Publishing Fiction in Literary Magazines
2 Hours • with Joy Baglio • All Levels
Available spots
Class Description
This informational seminar with former West Branch associate editor and PVWW Founder-Director Joy Baglio will cover everything you need to know related to publishing short stories and flash fiction in literary magazines! We'll talk about how to know when a piece is ready to submit, the different pathways available for those who wish to publish short fiction, the submissions process (including the different kinds of literary magazines out there), what editors care most about, getting your work to stand out in the slush pile, dealing with rejection, and what happens after an acceptance. Writers will have an opportunity to receive feedback (in class) on the first paragraph of a submissions-ready piece. This seminar will cover the basics and is geared toward those new to submitting/publishing short fiction, though anyone struggling with the process who wants a deeper behind-the-scenes-look is welcome. Come with questions related to these topics, as there will be lots of Q&A time! Class size: 20 spots. ​ Pre-Class: If you are interested in offering up an opening paragraph of a piece of short fiction you plan to begin submitting soon for class discussion (no more than 120 words), email it to Joy at joy@pioneervalleywriters.org before Sunday, January 11, 2026. (Please note: Only send paragraphs if you would like a live, on-the-spot editorial review, which may include rigorous critique for the benefit of showing the group how editors think of submissions behind the scenes. Your piece should be submission-ready.) JOY BAGLIO is the founder / director of Pioneer Valley Writers' Workshop, a former literary magazine editor, and widely-published writer of short fiction, with stories in such journals as One Story, Ploughshares, The Missouri Review, Tin House, American Short Fiction, Conjunctions, The Iowa Review, SmokeLong Quarterly, Fairy Tale Review, and elsewhere. ​Two short stories have been optioned for film/TV. A Bread Loaf and Sewanee Scholar, other honors include residencies and fellowships from Yaddo, Ragdale, Vermont Studio Center, The Elizabeth George Foundation, The Speculative Literature Foundation, and The Kerouac Project, where she was the spring 2023 writer-in-residence living and writing in Jack Kerouac's Orlando bungalow. Joy holds an MFA from The New School and is at work on assembling a collection of short stories, as well as completing three novels. She is represented by Peter Steinberg, at United Talent Agency. Find her online at www.JoyBaglio.com
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joy@pioneervalleywriters.org
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