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Naomi K
Feb 02, 2014
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I've always submitted to literary journals on occasion, but for the past six months, I've been doing it pretty intensively. And let me tell you: it is very weird to start at the bottom all over again. I have never gotten an acceptance from a literary journal and have certainly gotten fewer than 10 personalized rejections. Submitting to literary journals…

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