Becky Tuch
@beckyltuch.bsky.social
Fiction & nonfiction writer, Founder of Lit Mag News
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It’s a writer’s nightmare: a yes then an no. And it’s getting to be a trend.
@beckyltuch.bsky.social explains “Changed minds, newly discovered sources of offense, people having ‘serious second thoughts.’ What is up with all this waffling about?“ in this excellent article. (Thx for the mention!)
@beckyltuch.bsky.social explains “Changed minds, newly discovered sources of offense, people having ‘serious second thoughts.’ What is up with all this waffling about?“ in this excellent article. (Thx for the mention!)
Q: When is it okay for editors to retract publication offers?
"After careful consideration we decided we won’t be moving forward with your work."
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June 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
It’s a writer’s nightmare: a yes then an no. And it’s getting to be a trend.
@beckyltuch.bsky.social explains “Changed minds, newly discovered sources of offense, people having ‘serious second thoughts.’ What is up with all this waffling about?“ in this excellent article. (Thx for the mention!)
@beckyltuch.bsky.social explains “Changed minds, newly discovered sources of offense, people having ‘serious second thoughts.’ What is up with all this waffling about?“ in this excellent article. (Thx for the mention!)
May 14, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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The latest in a very useful, if depressing, series of pieces by @beckyltuch.bsky.social on bad practice in the world of literary magazines.
Q: Who will gatekeep the gatekeepers?
"If Submittable won’t impose standards...,who will?
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April 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The latest in a very useful, if depressing, series of pieces by @beckyltuch.bsky.social on bad practice in the world of literary magazines.
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Read “Lose This Skin” by @beckyltuch.bsky.social in Issue 22!
Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
#fiction #shortstories
Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
#fiction #shortstories
January 20, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Read “Lose This Skin” by @beckyltuch.bsky.social in Issue 22!
Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
#fiction #shortstories
Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
#fiction #shortstories
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Our interview and Q&A is up at Lit Mag News with @beckyltuch.bsky.social! Everything you ever wanted to know about Slippery Elm and more: litmagnews.substack.com/p/we-like-wo...
Check it out and send us your best--2026 submissions close on Feb. 1!
slipperyelm.submittable.com/submit
Check it out and send us your best--2026 submissions close on Feb. 1!
slipperyelm.submittable.com/submit
"We Like Working With Authors." A Chat with Dave Essinger, Editor of Slippery Elm
"We like accessible."
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January 22, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Our interview and Q&A is up at Lit Mag News with @beckyltuch.bsky.social! Everything you ever wanted to know about Slippery Elm and more: litmagnews.substack.com/p/we-like-wo...
Check it out and send us your best--2026 submissions close on Feb. 1!
slipperyelm.submittable.com/submit
Check it out and send us your best--2026 submissions close on Feb. 1!
slipperyelm.submittable.com/submit
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Hey! We're doing a Zoom interview with @beckyltuch.bsky.social of Lit Mag News on Thursday the 22nd, 11am Eastern--all are welcome to tune in and ask questions!
Here's a link to the Save the Date page, with Zoom registration info: litmagnews.substack.com/p/save-the-d...
Here's a link to the Save the Date page, with Zoom registration info: litmagnews.substack.com/p/save-the-d...
Save the Dates! January Interviews & Info Sessions!
Happening this month...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Hey! We're doing a Zoom interview with @beckyltuch.bsky.social of Lit Mag News on Thursday the 22nd, 11am Eastern--all are welcome to tune in and ask questions!
Here's a link to the Save the Date page, with Zoom registration info: litmagnews.substack.com/p/save-the-d...
Here's a link to the Save the Date page, with Zoom registration info: litmagnews.substack.com/p/save-the-d...
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Any editors up for being interviewed in January?? I'd love to hear from you!
Please only:
* Mags that have been around for 3+ years
* Editors I've not yet interviewed
* Submission fee <$5
Feel free to contact me here: www.beckytuch.com/contact-1
Please only:
* Mags that have been around for 3+ years
* Editors I've not yet interviewed
* Submission fee <$5
Feel free to contact me here: www.beckytuch.com/contact-1
CONTACT | copy-beckytuch
www.beckytuch.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Any editors up for being interviewed in January?? I'd love to hear from you!
Please only:
* Mags that have been around for 3+ years
* Editors I've not yet interviewed
* Submission fee <$5
Feel free to contact me here: www.beckytuch.com/contact-1
Please only:
* Mags that have been around for 3+ years
* Editors I've not yet interviewed
* Submission fee <$5
Feel free to contact me here: www.beckytuch.com/contact-1
Any editors up for being interviewed in January?? I'd love to hear from you!
Please only:
* Mags that have been around for 3+ years
* Editors I've not yet interviewed
* Submission fee <$5
Feel free to contact me here: www.beckytuch.com/contact-1
Please only:
* Mags that have been around for 3+ years
* Editors I've not yet interviewed
* Submission fee <$5
Feel free to contact me here: www.beckytuch.com/contact-1
CONTACT | copy-beckytuch
www.beckytuch.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Any editors up for being interviewed in January?? I'd love to hear from you!
Please only:
* Mags that have been around for 3+ years
* Editors I've not yet interviewed
* Submission fee <$5
Feel free to contact me here: www.beckytuch.com/contact-1
Please only:
* Mags that have been around for 3+ years
* Editors I've not yet interviewed
* Submission fee <$5
Feel free to contact me here: www.beckytuch.com/contact-1
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It's heartwarming that people are watching my interview with @beckyltuch.bsky.social, checking out Stanchion, reaching out to say hi, saying they appreciate the way I run this magazine and press, and then buying some things. That's really, really lovely. And so very appreciated!
December 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It's heartwarming that people are watching my interview with @beckyltuch.bsky.social, checking out Stanchion, reaching out to say hi, saying they appreciate the way I run this magazine and press, and then buying some things. That's really, really lovely. And so very appreciated!
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OMG!! We've been featured in Lit Mag News (founded by @beckyltuch.bsky.social) with an awesome write up by Jessica Dylan Miele! 🥰 It also features SLM stories by @zoebflavin.bsky.social and Max Wheeler 🙌We're saying THANK YOU & have a read here: buff.ly/whoza5O
December 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
OMG!! We've been featured in Lit Mag News (founded by @beckyltuch.bsky.social) with an awesome write up by Jessica Dylan Miele! 🥰 It also features SLM stories by @zoebflavin.bsky.social and Max Wheeler 🙌We're saying THANK YOU & have a read here: buff.ly/whoza5O
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We loved getting to hear Expo’s Managing Editor @annleee.bsky.social chat with @beckyltuch.bsky.social of Lit Mag News about all things Expo! If you’re thinking of submitting or just want to learn more about Expo and our multi-genre goodness, listen here: open.substack.com/pub/litmagne....
"We Want to Feel Something." A Chat with Annlee Ellingson, Managing Editor of Exposition Review
"We publish everything."
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November 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
We loved getting to hear Expo’s Managing Editor @annleee.bsky.social chat with @beckyltuch.bsky.social of Lit Mag News about all things Expo! If you’re thinking of submitting or just want to learn more about Expo and our multi-genre goodness, listen here: open.substack.com/pub/litmagne....
🎉🎉
New issue incoming! Bundle up and get ready for Issue 22.
Preorder here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
Preorder here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🎉🎉
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"The situation has created quite a stir as the official story about the magazine’s closure doesn’t seem to add up." @beckyltuch.bsky.social
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On That Midnight Train to Lit Mags!
Meanjin closing & controversy; CIA's lit mag legacy; defining "literary fiction;" advice for submitting; $10,000 essay award; AWP's George Garrett Award; and more
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September 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
"The situation has created quite a stir as the official story about the magazine’s closure doesn’t seem to add up." @beckyltuch.bsky.social
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"We can find a better way." open.substack.com/pub/litmagne...
Submission Fees Are Wrong
Writer addresses ethics of submission fees
open.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"We can find a better way." open.substack.com/pub/litmagne...
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Leslie is simply the best editor from which to learn the ropes of a literary journal. This hour-ish interview is so worth a listen! ✨
Check out this interview with editor Leslie Pietrzyk, who shares observations about South 85's reading process, our team of readers & offers thoughts on how to get your manuscript noticed. Plus why art matters & thoughts about handling fallow writing times!
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"The World Needs Art." A Chat with Leslie Pietrzyk, Editor of South 85 Journal
"A tiny moment that feels like something huge..."
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September 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Leslie is simply the best editor from which to learn the ropes of a literary journal. This hour-ish interview is so worth a listen! ✨
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I wrote a guest blog post for @beckyltuch.bsky.social on her Lit Mag News, focused the history of the separation between "literary" and "genre" magazines. Check it out!
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A Legacy of Class: The Parallel Worlds of Literary and Genre Magazine Publishing
"...distinct literary ecosystems..."
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September 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I wrote a guest blog post for @beckyltuch.bsky.social on her Lit Mag News, focused the history of the separation between "literary" and "genre" magazines. Check it out!
litmagnews.substack.com/p/a-legacy-o...
litmagnews.substack.com/p/a-legacy-o...
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Really loving @beckyltuch.bsky.social Lit Mag News substack. Cool info on @chillsubs.bsky.social contest calculator in this issue. #WritingCommunity #litmag #submissions #amwriting. litmagnews.substack.com/p/aint-no-li...
Ain't No Lit Mags When She's Gone!
University battle for Shanghai Lit Review; new data at Duotrope; Contest Calculator from Chill Subs; new Flash Fiction Institute; writers on self-publishing; poetry reviews; and more
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August 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Really loving @beckyltuch.bsky.social Lit Mag News substack. Cool info on @chillsubs.bsky.social contest calculator in this issue. #WritingCommunity #litmag #submissions #amwriting. litmagnews.substack.com/p/aint-no-li...
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Writers, are you subscribed to @beckyltuch.bsky.social's Lit Mag News? If not, you're missing out! Read why in today's Friday Five Q&A with Becky. andrewcareaga.com/2025/08/29/f... #WritingCommunity #literaryfiction #litmags
Writers, are you subscribed to @beckyltuch.bsky.social's Lit Mag News? If not, you're missing out! Read why in today's Friday Five Q&A with Becky. andrewcareaga.com/2025/08/29/f... #WritingCommunity #literaryfiction #litmags
Friday Five: writer, editor, and Lit Mag News creator Becky Tuch
‘I wanted to create a literary space that is informative yet also entertaining’
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August 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Writers, are you subscribed to @beckyltuch.bsky.social's Lit Mag News? If not, you're missing out! Read why in today's Friday Five Q&A with Becky. andrewcareaga.com/2025/08/29/f... #WritingCommunity #literaryfiction #litmags
Writers, are you subscribed to @beckyltuch.bsky.social's Lit Mag News? If not, you're missing out! Read why in today's Friday Five Q&A with Becky. andrewcareaga.com/2025/08/29/f... #WritingCommunity #literaryfiction #litmags
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Big thanks to @beckyltuch.bsky.social for another great newsletter today, about withdrawal etiquette and demystifying Submittable. Lit Mag News is like a little gift in my inbox.
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About - Lit Mag News
Latest News in Lit Mag Publishing. Click to read Lit Mag News, by Becky Tuch, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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August 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Big thanks to @beckyltuch.bsky.social for another great newsletter today, about withdrawal etiquette and demystifying Submittable. Lit Mag News is like a little gift in my inbox.
litmagnews.substack.com/about
litmagnews.substack.com/about
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Recently discovered Lit Mag News and had to give a shoutout to founder @beckyltuch.bsky.social for doing the needed work of calling out the scammy underbelly of the lit mag world. 👏
It's hard enough being a writer without the writing world itself coming for you, too.
#writingcommunity
#writersky
It's hard enough being a writer without the writing world itself coming for you, too.
#writingcommunity
#writersky
Q: How do we spot scammy lit mags (part 4)?
"Decent, reputable, reliable, attractive, good-quality lit mags do not make you jump through hoops..."
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August 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Recently discovered Lit Mag News and had to give a shoutout to founder @beckyltuch.bsky.social for doing the needed work of calling out the scammy underbelly of the lit mag world. 👏
It's hard enough being a writer without the writing world itself coming for you, too.
#writingcommunity
#writersky
It's hard enough being a writer without the writing world itself coming for you, too.
#writingcommunity
#writersky
Submission fees are getting OUT OF CONTROL. If a journal charges over $5, I will no longer interview the editors at Lit Mag News.
July 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Submission fees are getting OUT OF CONTROL. If a journal charges over $5, I will no longer interview the editors at Lit Mag News.
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Depressing but helpful. Lit Mag News & the folks at Chillsubs are the bomb.
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Social Media Truths Every Writer Needs to Understand
Fake audiences, bloated accounts, and bots
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May 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Depressing but helpful. Lit Mag News & the folks at Chillsubs are the bomb.
litmagnews.substack.com/p/social-med...
litmagnews.substack.com/p/social-med...
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Contest bloating is like regular bloating but with more farts.
Always appreciate what #LitMagNews and @beckyltuch.bsky.social is doing And, I love info, which @chillsubs.bsky.social specializes in. And I especially love a good laugh...
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Always appreciate what #LitMagNews and @beckyltuch.bsky.social is doing And, I love info, which @chillsubs.bsky.social specializes in. And I especially love a good laugh...
litmagnews.substack.com/p/social-med...
Social Media Truths Every Writer Needs to Understand
Fake audiences, bloated accounts, and bots
litmagnews.substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Contest bloating is like regular bloating but with more farts.
Always appreciate what #LitMagNews and @beckyltuch.bsky.social is doing And, I love info, which @chillsubs.bsky.social specializes in. And I especially love a good laugh...
litmagnews.substack.com/p/social-med...
Always appreciate what #LitMagNews and @beckyltuch.bsky.social is doing And, I love info, which @chillsubs.bsky.social specializes in. And I especially love a good laugh...
litmagnews.substack.com/p/social-med...
Oh lit mag cover art! What a fun rabbit hole to go into! Look at these beauties and tell me: What do they say about the writing inside?
Q: Can you judge a lit mag by its cover?
"How much can a writer know about a lit mag, based on its cover?"
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April 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Oh lit mag cover art! What a fun rabbit hole to go into! Look at these beauties and tell me: What do they say about the writing inside?