Lynda’s Journal – Submit and Share
From Lynda’s Journal
Submit and Share
Today’s post is #702
My literary journey began
with my first published story in 1980.
Monday, June 27, 2025
From my first published essay in 1980, I’ve always had work published nationally, and internationally.
This is probably because I started painting in 1976, with a teacher who taught me from the first stroke on the canvas, that I was painting for an audience.
She told me the steps to take, and that my first painting would be going to an art exhibition at a university gallery. Since, I knew nothing about art exhibitions, I just believed her and soon, I was delivering my paintings to art galleries, museums. Art and writing need an audience and a place where the audience can view it.
I was thinking I could provide some basic advice for submitting your poems, that can apply to most of the publishers you will be encountering once you start getting your poems out this way.
As a visual artist, we know that our artwork is made for a viewing audience. We don’t make it and then stick it in a closet or slide it under the bed. It is made to be viewed by others. This is the same for writing.
Our work is made to be read by others.
A creative work has three parts:
The Writer/artist – the work created – and the viewer/reader.
Without this final part, the work is not complete.
Don’t be hesitant to get your writing out to publishers. You need them and they need you.
Without you they would have no material to publish. You are important and your work is, too.
This just might be your time to shine! Give it a try.
Below is a publication opportunity.
This is a publisher I highly recommend for those who want to go beyond familiar boundaries and want to be in communication with other writers around the world.
See the latest anthology, Mingled Voices 9 On Amazon
Maybe you want to take another step into a new milieu.
Submissions are open until June 30 to enter your poems in the annual anthology Mingled Voices 10.
The 2025 anthology will come out in the spring of 2026.
This is an international book of poetry from poets from around the world who write in ENGLISH, or have their poems translated into English.
Each year there is a new panel of jurors for selecting work to include, or to award cash prizes. There is a $14.. submission fee for each poem entered
.poems are entered on Submittable.
I hope this information’s helps you to
step out and be bold
to get your writings published.
6 Steps to plan ahead.
Be prepared in advance.
My 6 steps will save you time and effort.
1_Have a short bio, less than 200 words, ready to add to the submission form.
2_ Have your poem saved to a file and ready to drop into the box on the form. Name of Poem on the file.
3_Create a statement about that poem, to give readers additional insight into the poem. Give the backstory. Write some details that will help readers who do not speak English as a first language.
4_There are a few boxes to check on the entry form, so be careful to answer them all, as appropriate.
5_When everything is completed, you will be asked to put this on a charge card. Have your card numbers ready in advance so you can complete the application.
6_When you have completed the application and sent it to Submittable, you will get a receipt from Submittable for your records. Save them for your income tax report.
Begin your submission Here!
I wish you good fortune on your path to publication.
jhttps://proversehongkong.submittable.com/submit
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