By Zoha Arif I have some exotic, discombobulating thoughts when I’m brushing my teeth. Some mornings, I’ll be applying a generous swab of...

By Giancarlo Riccobon, Daniel Boyko, and Yong-Yu Huang Giancarlo Riccobon My favorite line comes from the first draft of a short story...

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 Giancarlo Riccobon Okay, maybe a more accurate title would be, “Show, Don’t Tell, Except for When You Need To Tell.” But that’s not as...

By Zoha Arif Kids, behold Master Sensei, the CEO and Founder of the Fortune 500 Onion Ninja Industries. Master Sensei has been prosperous...

By Daniel Boyko and Maya Nalawade Ignorance is bliss. Better safe than sorry. Play your cards right. A fish out of water. What do all of...

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 Zoha Arif I ate a popsicle today -- blue raspberry, thank you for asking -- on the school bus because I felt like it even though, in...

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 Sally Park and Nishka Dalmia (Nishka) ‘Creative non-fiction’ is a paradox in itself. While people tend to think that creative...

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

By Daniel Boyko, Jennifer Wang, and Zoha Arif Some people eat paper. Some prefer poetry, others eat prose, and some are on a more diverse...

For some editors, opening Submission Manager and seeing the genre listed as “fiction” strikes fear deep into their hearts. Maybe it’s...

By Cia Gladden and Jennifer Wang I’m a writer. It’s easy to think it while I watch my classmates suffer through draft after draft of...

by Ore Amosu A Polyphony editor's worst nightmare: not knowing what to comment. You know the feeling you have when you can’t open a...