Hello,
I am looking for literary journals to submit a memoir of about 5000 words to. I am having trouble placing it however. Any advice is much appreciated.
The theme of the memoir is child abuse and an adult confrontation with parents about this abuse. The writing I fear is too heavy for most journals - I personally haven't seen writing that goes into the depths of this kind of trauma and dysfunction in a literary journal before. So I need a journal with stomach/guts/heart. I'd like to think that the writing is also well and truly literary - and has a theoretical edge also.
I am looking for a journal that is credible/has some status. It's a very personal memoir but it's also a career thing...
Let me put it this way - can someone please recommend a literary journal that is often open to publishing memoir about heavy and difficult topics? I'm looking for something that is literary first - and interested in abuse and trauma second.
Where might this piece fit?
And yes I've looked at duotrop.com and newwriting.com
You might want to pm Richard Thomas. He is like the local guru for publications.
Hey thanks. I'll do so. Is his username 'Richard Thomas'? (I'm still learning my way around here)
It's just Richard. His avatar is a rose floating in the air.
Thanks. Done.
^it's from a Salvador Dali painting. the rose. and i hope that the list i sent was helpful, LL. (And thanks for the kind words, Utah.)
Any time.
