors one copy (no cash) for works up to 5000 words for fiction. This is a promo only market.
3 Comments(+Add)
How long has this magazine been around for?
If its a Quarterly how big is it? How many stories are in each book?
Can I find it in a book store like chapters or do I have to order it online?
Why isn’t this stuff in your post?
Yes I am busting your balls,
So people arn’t getting paid for this magazine?
So why bother even submitting to it, is it just for the fame or getting printed on paper?
I’m acutely curious this time, instead of just busting your balls
Funvill,
Love it! This thing is totally a work in progress. You’ll notice I’ve been adding little sections as I progress. I’ll have to add those for sure.
Steven,
This series focuses on helping “new writers”. It’s quite something for a new writer to actually hold a written work in their hands with their work in it.
Part of being a writer is “getting your name out there” and getting writing credits, which you have to do by getting in print in magazines like this.
It’s like an actor working gratis for some screen time. A lot of us are just “paying our dues”.