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Q&A Should I list upcoming publications in a short story cover letter?

I recently published my first short story in an anthology, and have somehow managed to get another in an upcoming issue of a magazine (contract signed and everything). Finally, I no longer have a g...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Andrey‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:20:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/37515
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Andrey‭ · 2019-12-08T09:20:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
I recently published my first short story in an anthology, and have somehow managed to get another in an upcoming issue of a magazine (contract signed and everything). Finally, I no longer have a gaping hole in my cover letter where publishing history would normally go.

The first publishing credit seems pretty lonely on its own, though. Can I just go ahead and list the upcoming piece in my next cover letter, too? For example, "I have been published in X anthology and have an upcoming piece in Y magazine"? Or would that seem presumptuous?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-07-08T15:29:06Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 4