By Kate-Yeonjae Jeong, Brooke Nind, Grace Zhang, Shelly Bhagat, and Daniel Boyko Kate-Yeonjae Jeong: As a writer, there always comes a...

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By Daniel Boyko and Zoha Arif So, you’re in the mood for something spicy. Something extravagant, a piece in which the English language...

By Daniel Boyko, Sally Park, and Nishka Dalmia So, a submission magically appears on your Submission Manager, and you’re prepared for the...

By Daniel Boyko and Lara Katz Lara Katz: Before I started editing for Polyphony, I didn't have an editorial process. When I completed...

By Daniel Boyko, Yong-Yu Huang, and Zoha Arif March 24, 2020. A wild Tuesday. Scattered rain. Afternoon: mildly cloudy. I wish for the...

By Anya Chabria and Daniel Boyko If you work for Polyphony Lit, you’re more than familiar with this message from Billy: “With Polyphony...

By Hannah Ramsey and Daniel Boyko Hannah Ramsey: I know that whenever I’m editing a submission, whether it be a very personal nonfiction...

By Pauline Paranikas and Yong-Yu Huang Polyphony commentary is almost like a clay mug. There are many different styles and ways to make...

So… Life is weird right now. If you’re like us, school has been cancelled and you’re sitting at home working through whatever online...

By Daniel Boyko and Zoha Arif It is a universal consensus that writing dialogue is a trial—a detestation on its own—and one of those...

By Jessica Kim [In conjunction with “Editing a Piece That Frustrates You”.] Grammarly is indeed a lifesaver. It corrects “response for”...

By Daniel Boyko, Jennifer Wang, and Jessica Sidrak As much as editors seem to be attracted to using large vocabulary words—often words...

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By Hannah Ramsey, Daniel Boyko, and Sarah Nachimson Hannah Ramsey: Figurative Language I appreciate when writers use metaphors,...

By Lara Katz For some editors, opening submission manager and seeing the genre listed as “fiction” strikes fear deep into their hearts....

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