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I just want to say how much I adore Duotrope! It's easy to use, and as a librarian I am blown away by its indexing in a myriad of ways. Kudos! Since subscribing about 2 years ago I've sold a chapbook and had 22 poems picked up by poetry/literary journals. I rely upon it to keep my submissions in order--I'd go zany otherwise! Thank you so much for this wonderful service.
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Shutta Crum

My writing was languishing. After a number of brilliant early successes, I suddenly found myself remaindered. Hot dogs seemed to have a longer shelf life than the novel I had just slaved over for five years. I couldn’t face another long slog.
Back to the beginning. I needed some positive reinforcement and fast. I decided to experiment with flash.
Word counts vary, but generally flash is thought to be 1,000 words or less. Some journals in their submission guidelines can be very specific. I began using Duotrope before membership was compulsory. When the model changed, I gladly subscribed. The submission organizing service alone is worth the price. The weekly notifications have contributed greatly to my success. I’m close to having 80 pieces taken over the course of 7 years—and I attribute this to Duotrope—especially the call for themes.
One of my quickest acceptances was after scanning the call for theme submissions I saw something for The Blue Hour. I’d just written a flash about those dusky moments before the sunsets, where we sometimes feel despair. I sent it and within five minutes got an answer. Accepted!
Jane Hertenstein is the author of numerous short stories and flash. Her work has been included in Hunger Mountain, Word Riot, Flashquake, and Rosebud as well as earning an Honorable Mention in Glimmer Train. Her literary interests are eclectic, evident in the titles she has published: Beyond Paradise (YA), Orphan Girl (non-fiction), Home Is Where We Live (children’s picture book), and a number of eBooks: Flash Memoir: Writing Prompts to Get You Flashing and Freeze Frame: How to Write Flash Memoir. Jane lives in Chicago where she blogs at Memoirous (memoirouswrite.blogspot.com/) @memoirjane

Duotrope has become a staple in my writing career. Journals, contests, agents, publishers, and tracking tools: all of them gathered right here in a brilliant compilation that I refer to daily. Thanks, Duotroopers! I couldn't do this without you.

I've been keeping up with my submissions through Duotrope for about five years now. I wouldn't use any other system. Duotrope allows me to keep an accurate record of all of my short stories, the markets I've sent them to along with rejections (lots of those) and acceptances (wish there were more). If I have a few minutes to spare I can easily go to Duotrope and find a new journal to send a story to. Duotrope is efficient, easy to use, accessible, and organized.

In the past 15 years, I've published 134 original stories, and I KNOW that a lot of this was possible due to Duotrope. I've been using this website almost exclusively for my submissions. There was a time coming out of my MFA program that I have seven stories out to over 100 places. I never could have kept track of it all. These days, I can see where I've been accepted, where I've been rejected, how many times, who is paying pro rates, and what new markets are out there. Worth every penny.

Until I subscribed to Duotrope tracking my submissions and searching for places to submit was extremely tedious. But now...so much better. I've had seven poems published since joining because of my ability to better suit my material to various publications. Highly recommend.

This is just a kind thank you for all the work you do. Duotrope is an amazing site and a bargain at twice the price. I started submitting my work to journals with the help of Duotrope about two years ago. I would never expected to have over 500 works in print and online, including a first prize, an honorable mention, a long-list and 2 short-lists in major international contests, and multiple award nominations (I've honestly lost count). I could not have done it without you FULL STOP. The Duotroopers are without exception kind and wonderful to deal with (despite my frequent pestering).
Thank you so much you are literally changing the world!

Since subscribing in July 2020 to Duotrope, I have had poems accepted by Burnt Breakfast, Haiku in Action, Rockvale Review, Sunlight Press, Red Eft Review, Naugatuck River Review, Adanna Literary Journal, Idle Ink, Mothers Always Write, Verse Virtual and Montana Mouthful.
I have had flash fiction accepted by Blink Ink, Every Day Fiction.
THANK YOU!!!

I started with Duotrope back when it was a free, so when you began charging for your service I was happy to sign on. It's only because of Duotrope that my work was finally published. And on those days when the creative well is running dry, I often enjoy playing around on Duotrope. Whether it's visiting my own lists of rejections/acceptances, perusing old searches, or starting new ones--Duotrope helps me to feel like a real writer again. Thanks, Duotrope. You're worth it.

Duotrope best resource available to locate 1000s of potential markets. Tools are fully integrated and intuitive to use. Tracking tools provide insight into potential wait times and hints on when to query. Would be lost without it.

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