Re: BLIND SUBMISSION

[Lawrence Upton]

The author thanks you.   I see Nate has made the obvious but justified response on Poetics; but if this helps just the one then it is worth it   One problem is that few actually go to the website. A lot of the stuff that comes to wf is sent on the basis of lists compiled without reference to us. Presumably by idiots   And another problem is arrogance - I had one this week saying they were sending work on the offchance wf accepted email submissions, detailing their terms of being published and requesting specimen publications   wf has a standard email text - basically the bit below + some expansions - for such stuff   some, as anyone who has run a press will know, are quite stroppy; and, if necessary, this website statement is the basis for cutting that - "if you can't do basic research" etc   now and then it is the basis for a productive relationship - depends how they respond to advice   however the bulk of inappropriate submissions is from people repulsed by the idea they should even read other people's poetry - and forget about paying for it   I was told the other day that as a publisher I have a moral duty to give those inclined to send me their work critical and practical guidance   he's on my blocked senders' list now   I think of Lee Marvin - "Lady, I don't have the time"   Or was it Hank Marvin?     L   -----Original Message----- From: mIEKAL aND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA <WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA> Date: Friday, September 09, 2005 3:47 AM Subject: BLIND SUBMISSION I really appreciate this statement on the WRITERS FORUM site. I'd like to see these thought be more wide spread.  I can't imagine how many submissions I've received over the last 25 years where the person submitting didn't have a clue: "We strongly recommend that you familiarise yourself with the kind of work published by a press, any press, large or small, commercial or not, before you submit work to it. That is, buy their publications. (Use the money you are going to save on postage by not wasting submissions.) You will almost certainly discover some new work which interests and perhaps pleases you; and you will have provided the press with new customers, and its authors with new readers." http://pages.britishlibrary.net/writersforum ---- Awkword Ubutronics Amendant Hardiker: patatechnocrat Beliefware that works, since 1987. Email is obsolete.