Literary Compass

Literary Compass

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A daily dose of intel on what lit journals actually want. Read one short story a day, read with fellow writers, and navigate the lit journal world. We'll try to unravel the secret sauce that makes writing good vs. published. ✍🏼

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About Kristen Simental

Writer, Editor-in-Chief of Five South, and nine years into a novel. fivesouth.net | kristensimental.com