How to Write Submissions for The New Yorker Magazine

How to Write Submissions for The New Yorker MagazineHow to Write Submissions for The New Yorker MagazineThe New Yorker magazine was founded in 1925 by Harold Ross. Ross polished his literary chops at daily meetings of the famous Algonquin Round Table, of which he was a charter member. The witty Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley contributed to the magazine in its early years and were also members of that literary legend. The magazine has serious literary status. Throughout the 20th century, getting your work published in The New Yorker was a major milestone, and the magazine continues to be one of the most venerated publishers of short fiction. Writing Legends Grace Its Pages The magazine has given visibility to and helped make the careers of such successful writers like John OHara, John Cheever, John Updike, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Carver, J.D. Salinger, Janet Frame, Salman Rushdie, and Alice Munro. Despite the universal decline in magazine readership since the birth of onl ine publishing, The New Yorker (under the leadership of editor David Remnick) continues to thrive, boasting over 1,240,000 readers. The New Yorker Style Though the magazine has contributed mora than its fair share of short stories to the literary canon, that doesnt mean everything it publishes is conservative. The magazine has also taken chances on some fairly experimental writers like George Saunders and Haruki Murakami. What that means for you, the writer, is that even if your work veers toward the less traditional, feel free to give it a shot. Sally will always believe that she knew at once- even before she heard Peters voice, she knew what had happened. If an accident had happened, it would leid be to her six-year-old, who was brave but not inventive, not a showoff. From Deep-Holes by Alice Munro. Odds of Getting Published The odds of getting published here, of course, all depend on who you are. If youve never published anything, the odds are very, very slim that youll g et published based on space availability. The New Yorker publishes only one story per issue (devoting one issue per year to new fiction). It is likely that nearly every ambitious American writer tries to get into The New Yorker at some point or another. And, while the magazine does take chances on new writers, it tends to draw from itsstable of established writers, like Munro and Murakami. That said, if youre one of the young writers the magazine takes a chance on, if yourwork is accepted, then your career is made, so its worth taking a shot. How toSend Submission Submit your story as a PDF attachment using the magazinesonline submissions form. Email your submission to fictionnewyorker.com. Send one story at a time and allow three months for a response. Submissions can also be sent by regular mail to Fiction Editor, The New Yorker, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. You will only hear from the magazine if it is interested in publishing your work. If you have not heard wit hin three months, you should assume your story has not been accepted.