A Hard Lesson: Don't let rodents prey on your hard work
In the search for publication credits I made a bad decision. I submitted my story to Midwest Literary Magazine, a questionable publication at best. This is what Write Beware has to say.
Midwest Literary Magazine published my story and didn't tell me. I continued to submit my work to other publications. I received an acceptance in March so I searched them and learned that many writers think they should be avoided. I thanked the Magazine for the accepted and asked to withdraw. I was then informed my work had been published months ago- months I spent querying.I would have never learned of the publication date if I hadn't decided to withdraw. Mistakes happen, emails get lost. I understand that. However, their response was not "We're sorry this happened," but "Ha, ha we own your story- all the rights, even ones that haven't been invented yet. In return you get nothing."
There are a lot of good publications out there. In my opinion, Midwest Literary Magazine, is a bad one.
Midwest Literary Magazine published my story and didn't tell me. I continued to submit my work to other publications. I received an acceptance in March so I searched them and learned that many writers think they should be avoided. I thanked the Magazine for the accepted and asked to withdraw. I was then informed my work had been published months ago- months I spent querying.I would have never learned of the publication date if I hadn't decided to withdraw. Mistakes happen, emails get lost. I understand that. However, their response was not "We're sorry this happened," but "Ha, ha we own your story- all the rights, even ones that haven't been invented yet. In return you get nothing."
There are a lot of good publications out there. In my opinion, Midwest Literary Magazine, is a bad one.
