WWS: In offering a fee-free option, what are you hoping to achieve with your submission call? But for the time being, I don’t want to limit the manuscripts I read and consider to those I have a connection to or those who can afford to pay out the fee. Running a press is an adaptable experience. I might have to rethink our model as we grow, and that’s OK. In another thread, another smart editor pointed out how when people who have to relinquish a certain amount of money, it brings them closer to making absolutely certain they are sending out the tightest manuscript they can. MOLLY SUTTON KIEFER: It was definitely the moment when, I think it was Margaret Bashaar of Hyacinth Girl Press, reminded us that the fee is prohibitive for some writers, and she mentioned that the poetry world can be classist in this way. WOMEN WHO SUBMIT: In Tinderbox’s most recent submission call, it stated, “Due to an enlightening conversation in a private Facebook group, I’ve decided to open up submissions to my press, Tinderbox Editions, with a donation or fee-free option.” What point or comment from this private conversation inspired you to take action? As a poet who struggles with innumerable pay-to-play contests and open readings, I was excited to learn about reading fees from the publisher’s perspective and to hear more on running a journal and press. In a submission call I picked up through the yahoo! listserv CRWROPPS (Creative Writing Opportunities List), Kiefer announced Tinderbox Editions’ latest open reading period will have a fee-free option until August 31st. She is now happily tackling the role of publisher for her newest project, Tinderbox Editions. She edited for dislocate and Midway Journal before co-founding Tinderbox Poetry Journal with her friend, Brett Elizabeth Jenkins. :: Tinderbox Poetry Journal welcomes new and emerging voices.Molly Sutton Kiefer, is an essayist and poet with numerous publications including the lyric essay, Nestuary (Ricochet Editions 2014) and two chapbooks. We are a paying market and pay each contributor $15 regardless of number of poems selected. We publish two issues per year on or around Summer and Winter Solstice and nominate for Pushcart Prizes, Best New Poets, and Best of the Net. Past Contributors include Emily Yoon, Carmen Giménez, Cortney Lamar Charleston, Erika Meitner, Diannely Antigua, Maggie Smith, Aria Aber, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Emilia Phillips, Kelli Russell Agodon, Brandon Amico, Angela Voras-Hills, Peter Laberge, and Rachel Mennies among many wonderful others. The heart of our mission is uplifting new writers, regardless of publication history- we endeavor to be your first paid publication. :: We offer fee-free submissions during each reading period with the exception of our contest. Our yearly contest charges a submissions fee of $15. For $20 we offer feedback on contest submissions. Two winners are selected, one by the contest judge and another by our poetry editors. The BEJ prize winner receives $750 and editors choice $500. To offset the costs of running our journal we welcome Tip Jar submissions ($3) on a rolling basis. We appreciate your support in showcasing the talented poets of our era and are honored to be trusted with your creative work. :: To get a better sense of our aesthetic, we encourage submitters to read past issues via our archives.
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