Cher does Lit Mag Submissions

(to the tune of  “It’s In His Kiss,” 

[more or less])

            Is it ready?

            I wanna know!
            How can I tell my submission is right?

            Is it in my writing?
Oh no! If you didn’t shirk
            Is it in my writing?
(un-uhn!) then you’re done that work.

SubTerrain

           
If you wanna know
If your submission is right
Check the website
(You’ll get it right!)




             I wrote a cover text

That’s great – but not too long

            Three pages single spaced     

Oh no! stay shorter than this song!
Give your name and address

submission title(s), and bio

Qwerty Website

And check the ’site
 (You’ll get it right!)
Oh,ooh, oh! It’s on the ’site!
(You’ll get it right!)

Oh, oh, oh, read ’em --
Extracts from the publication

Antigonish Review

Find out what you wanna know!
If your work's a fit, if it’s really right,
It's there on the ’site!

            How 'bout my 12 page CV?
Oh no! That's not the way!
You're not listenin' to all I say!
If you wanna know
If your submission is right
Then check the ’site
(You’ll get it right!)
Oh,ooh, oh! It’s on the ’site!
(That's where it is!)

There you can find out
the editor’s name

And the kind of work they like to print

Fiddlehead

If it's a fit, if it’s really right,
It's there on the ’site!

            How 'bout my original art?
You’ll never see it again

And you're not listenin' to all I'm sayin'!
To reiterate

you need to include:

your very best writing;

            It never feels done!
a cover letter

            (and it never will…)
with title, name, address

            and a short bio;
if the site says snail mail

don’t send it email

and remember the SASE

(Self-addressed stamped envelope)

Always check the ’site
            I’ll get it right!
Oh,ooh, oh! It’s on the ’site!
            ‘cause I looked  on the ’site!

Geist takes eSubmissions!