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In the last few years, many editors have begun accepting submissions by e-mail. Most electronic publications do not accept publications any other way. E-mail queries are much easier for the author and also save postage and the time it takes to print the materials and get them in the mail. The editor receives your query quickly, speeding up the response time. It is imperative that you present your e-mail in a business format as you would with a query sent on paper.

Many authors just getting started with the process of looking for a publisher are confused over the term “simultaneous submission.” This is the practice of sending your work to several different publications at the same time. Only one publication will be able to buy the rights to the piece. If the piece is accepted by more than one publisher, you must choose between the publishers and withdrawal the manuscript from all of the other publishers. Authors prefer to send manuscripts out simultaneously because they are not sitting around waiting the three to twelve weeks it might take to get a response. If the manuscript is rejected, you then send it to another publisher and start the process all over again. However, most editors do not like simultaneous submissions; some are even offended by it. If an editor selects your piece for publication, plans to use the piece in a particular issue and then finds out that you are withdrawing the piece, they must start their process all over again.

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