/lit/ - Literature

>apply for a writing grant to finish my novel
>compose an appealing introduction
>think my plan is realistic and the story interesting
>rejected

Oh well, you miss all the shots you don't take

Is it a thing for failed academics (i.e postdocs and adjuncts that couldn't get tenure) to self publish their independent research

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It's soul-eating shit, man. I participated in one competition last year and thought I did a pretty good job...And wasn't even among the 20 who got an honorable mention, never mind the three who won a bit of money. A month of work, just to be completely ignored. I was prepared for it, but it still stings.