Editor Interview: FOLDER Magazine Go to the listing List all editor interviews Edit answers (editors only) This interview is provided for archival purposes. The listing is not currently active.Describe what you publish in 25 characters or less.One poet monthly.Daniel Brian Jones, Editor on 02 March 2016What other current publications (or publishers) do you admire most?6x6, American Poetry Review, Birdfeast, Black Warrior Review, BOMB, DIAGRAM, Drunken Boat, Fence, inter|rupture, Kenyon Review, Maggy, No Dear, PANK, Paris-American, Phantom Limb, Plume, Prelude, Sixth Finch, Stonecutter, Threepenny Review, Tuesday, Witness.Daniel Brian Jones, Editor on 02 March 2016If you publish writing, who are your favorite writers? If you publish art, who are your favorite artists?Our contributors so far: Jeremy Allan Hawkins, Ethan Stebbins, Paul Killebrew, John Ashbery, Robert Fernandez, Gillian McCain, Jeffrey Grunthaner...Daniel Brian Jones, Editor on 02 March 2016What sets your publication apart from others that publish similar material?We house great works at our online home in perpetuity and will run in print yearly. As the months get on, we hope to become a warm roster of arresting voices at their leisure gathered into a fold.Daniel Brian Jones, Editor on 02 March 2016What is the best advice you can give people who are considering submitting work to your publication?Please establish one email thread with us to be used for all communication ever. Know that we only present twelve poets a year (which has quickly become ludicrous now that the submissions really come in): please continue to keep us abreast of your work, as that will be our means of knowing how we could place you.Daniel Brian Jones, Editor on 02 March 2016Describe the ideal submission.What would you submit to a gallery who wanted to mount a solo show of your work?Daniel Brian Jones, Editor on 02 March 2016What do submitters most often get wrong about your submissions process?I'm happy to say I can't think of anything. Our submissions are generally enormously compelling - and force us to work right up against the constraints of our format.Daniel Brian Jones, Editor on 02 March 2016How much do you want to know about the person submitting to you?We do enjoy cover letters.Daniel Brian Jones, Editor on 02 March 2016If you publish writing, how much of a piece do you read before making the decision to reject it?I suspect as readers we all can begin to sense quite quickly whether or not we are captivated by a poem.Daniel Brian Jones, Editor on 02 March 2016What additional evaluations, if any, does a piece go through before it is accepted?Reading. Rereading. Considering how/if the batch of work could be contextualized around neighboring issues.Daniel Brian Jones, Editor on 02 March 2016What is a day in the life of an editor like for you?Reading. Sending emails.Daniel Brian Jones, Editor on 02 March 2016 Cookie Consent: This site uses secure first-party cookies for essential, preference-setting, and statistical purposes. We do not use any marketing, advertising, or third-party cookies. Read our full cookie policy. Accept All Cookies Allow Essential Cookies Only