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Editor Interview: Dreamstreets Magazine

Describe what you publish in 25 characters or less.

Delaware cultural magazin

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

The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books

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

Edgar Allan Poe
George Lippard
George Sand
John Biggs
Mary Biggs
William S. Burroughs

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

We concentrate on literary publication from Delaware authors and poets, and those in close vicinity. We also review elements from Delaware's literary past, often subjecting them to critical thinking.

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

Do not submit work that is neither about, or from, Delaware, or about how Delaware authors and poets have played a role in Delaware's literary history.

Describe the ideal submission.

Ones that follow our submission guidelines.

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

Not submitting work as a separate attachment

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

Enough to say something nice and relevant in Dreamstreets' "front piece," in the opening pages of each publication

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

We read each submission entirely

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

It must be acceptable to each of my co-editorial colleagues

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

I may read a submission several times, but I depends on my colleagues for advice

How much do you edit an accepted piece prior to publication?

We are minimalists re: editing, maybe something only a little more that proofreading. Every once and a while, we may make a suggestion for the sake of clarification, but it's rare, and only if we really like a piece.

Do you nominate work you've published for any national or international awards?

No

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