TOP TEN BEST KNOWN LITERARY MAGAZINES AND HOW TO GET PUBLISHED IN THEM

First, note that this is observational and could be wrong! I am a writer but not a published author yet.<br><br>However, one thing the pandemic did was that it made me buy literature magazines and read a lot (other than doing my school and trains) due to the mundane lockdown life in the University Library. <br><br>In the UK, these are easily found in WHSmiths, CentralNews, Waterstones or even are sold at the reception of most hospital entrances. It made me see how vast the diversity is in the stories and novels of shortlisted entrants. <br><br>I got curious and chose to send in my stories to the most prestigious literary magazines I found. This experience has been really rewarding and taught me some things which I would like to list. I am including this advice because a lot of amateur writers I know are completely oblivious to this world and its depth and how to get into it. <br><br>So I am making this post so you know how to get published into a literary magazine. Depending on the prestige of the magazine, some of these are hard to get into, but you certainly have a better chance if you follow the correct steps.<br><br>**Know the Magazines:**<br><br>\- The New Yorker <br>\- The Paris Review <br>\- Zoetrope <br>\- The London Review of Books <br>\- The TLS <br>\- The Atlantic <br>\- Esquire <br>\- The New York Review of Books <br>\- Granta <br>\- The TLS<br><br>**Top 10 Tips to get Published:**<br><br>**1. Know what you're aiming for:** Knowing how to use metaphors is one thing, but knowing where to send the story in and which competition to enter is paramount. That one competition that you didn't know about could have been your big break. Your story needs to be right for the magazine you're aiming for.<br><br>**2. Write for the Market:** Every magazine has a particular style to it and you need to be aware of it. For example, The New Yorker is more European in its style and tone, while The Atlantic is more American. The TLS is all about nonfiction, but Granta is a mix. In the UK, once you get acclimated to these, you'll have a better feel for what type of story you can put out in which one.<br><br>**3. Read the previous winners:** Most of the top magazines are very open about who their winners have been, both in print and online. Reading your competition and what they've written will make you better than them, one day.<br><br>**4. Put in the effort:** In the magazines that I found in the UK, they had international and UK authors' work included in one edition. Although it didn't explicitly say that they were in competition, it did show that the competition was international.<br><br>**5. Timing is Key:** Some of these competitions happen quarterly and some happen at the end of the year. Timing is a crucial element in this. So you need to be aware of when the competition is closing.<br><br>**6. Know the theme:** Most of the top magazines are very keen on working with a particular theme and will want entrants to work with that. Make sure you're aware of the theme and your story is involving that.<br><br>**7. Networking is important:** A lot of leading literature magazines have events and social meetups. You can make connections and get tips on how to get into it.<br><br>**8. How you apply and who you send it to:** Some of them ask you to apply online, while others want a physical application. Make sure you're sending your application to the right person and that you follow the correct steps in the instructions.<br><br>**9. A Magazine for Every Story:** Every story has a different genre and only a certain amount of magazines have the capacity and freedom to be able to publish those stories in their journal.<br><br>**10. Rejection is an inevitable part of life:** Not everyone will like your work. But don't get disheartened if you get rejected. There will be people who like your work. Learn from it and be resilient and persistent.<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>I have had a lot of ideas flowing and I am now working on a novel. While it's in the process of being written, I am reading a lot of different authors and styles of writing to learn from. <br><br>In the UK, these are easily found in WHSmiths, CentralNews, Waterstones or even are sold at the reception of most hospital entrances. It made me see how vast the diversity is in the stories and novels of shortlisted entrants.