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Editor Interview: Provincetown Arts Magazine

Describe what you publish in 25 characters or less.

Authentic voices

What other current publications (or publishers) do you admire most?

New Yorker, Fence, Bomb, Brooklyn Rail, American Poetry Review, Boston Review, Hyperallergic, the Nation.

If you publish writing, who are your favorite writers? If you publish art, who are your favorite artists?

Mary Gaitskill, Nick Flynn, Marie Howe, Michael Klein, Norman Mailer, Edmund White, Tony Kushner, John Waters

What sets your publication apart from others that publish similar material?

We have a geographical locus for an international audience.

What is the best advice you can give people who are considering submitting work to your publication?

Read past issues

Describe the ideal submission.

Surprising, compelling, enthralling, casually brilliant.

What do submitters most often get wrong about your submissions process?

Unfamiliar with past issues

How much do you want to know about the person submitting to you?

Basic bio information, publishing history

If you publish writing, how much of a piece do you read before making the decision to reject it?

Generally, submissions require immediate appeal, but not always.

What additional evaluations, if any, does a piece go through before it is accepted?

We consider how a piece with amplify the whole issue it is part of.

What is a day in the life of an editor like for you?

Up early, read current news, answer email, write pressing works in progress, read, phone, meet, exercise, learn, learn, learn.

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