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  • I think lit mags opt out because of the volume of submissions they get. (Not sure if that is the case with the ones you listed though.)

    August 04, 2007
  • I’ve always been a CLMP guy, myself . . .

    August 04, 2007
  • Reb

    Some magazines ask not to be included due to the volume of submissions — NTM is one of those publications.

    August 04, 2007
  • J9,

    I haven’t used the WD markets books in years.

    I find the Directory of Little Magazines and Small Presses far more comprehensive and searchable, and I also use the CLMP.

    Also, online, there are several good directories that are simply far more up-to-date and inclusive than the WD markets books. Check out Duotrope, for instance. Also conveniently searchable.

    And don’t forget the AWP Chronicle back pages!

    August 05, 2007
  • Thanks for the info guys! Sadly, as a bit of an OC (obsessive compulsive) type, I signed up for Duetrope when it came out and I have the CLMP AND the Dustbooks directory. But I can’t stop myself from buying Poet’s Market anyway…
    Thanks for the tip on why markets (like No Tell!) might not be listed – I hadn’t thought about that whole “inundated by folks” aspect.

    August 05, 2007
  • Good for you. I’m still working off an ’03 copy. Between that and duotrope.com, I figure I could write a poem an hour for the next year and still not cover all the options. Best, I think, to focus in on the ones I admire and read and subscribe-to first. And that keeps me plenty busy for now.

    August 05, 2007
  • Thanks for the questions you raise, Jeannine. You’re right regarding why Crab Creek doesn’t appear–we never received a reply to our verification mailings. As for Redactions and Sentence, there are three possibilities: 1) Neither contacted me for a listing questionnaire; 2) I may have sent them a questionnaire but never received a response; 3) I overlooked them when trying to contact markets new to the 2008 edition last fall (the most likely option; it’s really hard to keep track of everything that’s out there, both print and online, if no one contacts me about a given magazine).

    And both Jilly and Reb are right regarding magazines opting out because of the volume of submissions. There are many other reasons magazines don’t want to be listed as well, sometimes for only temporary reasons (like being on hiatus or being currently overstocked with work).

    I don’t really make it very hard to get into Poet’s Market. No “black list”–the red flag I pay most attention to is if there’s a reading fee involved in submitting work, especially if it seems excessive and/or the editor just seems to be preying on unsuspecting poets.

    How I would love to have our whole questionnaire/verification process online! It’s been on my “wish list” for years, but it’s not something I’m able to generate myself.

    Thanks for your feedback, Jeannine. I’m always interested in good questions like yours about Poet’s Market.

    –Nancy Breen, editor

    August 06, 2007
  • Thanks Nancy! Always good to get the news straight for the source!

    PS You could advocate hiring a freelancer to set up a web form – if you have a good database – or if you don’t you could even use access or Excel – it wouldn’t be that expensive – or you could set up an e-mail process!

    August 06, 2007

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