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Q: Describe what you publish in 25 characters or less.
A: Brief, imagistic writing
Q: What other current publications (or publishers) do you admire most?
A: McSweeneys
One Story
Barrelhouse
the Collagist
Mid-American Review
Conjunctions
Smokelong Quarterly
Brevity
Sweet
Q: If you publish writing, who are your favorite writers? If you publish art, who are your favorite artists?
A: George Saunders
Aimee Bender
JD Daniels
Natasha Trethewey
Sarah Manguso
Patricia Lockwood
Claudia Rankine
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Q: What sets your publication apart from others that publish similar material?
A: We focus on short, imagistic narratives and are not too concerned with genre constraints.
Q: What is the best advice you can give people who are considering submitting work to your publication?
A: Give it a read. Make sure the work you are submitting is fully realized.
Q: Describe the ideal submission.
A: 750 awesome, life-changing words with great images and some kind of loose story-like quality.
Q: How much do you want to know about the person submitting to you?
A: Basic info is fine.
Q: If you publish writing, how much of a piece do you read before making the decision to reject it?
A: We read it all.
Q: What is a day in the life of an editor like for you?
A: It’s pretty basic.
Q: How important do you feel it is for publishers to embrace modern technologies?
A: It’s important as it gives more avenues for the work to appear.
Q: How much do you edit an accepted piece prior to publication?
A: A little. Yes, the author gets final approval.
Q: Do you nominate work you've published for any national or international awards?
A: Yes. Best of the Web.