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Q&A For a new writer, is it better to enter contests or submit to magazines/journals?

I'm a rookie writer, working on short stories thus far, mostly for practice and exposure. I need to get them out there somewhere. They're probably going to mostly fit into Sci-fi, fantasy, horror, ...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Colin Ennen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:37:30Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Colin Ennen‭ · 2019-12-08T04:37:30Z (over 4 years ago)
I'm a rookie writer, working on short stories thus far, mostly for practice and exposure. I need to get them out there somewhere. They're probably going to mostly fit into Sci-fi, fantasy, horror, weird fiction, etc. Genre stuff, in other words. So my question is this: **at this stage should I enter writing contests or submit to magazines and journals?** I want to get going on this but I'm stuck on issues such as these. Thanks.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-09-11T00:57:37Z (over 8 years ago)
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