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Check out the FISH list of lively indie lit mags
The ultimate ranking of the world’s liveliest indie literary magazines, curated by author and editor Charlie Fish.
Dec 19, 2024
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Benjamin Davis
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Can Chill Subs become a home for writers?
If you build it, maybe they'll come? Maybe not. Eh, it's too late to turn back anyway.
Oct 17, 2024
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Benjamin Davis
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Hey Substack, you up?
The grass wasn't greener.
Aug 29, 2024
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Benjamin Davis
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How Accurate Are Acceptance Rates for Literary Magazines, Really?
And do they even matter?
May 16, 2024
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Benjamin Davis
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Edging, but for business
April updates
Apr 18, 2024
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Benjamin Davis
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Most Popular
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How Much Money Do We Make on Substack?
Nov 23, 2023
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Benjamin Davis
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The Creator of Chill Subs Doesn't Submit to Literary Magazines
Nov 30, 2023
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Karina Kupp
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10 tiny tweaks that had a massive impact on our social media growth
Feb 1, 2024
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Shelby Stretton
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Why do writers submit to literary magazines?
Jul 26, 2023
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Benjamin Davis
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Trash Picking In a Dumpster Fire
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Can Chill Subs become a home for writers?
If you build it, maybe they'll come? Maybe not. Eh, it's too late to turn back anyway.
Oct 17, 2024
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Benjamin Davis
62
14
8
Edging, but for business
April updates
Apr 18, 2024
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Benjamin Davis
31
11
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Chill Subs Sniffs Butts
March Updates
Mar 7, 2024
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Benjamin Davis
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February Updates — Back Up The Goddamn Mountain
Holy hell, is January already gone?
Feb 8, 2024
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Benjamin Davis
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Please Don’t Call Me
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BREAKING NEWS: Chill Subs' Creator Feels Feelings
How I (try to) manage anxiety while running a startup with a reach of over 60,000 people and 6 team members and also not having a constant place to live
Feb 15, 2024
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Karina Kupp
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14 turning points in the history of Chill Subs
We're turning 2 years old!
Jan 25, 2024
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Karina Kupp
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The Creator of Chill Subs Doesn't Submit to Literary Magazines
On impostor syndrome and choice paralysis while submitting to lit mags.
Nov 30, 2023
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Karina Kupp
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All our website fuckups, ranked (and why we’re still alive)
Broken accounts, swapped faces, unsold workshops, and other milestones on the road to success
Nov 16, 2023
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Karina Kupp
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Die or Write
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Inside Write or Die's Editorial Process
Editor in Chief interviews the team on what’s to come in 2024
Jan 18, 2024
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Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
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A behind-the-scenes look at Write or Die's submission process
In noble pursuit of trying not to mess it up.
Oct 12, 2023
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Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
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Why write alone when we can write together?
How The Unexpected Journey of Two Long-Distance Writing Partners turned into our Write or Die Retreat.
Aug 23, 2023
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Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
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From Nylon Nostalgia to Write or Die Dreams
On the importance of design in creating community through writing.
Jul 19, 2023
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Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
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Sharp Objects: Do Not Swallow
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How Accurate Are Acceptance Rates for Literary Magazines, Really?
And do they even matter?
May 16, 2024
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Benjamin Davis
33
17
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Why Lit Mags will Survive the Zombie Apocalypse
watch a database of lit mags justify its existence in the face of emerging artificial intelligence.
Mar 14, 2024
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Benjamin Davis
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How Do You Know if a Lit Mag is Good?
Our plans for pursuing quality over quantity in 2024.
Dec 7, 2023
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Benjamin Davis
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How to become a "prestigious" top-ranked literary magazine
And all that entails.
Oct 5, 2023
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Benjamin Davis
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Antisocial Media & Marketing
10 tiny tweaks that had a massive impact on our social media growth
How we grew a social media following of ~60,000 in 1.5 years (organically)
Feb 1, 2024
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Shelby Stretton
70
44
15
Smart People Do Words Sometimes
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Check out the FISH list of lively indie lit mags
The ultimate ranking of the world’s liveliest indie literary magazines, curated by author and editor Charlie Fish.
Dec 19, 2024
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Benjamin Davis
30
7
5
Fostering Creative Writing Feedback Based on Strengths, Not Weaknesses
A guest essay by J. Greg Phelan, the founder of book inc.
Apr 11, 2024
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Chill Subs
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Journal of the Month’s Lit Mag Superlatives
An interview with Jenn from JOTM along with her "most likely" lit mag superlatives (her spin on our usual lists).
Dec 14, 2023
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Benjamin Davis
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Accessible Submissions For All
A Writers’ HQ Revolution
Sep 7, 2023
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Benjamin Davis
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Jo Gatford
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