![]() ![]() Several years ago, I was stuck with no work and fast-dwindling grocery money. When you are published in an anthology, you are considered to be a published poet but not necessarily a published author ( because you did not write the book) if you were to publish a collection of your work in a book then “author” would be the correct term.Award-winning slam poet and teaching artist Sophia Walker gives advice on how to become a better writer. I wanted to put this separately from magazines and journals because of the nature of anthologies. Anthologies can be anything from short stories, to music and more. AnthologiesĪn anthology is a collection of literary works compiled by a curator written by different authors/writers. This means you cannot submit the same poem to multiple publications unless you properly read over their rules or else you may end up with a conflict if the same poem gets published twice - oops.įinding publications to submit your work can be tedious but in case you wanted to get started I have put together a list of publications here for you to check out! 3. The reason why it can be so time-consuming is that you need to create a system to keep track of your submissions as well as each submission's rules and agreements.Īs stated under publishing, some publications will want s ole rights to your work to be only published under their publication. You don’t have to tag the photographers of the images you use on Unsplash but I like to do so, to promote their work and also grow my artist community! ![]() Both are free to use, make sure your text is clear and your graphics are high quality. Unsplash is a database of royalty-free (which means you don’t need a license to use them) images, for anyone to use. If you are not a graphic designer but you still want that professional aesthetic look, I highly suggest using Canva and Unsplash. Second Note: Make your poems easy to read! With attention spans decreasing, capture your audience with your feed, and make them want to click on the poem and read it! Curate your feed as you would your book, add visuals and use consistent (readable) text. I would say try to curate your social media in a way that you are not posting the pieces you are thinking of submitting or performing that way you can make sure that you are not breaking any rules or contracts. Here’s why: Some submissions are based on “Unpublished work” meaning, they can’t be published anywhere else in any form. When it comes to self-publishing there are many ways you can go about doing so and here are some of the ways I have self-published poems:įirst Note: when self-publishing, make sure to keep a list of your poems that are considered to be published. Yes, you can self-publish! This can be as easy as posting on Instagram or publishing your own poetry collection/book. I have compiled a list for you! These are the five ways that I, as a poet, have been published and how you can as well! So what can we do to get published and move our careers forward as artists? How can you get started with publishing? How much will it cost? How do you know which publications aren’t a scam? Posting doesn’t mean you’ll get likes and views, especially when Instagram & Tiktok have made video the most preferred type of content to be consumed, so for camera-shy artists, it can be hard to create content. Unfortunately, times have changed, and so has social media. We hope to post our poetry online and, hopefully, it will get a ton of views and go viral and soon have thousands of people liking & commenting on our poetry. Your poetry is how you see the world and express yourself, but how can you get your work out there and connect with people? Rupi Kaur is what we mostly set our sites on, and even she was writing for years before she self-published her book and started posting online. As artists, we all know when you decide to put your work out there, it can be a daunting experience. ![]()
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