Submitting Your Writing

You may or may not have used Submittable to submit your writing to publishers. Most magazines (except for some snobby 'literary' periodicals) now require its use. It makes submitting a story so much easier than the old way of mailing in hard copies of your work and waiting months to hear whether it was even received, much less read and accepted. You just attach a file and hit 'submit.' Within seconds, you know your story was received. It may take weeks (not often) to get an acceptance/ rejection, but at least you know it wasn't lost on the way.
https://www.submittable.com/submission- … t-software

Now they've made things even easier with Submittable Discover, where publishers post their calls for submissions, along with a link to their websites and their submission requirements. It's so-o-o easy to find publishers who fit your style. All you have to do is cruise the pages of publishers until you find one that interests you. I recommend visiting the website and reading a few samples to get an idea of their mission and their target audience. Then all you have to do is return to Discover, hit 'submit' and see what they require. If it's something you like, you just follow the easy submission steps from there. Make sure to follow all their requirements to the letter.
https://manager.submittable.com/beta/discover

I remember reading about how Ray Bradbury and Steven King worked so hard to submit their stories over and over. It must have cost a fortune in paper and postage! Not to mention all that typing! And there's no cost to the author--the service is supported by the publishers' subscriptions.

Not only that--they have really nice, friendly human beings who can help if a problem arises. What's not to like?