Getting Started with Publishing | Arts + Literature Laboratory | Madison Contemporary Arts Center

Getting Started with Publishing

Are you ready to share your writing with the world but don’t know where to start? In this workshop on June 26, 2021 at 1pm, we’ll cover all the basics of how to start submitting your stories, essays, and poems for publication. We’ll discuss reasons you might want to publish, how to tell when a piece is ready to submit, the world of literary journals and writing contests, tips for giving your submission the best chance of being accepted, as well as resources for finding the right place to submit. We’ll also talk about the growing world of self-publishing and how you can get your work out into the world in less-traditional ways. Note: this class will focus on publishing short pieces like stories, essays, and poems. We won’t be discussing how to publish book-length work. 

By the end of this 3-hour class, you’ll: 

  • Know why you might want to pursue publication
  • Better understand if your writing is ready to submit
  • Learn about submitting to literary journals and contests
  • Discover options for self-publishing 
  • Get tips on how to make your submission as strong as possible
  • Leave with at least one place that will be a good fit for submitting your work
  • Connect with a community of other writers

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Tuition Assistance

Our scholarship policy asks that you identify as meeting one of the two following criteria: 

1."I certify that my household income is below the living wage as outlined here.” 


2."I certify that my household income is above the living wage but additional circumstances make me unable to afford the workshop registration fee." 

To request a scholarship, simply email literature@artlitlab.org and indicate which course you are interested in, which of the above criteria best describes your current situation. We are able to offer up to 50% off of the regular registration fee. Classes are subject to cancellation due to low enrollment; in that instance, only tuition paid can be refunded.

Rebecca Jamieson poet, Prose Revision Workshop

Rebecca Jamieson (she/her) is the founder of Contemplate Create, where she teaches writing workshops with a mindfulness lens, and is the Nonfiction Editor for Isele magazine. Her writing has appeared in various publications, including The Offing, Entropy, Rattle, Hunger Mountain, and Stirring. Her chapbook of poetry, The Body of All Things, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2017. Rebecca holds an MFA in Writing & Publishing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she founded and taught in the enrichment writing program. She has also taught writing workshops through Write Around Portland, The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, The Northwest Narrative Medicine Conference, and the M.Ed. programs at The Institute for Educational Studies. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Arts + Literature Laboratory is located at 111 S. Livingston Street #100, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703.

Our galleries are open Tuesday through Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday noon to 5pm, and other programs take place throughout the week. Please check the events calendar and education section for details.

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