Becky Tuch

1 week ago | litmagnews.substack.com | Becky Tuch

Hallo! I come with tidings of our last interview this month, freshly wrapped. Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Jim Hicks and Britt Rusert, outgoing Editor and new Executive Editor, respectively, of The Massachusetts Review. In these uncertain times, the Massachusetts Review promotes social justice and equality, along with great art.

2 weeks ago | litmagnews.substack.com | Becky Tuch

This holiday weekend you will (perhaps) (hopefully) find yourself with some extra time to read. One thing I’ve always wondered about other writers is, when you have time to read, how do you decide what to read? The answer may seem obvious. For many people, the answer simply arises from that hungry place between the brain and the gut, that place that tells us we have to finish this novel to know what happens to the hero or we have to read that history book to know what is happening to us.

2 weeks ago | litmagnews.substack.com | Becky Tuch

Hello, friends! I come with a new editor interview, freshly in the books. Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Michelle King, Editor of Joyland. Joyland Publishing is the independent nonprofit publisher of an award-winning literary journal, Joyland Magazine, and Joyland Editions, a small press publishing two novellas every year. …Joyland Magazine accepts unsolicited submissions of fiction year round. All submissions must be in English. We welcome works in translation.

2 weeks ago | litmagnews.substack.com | Becky Tuch

Welcome to our bi-weekly news roundup!Greetings Lit Magstellations,The literary world continues to reel from the abrupt termination of roughly $1.2 million in literary grant funding from the NEA.

3 weeks ago | litmagnews.substack.com | Becky Tuch

Welcome to our weekend conversation! A few months ago, a magazine’s Editor-in-Chief was kind enough to speak with me about an experience they had at their journal. The editor (who asked to remain anonymous) had a part-time paid position at a reputable magazine. However, the Board Chair had decided they wanted to screen people they hired and brought on as volunteers based on what applicants posted on social media. The editor was not comfortable with that.