03/01/2022
UPDATE: We are hard at work finishing up decisions on the Winter issue, and we'll also be doing a large 'annual' issue in January as well. We'll be sending out a mass email to those with active submissions later this week explaining and apologizing for the delays (long story short, I, the EIC have a new, much, muuuch more demanding job since the fall which has dramatically reduced the amount of time I've been able to dedicate to CS, and we've lost a couple readers, but we're still chugging along—feedback is the big wrench in the gears and this spring we'll be adjusting how we do feedback somewhat). As always, if you'd like your current submission 'fast tracked' send a message via your Submittable submission ('message', not 'note') and we'll get you a much quicker response without feedback.
The current plan is to open for submissions again in March, once we've cleared out the backlog, and then doing the contests again in April (Ceiling 250 and FuPo, hopefully with a somewhat larger prize).
We're also looking for a few more readers to help out (both on the fiction and poetry side). http://coastalshelf.com/poetry-reader-position
And finally, we're also getting an online workshop figured out which will help fund the CS author's payments in the new year. It will be a 6-week, 90-minute generative (focused on creating new pieces, and highlighting a number of literary magazines) class for $150 which includes feedback on a small portfolio, and will be limited to 8 people (who will get a special donor thanks in the journal) and will have an option for an additional 1-on-1 consultation session for a small extra fee. A few details may change, but that's the current plan. Email [email protected] for more info or to reserve a spot. If it's popular we will arrange some more over the spring/summer and be able to boost the author's payment which would be awesome.
We hope everyone's 2021 wasn't altogether terrible (and many condolences for those who experienced great sorrow), and that 2022 will be much, much better!
Poetry Reader Position We’re looking to add one additional, very specific member to our Coastal Shelf Crew: a poetry reader. What’s Expected: Duties are mild, just reading and making notes about what you’ve read, and we’re realistic, we all have lives, so the reading is largely at your own p...