You think it will happen someday? Dream on, Millicent.
But those good, old days you're missing . . . well, I can't
say I'm missing them very much.
Hal Serving the tri-state area.
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On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Millicent <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I must be getting old now, officially, since I mourn the good old days!
>
> Here's another pet peeve.
>
> In the olden days of poetry submissions, I printed out copies of my poems,
> put them in an envelope with an SASE and a cover letter then mailed them.
> Pretty much the only "guidelines" I checked were dates that the journal
> accepted work and how many poems they wanted (3-4 or 3-5). I also used to
> rotate which journals I subscribed to (limiting myself to five each
> year--for financial reasons). Back in the 90's I even had a spiffy computer
> program that spit out cover letters and tracked submissions for me (all I
> had to do was enter the journal and, once I had submitted there, the address
> and editor info was saved).
>
> Now?
>
> Gosh. Some journals are online, some are print. Some want snail mail
> submissions, while others request email but no attachments, while still
> others WANT attachments (but all poems in one file with a specific name).
> Still more have their own forms or online submission tools. The most
> complicated ask you to create a login and password and fill out a form, then
> create a PDF for each poem as well as a cover letter, then confirm your
> submission via email.
>
> I am sure it will happen some day, but it would be nice if there were
> standards or a central submission tool. Or, heck, even an agreement about
> requirements.
>
>
>
> Millicent
>
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