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Across the Transom

By W. Ralph Eubanks

August 1, 2013

Since my appointment as editor of VQR, I’ve frequently been asked about the direction I plan to take the magazine. The question comes from both writers and readers, with writers wondering if VQR will be a welcoming home for their work and readers hoping they will continue to find compelling stories in our pages.

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The Poetry Factory: On Mass-Submission Culture

By Sean Bishop

September 11, 2012

Mail Boxes by Gregory Jordan / Flickr It’s September, which means most American literary journals have lurched back to life after a customary three-month summer bender, and many writers—especially those still tied to [...]

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Titles We Have Known

By Waldo Jaquith

April 20, 2009

The ten most common titles of submissions that we’ve received in the past two years.

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A Response to “I Can’t Enumerate …”

By Ted Genoways

May 5, 2008

This publication—and, indeed, its long-standing reputation—is built on a tradition of finding fine work by new writers amid the slush pile.

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“Very strong medicine. I recommend a dose of it to the VQR.”

By Waldo Jaquith

May 2, 2008

A few authors were less than thrilled with our recent listing of readers' negative comments, worrying that their work may have received similarly rough treatment. (Rest assured, any author who takes the time to read our blog, or who can even identify [...]

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“I can’t enumerate all the ways in which this is horrible.”

By Waldo Jaquith

April 29, 2008

Our slush pile readers at their most frank.

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