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World's Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals For November, 2025!

World's Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals For November, 2025!

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VAN Magazine

30-60% freelance. “Independent classical music publication interested in strong personalities and radical points of view.” Welcomes new writers. Weekly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within 3-5 weeks of acceptance. Accepts reprints, if previously published in a different language. Responds in 2-3 weeks. Guidelines online. Pays Pays £150 to £300/article Read more →

New Letters

“New Letters is an international quarterly magazine featuring fiction, essays, poetry, reviews, and interviews with writers and original art, published by the University of Missouri at Kansas City.” Welcomes new writers. 90% freelance. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-9 months after acceptance. Buys First NA rights. No reprints. Responds in 3-6 months. Pays “$15 to $35 per poem; $35 book reviews; $65 to $200 short stories Read more →

OutLook by the Bay

“Chesapeake Bay regional publication, targeting active Bay Boomers (seniors 55+).” Circ. 18K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-2 months after acceptance. Buys First NA rights. Accepts reprints, if allowed by previous publication. Responds in two weeks. Pays $25 Read more →