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4 Mistakes You’re Making in Your Cover Letter

4 Mistakes You’re Making in Your Cover Letter

Although no two cover letters are exactly alike, there are certain mistakes that seem to surface over and over again.

Meet Our New Poetry Editor, Ellie Francis Douglass

Meet Our New Poetry Editor, Ellie Francis Douglass

With poetry submissions opening Feb. 1, our new poetry editor reveals how she knows a poem belongs in Carve and the most common mistake poets make.

You, Dear Writer, Are Not the Narrator

You, Dear Writer, Are Not the Narrator

Although you, the writer, are indeed doing the writing, your narrator is the one telling the story. And that narrator is not you.

Mistakes Writers Make When Submitting to Literary Magazines

Mistakes Writers Make When Submitting to Literary Magazines

Are you guilty of making one of these mistakes?

Preparing Your Snail Mail Submission

Preparing Your Snail Mail Submission

Make sure you don't annoy the editor by following these snail mail submission tips.