Angela’s Desk

A So-Called "Author" Tried to Trick Me...and Failed MISERABLY!

A So-Called "Author" Tried to Trick Me...and Failed MISERABLY!

April 2nd, 2026

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The Last Girls Club

“We are the modern witches' Cosmo. We have columns on herbology, cemetery tours, book reviews, movie reviews, wacky quizzes, women in history, short stories and poetry.” Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays after acceptance. Publishes ms approximately a month after acceptance. Accepts reprints three years or older. Responds within two weeks. Subscriptions are $3/month for the online issue, $6/month for the print issue, and $12/month for the print issue with a gift on the solstice. Pays $0.015/word for fiction up to 2500 words, and $10 for poems up to 200 words Read more →

The Massachusetts Review

“The Massachusetts Review, a literary magazine, promotes social justice and equality, along with great art. Committed to aesthetic excellence as well as public engagement, MR publishes literature and art that provokes debate, inspires action, and expands our understanding of the world around us.” Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within 12 months of acceptance. Buys First N.A. rights. No reprints. Responds within six months. Guidelines online. Pays $100 - $200 Read more →

The First Line

"The purpose of The First Line is to jump start the imagination-to help writers break through the block that is the blank page. Each issue contains short stories that stem from a common first line; it also provides a forum for discussing favorite first lines in literature. The First Line is an exercise in creativity for writers and a chance for readers to see how many different directions we can take when we start from the same place." 95% freelance. Welcomes new writers. No reprints. Pays $25-$50/stories of 300-5000 words; $25 for essays of 400-800 words. Read more →

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