Editor Interviews

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Q: How important do you feel it is for publishers to embrace modern technologies?

A: Social is the name of the game for getting the word out. We print both POD and short runs. We try to keep up with new technologies, but keep publishing a relationship business.

A: As a published poet myself, I enjoy being able to easily show my work to friends and family without asking them to buy an issue or subscription. So, one of my priorities for bramble is to offer issues free to readers, and right now, we're able to do that online. However, prisoners cannot access webpages unless they have an illicit device, so I hope someday to raise money to make our issues available through Edovo, an educational app for those in prison with tablets. I'd also like to offer digital lessons on how to write poetry to prisoners via Edovo. There are a lot of directions we could take bramble. One day, it may not only be a lit mag.

A: All of our submissions are made online via our web site, and we accepts most formats.

A: Very. How else do you wade through thousands of submissions...

A: We made a purposeful decision to have Frozen Sea be an online publication because we acknowledged that we, ourselves, mostly read poems from online journals, rather than in print, and that many other people are more likely to read online as well. It’s our goal to have work from Frozen Sea display well on a phone so it can meet readers where their attention is already at and so the work we publish can be easily shared widely.

A: We are online and only accept email submissions. We embrace technology although sometimes it is hard to keep up with changes. We totally reject AI for any part of the writing process.

A: The Loyalhanna Review has employed digital submission and correspondence for several years. Having an online presence is very important, and we use the www.LVWonline.org website to post notices and to archive past issues. We also use the Ligonier Valley Writers Facebook page to keep notices current.

A: I'm a media scholar and a digital humanist, so I'm really pro-technology in a lot of ways, but I'm also Gen-Z: I know the limits of technology, the limitations of publishing only-digitally and with or without certain accommodations. I'm grateful for the Electronic Literature Organization, whose members have been doing this WAY longer than I have, and who are a cool support.
On the other hand, I have undergrad *and* graduate writing and journalism degrees, and I'm a freelance print designer on the side. I *love* print, and I love to see my work in print, and I hope that institutions and magazines don't give up on print even as they digitize their archives (re: Kenyon and others! <3). You'll see the influence of print publishing on re•mediate's design with the "cover" of each issue. It's sort of a nod to Nat Geo, to the natural world that deserves our care and conservation while we continue to expand our digital footprint.

A: We love that Tar River Poetry is a print journal. Having said that, we’ve just revamped our website and will be experimenting with offering electronic copies, particularly for our subscribers outside the US.

A: Yes…? I think that technology makes things easier for everyone involved and smooths over the process. However, I do love the feel of physical media (though today we can get everything on our phones).

A: I still love holding paper books and journals in my hands, but I know accessibility matters most. Plus, google docs is by far the easiest way for me to share revisions with authors.

A: I absolutely believe everyone should do what is truly in their heart to do. We cannot all follow the same trends, otherwise life gets boring. I do think that whether you are embracing modern technologies or remaining in a traditional posture - one has to "creatively" find new and exciting ways to present.