Literary Database 2009 Offers Updated List Of Print and Online Literary Journals

PRLog (Press Release) - Nov 03, 2008 -
Milwaukee, Wisc. — Writers of short stories, poems, and essays will celebrate the release of Literary Database 2009 (www.literarydatabase.com), a downloadable resource listing of 400 prime literary journals, perfect targets for emerging writers who wish to get published.

Do you write short stories, poems, or nonfiction essays? Want to get published? Literary Database 2009 can help you develop your best list of targets and figure out how (and when) to reach them with your submissions.

The database, first launched in Spring 2008, has just been updated to feature all of the publications represented in Best American Short Stories of 2009 (Houghton Mifflin), a leading indicator of literary excellence.

The submissions database was developed to help writers save time and money. It focuses on two types of publications: good stepping-stones for new writers starting to build up their credits . . . and the premier journals of creative writing. The simple, clear format makes it easy to see when the publications accept submissions (academic-based literary journals often have specific periods when they review work), what they are looking for, and how to contact them.

Literary Database is an ideal tool for the ambitious writer just out of a college MFA writing program and looking to break into literary circles.

To succeed, emerging writers need to build a resume. Short stories, poems, or essays published in prominent journals are important credits; agents and editors consider those an indication of quality and commitment.

Too often beginning writers send submission off in a haphazard way – a flurry now and then, with big droughts in between. Writers need to set clear targets and submit work broadly, methodically, and without losing faith with a first batch of rejections.

Persistence – and access to a good database of suitable targets – can help good writers break through and get their work to the attention of the right editor at the right time.

More information on the resource is available at http://www.literarydatabase.com/.

Literary Database has also developed a related website (http://www.conferencereviewsbywriters.com/) for detailed reports on literary conferences, which are excellent places for writers to meet influential agents and editors in person.

In addition, it has launched a blog (http://literarydatabase.wordpress.com/) with updates, commentary, and advice for writers on mastering the submission process.

For more, contact Literary Database at info@LiteraryDatabase.com, or visit its blog of short useful tips or the new site for reports on writing conferences.