A Brief Review of the Asterism Edition of the Lit Quarterly

[Anonymous No.16215572]

Here follows, in no order, my opinion of the stories found within the current edition of the Lit Quarterly. You may notice an absence of criticism. This should come as no surprise. The writings were chosen for their quality.

The Siren: An amusing story. I adored the writing style. It reminded me of Flann O’Brien. However, that is not to say it is an imitation. It is your own.

Out of the Basement and Into the Fire: An alluring piece. Empathy-inducing. I enjoyed it. It would remind you of something you would find in Fitzgerald’s ‘Tales of the Jazz Age’.

Forever Things: A lovely story. Touching. Well written. Particularly the shift from childhood to adulthood in the perspective of the narrator.

Earthset: A peculiar yet interesting story. It makes for active reading and image-forming in the mind’s eye. As a result, however, I was uncertain as to its location. I concluded it was Mars. The imagery of your prose coalesced into vividity as with went on.

Bohai: Your imagery was clear, and your prose possessed striking sentences. A short, yet sweet, story.

The Furrows: A gratifying story. It expressed in brief and crystalline style the ongoing change from tradition to modernity.

A Marvellous Punkah-Wallah: A very enjoyable story. The flow and language went well together. The pacing was perfect. My attention was grasped the entire time. The voice of each character was distinctive, and the setting was amusing.

The Joy of Personal Criticism: A weighed essay which lays the finger on the pulse of present online discourse. Finely articulated. I just wish it would break through the mediocre and commonplace articles which poorly elaborate on the same topic.

The Stars: I had the joy of reading this story before when KMD and I drank and conversed in the City of the Tribes. It is a beautifully written story which possesses substance and provides lasting imagery.

The Ratline: Much like ‘Punkah Wallah’, it was a riveting read. The flow and pacing were good. Informative to boot. I suffered with the character.

The Captain: The brevity of the story is complimented by its setting. An eerie and attractive piece.

I feel I have not written the totality of what I thought about each piece. There is more to be said, though little time for me to express it; I also foolishly closed my browser whilst writing a more extensive review. This will have to suffice, but I do not give you justice, good anons. My apologies. However, it was a pleasure to read each piece. My time was well spent. Keep in use ye'er honed and hallowed nibs! I would like each author to give an insight into the creation of their pieces. Elaboration is always appreciated, and it will be heartily read.

[Anonymous No.16215575]

>>16215572
As for the poems, I am not much of an English poet. Therefore, my opinions would be worthless to the poetic class of this board. Each poem, however, was interlaced with strings of silvery prose - at least to my eyes. Perhaps the poets of this board could review their own fellows? I will say I enjoyed 'Ode to a Yellow Begonia' and 'Sweeney in the yewy yew: Schoenberg on the violin' (especially the latter's usage of Buile Shuibhne).

[Anonymous No.16215594]

>>16215572
>Forever Things: A lovely story. Touching. Well written. Particularly the shift from childhood to adulthood in the perspective of the narrator.
Can you please post this story?

[Anonymous No.16215903]

>>16215572
>>16215575
are you writing that way on purpose

[Anonymous No.16216370]

>>16215903
Yes. I write how I think and talk. I do not pretend to be a great wordsmith.

[Anonymous No.16216460]

>>16215572
Thank you

[Anonymous No.16216827]

>>16215594
I do not have my copy to hand presently. Another anon might have theirs and feel generous.

>>16216460
You are welcome, anon.

[Anonymous No.16216965]

Keep it alive lads. If it dies, I will re-post in the morning.

[Anonymous No.16217215]

>>16215572
looks nice

[Anonymous No.16217275]

Summer quarter when Kyle

[Anonymous No.16217312]

It's a good sign the quality of the Lit Quarterly has improved with each issue.

[Anonymous No.16217948]

>>16215594
bumping for this

[Anonymous No.16218976]

>>16215903

You’re on /lit/, everyone here is a dork, you just have no self awareness about it.

[Anonymous No.16219089]

Are there still copies of this and the first edition still available? I've been meaning to get them but just haven't gotten round too it. Damn laziness.

[Anonymous No.16219093]

If the editor is hanging somewhere around here
Do the majority of the stories originate from /lit/ or have you started accepting from other sources too?

[Anonymous No.16219106]

>>16219093
Some cunt bragged about getting her story accepted on twitter

[Anonymous No.16219229]

I received the first issue three month after ordering it and it had like 20 pages sticking together, literally like sb had coomed on them, not kidding here.
Never received the second edition I ordered, and mails were not responded to.
Fuck this scammer.

[Anonymous No.16219271]

Chad sucks

[Anonymous No.16219349]

Is it available from Amazon UK yet?

[Anonymous No.16219363]

I received my order of /lit/ Quarterly and it was wonderful. Normalfags will always try and start controversy, it seems.

[Anonymous No.16219769]

Bump.

[Anonymous No.16220410]

Keep the fire going.

[Anonymous No.16221100]

>>16217275
Going to printers today. Probably a week's worth of final revisions/corrections/edits. Then a couple weeks after that, it should be out.

>>16219089
Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 available directly on amazon.
Winter 2020, as well as the other two, are available by emailing [e-mail]

>>16219093
First edition was 100% /lit/, second edition was 80%, third edition is about 60%. Fourth edition is going to be 60-80%. So I need you guys to submit more!

>>16219229
Hey buddy, it's been a few weeks since you spammed the LQ threads with your same old lies. I don't mind though. Everyone sees through your schtick. I don't know what caused you to dislike this project, but there are no hard feelings.

>>16219349
Easier just to email me directly.

[Anonymous No.16221795]

>>16219229
I have posted one about the glued pages when I received this first issue.
Now I am mentioning the not receiving of the second issue here for the first time. I mailed you three times
Seriously hang yourself

[Anonymous No.16221810]

where can i buy this? unironically want to support you people

[Anonymous No.16222207]

>>16221810
Have a look at litquarterly.ca.

[Anonymous No.16222548]

>>16215572
I like the pieces of Caitlyn Ann Thompson, they always transmit the perfect emotional mix. Maybe someday I'll buy the third edition and see if /ourgirl/ is keeping it real.

maybe someday i'll be with you guys in the lit quarterly roster...

[Anonymous No.16223012]

bump

[Anonymous No.16223015]

Bump.

[Anonymous No.16223189]

>>16221795
Email me please if you didn't receive a copy.
And what country do you live in? No one has mentioned to me about receiving a damaged copy.

[Anonymous No.16223196]

>>16221810
Email [e-mail]

[Anonymous No.16223829]

bump

[Anonymous No.16224237]

post something from it you faggot

[Anonymous No.16224334]

>>16218976

[Anonymous No.16224356]

[Anonymous No.16224393]

[Anonymous No.16225226]

>>16224356
>>16224393
Quite bland to be honest. I don't rate it.

[Anonymous No.16225333]

>>16221100
Obviously I didn't make it, but will you still be emailing rejected writers?

[Anonymous No.16225831]

>>16225333
They are supposed to email you about it. There's one guy who repeats in every thread that they don't though, but he does it often enough that you can tell he's not being honest.

[Anonymous No.16225865]

I'm gonna write a story and be in the next issue. I would like to read the previous ones though where can i steal them from =)

[Anonymous No.16226464]

Come on, ye poets and writers! Elaborate on your writings.

[Anonymous No.16226504]

Wow ngl both those posted stories seem like they are in need of edits to improve their flow. I saw tons of sentences I wanted to rewrite for clearer readability.
Alright I guess I'll do my best to write my own story for the journal

[Anonymous No.16226530]

>>16225865
>I wanna be published but I don't wanna support publishers :^)
You are the reason why literature is dead.

[Anonymous No.16226803]

>>16225333
If you submitted before the 1st of June and haven't heard from us, please email me for feedback of your work. I thought I would be able to contact everyone who didn't get accepted like I had for the first few editions, but there were too many submissions this time.

[Anonymous No.16226810]

god this is so pretentious

[Anonymous No.16227517]

>>16223189
Germany. And no, fuck you, I won't send a 6th email

[Anonymous No.16229079]

From what sources did the other submissions come, if not here?

[Anonymous No.16229159]

How can i submit work?

[Anonymous No.16229199]

>>16215572
I had no idea this existed, I'm definitely going to get a copy when I get off work.

does /lit/ know of any literature periodicals that I should read?

[Anonymous No.16229484]

>tfw stil have to pay kyle

How much do I owe you Kyle?
Also you fucked up the editing. Blackness between the stars not horizoness blackness of the cosmos. But I still love you.
Dont know my favorite yet.

I like the Irish man a lot though. Edition looks great.
I want summer edition asap

[Anonymous No.16229530]

>>16226464

Captainfag here.
The Captain is dead

[Anonymous No.16229540]

How well did the previous editions sell, if that is ok to ask?
I hope this project stays alive, even if that means expanding beyond /lit/

[Anonymous No.16229607]

>>16229530
I thought as much. Great story, anon. Really enjoyed it.

[Anonymous No.16230101]

Bump. I want more contributors to see this.

[Anonymous No.16230228]

>>16227517
You're telling me you sent 6 emails with no replies? You're completely full of shit. Double check you have the right email address.

>>16229079
Some contributors tweeted about it which led others to see it. We also have a website (which needs an update, but has a submission page).

>>16229159
litquarterly.ca

[Anonymous No.16230263]

>>16229484
"Horizonless blackness of the cosmos" was in the draft I sent for your approval and you didn't express any opposition to it.

[Anonymous No.16230272]

>>16215572
oh god *happy sounds* i have my piece excepted in /lit/ quarterly. I'm so excited thank you!

[Anonymous No.16230300]

>>16230101
The patreon is dead, the two ppl are pedo spazes who like to smell their own farts. They're terrified of new opinions

[Anonymous No.16230571]

>>16230300
I discontinued the patreon because everyone who requested PDFs of the first two editions received them. It's not fair that my one patron is supporting the quarterly and getting the PDFs in exchange, while people who didn't support the quarterly also got the PDFs.

[Anonymous No.16231229]

Bump

[Anonymous No.16231719]

>>16215572
This is review is accurate but a touch too forgiving. I would like to see some more criticism.

I’ll see if I can make the time to write something up a little later.

[Anonymous No.16232081]

>>16231719
Look forward to it. We're always trying to improve.

[Anonymous No.16232668]

bump for the criticism

[Anonymous No.16233174]

>>16230263

I did, but perhaps not as clear as should. I see the edits as a compliment though. Any thoughts on when next edition will arrive?

[Anonymous No.16233829]

>>16231719
bumping to get this

[Anonymous No.16233968]

>>16219229
Why doesn't the OP just send this guy copies of the old issues instead of shitting on him in this thread?

[Anonymous No.16234400]

>>16233968
Not OP, but this guy never emailed me. Everyone who requested LQ1 and LQ2 PDFs got them.

[Anonymous No.16234487]

>>16234400
That's it? That's all the effort you're making? He says that he ordered print copies and you mailed him a shoddily glued together booklet, and then stopped sending issues altogether after a few volumes

[Anonymous No.16234641]

>>16234487
Stop samefagging. You're completely transparent.

[Anonymous No.16234846]

>>16234487
>>16233968
Thanks for calling him out. I have given up, this guy scammed me, should have know better than giving sb on 4chan money. I will photograph the coom issue I received next week, when I get back home.

>>16234400
>>16234641
it is obvious that samefag half of the replies (like this one >>16231719
) here. Hilariously obvious

[Anonymous No.16234860]

>>16219089
If you want you can buy my first issue, it even comes with the editors coom.
Collectors item

[Anonymous No.16234878]

>>16224356
Good lord this is contrived. These people need to stop falling in love with their words.

[Anonymous No.16234890]

>>16215572
>submitted a story for the 4th
>never heard back
I guess I suck. Will try again when I come up with another story.

[Anonymous No.16234941]

>>16234641
>>16234400
>>16232081
>>16230571
>>16230228
btw this is for you op

[Anonymous No.16235225]

>>16221100
>First edition was 100% /lit/, second edition was 80%, third edition is about 60%. Fourth edition is going to be 60-80%. So I need you guys to submit more!
Checked. Where are the other people from and how have they heard from you?
Tbh I don't think there can be any good author outside of 4chan in 2020.

[Anonymous No.16235310]

If you happen to wonder, anon passing by, if there is any truth to the words of the fellow proclaiming his edition was ejaculated on - etcetera - I can assure he is a filthy lier of the highest degree. KMD is an honest fellow. I will vouch for him. I have met him. I converse with him regularly. His intentions are pure. Ignore the hateful fool.

[Anonymous No.16235363]

>>16235310
Yes but what about my submission? Whatever became of the poor thing?

[Anonymous No.16235550]

>>16215575
This picture is 100% in an Irish kitchen. I can't be wrong on this

[Anonymous No.16235677]

>>16235363
I am not KMD. But he will responded to you, undoubtedly.
>>16235550
Correct. My family home.

[Anonymous No.16235706]

>>16235677
>But he will responded to you
It's been a month...

[Anonymous No.16235740]

>>16234846
Why not just email me right this second? [e-mail]
>>16234846
You realize I'm not OP, right? OP is an Irishman who is reviewing the works. I'm one of the editors.

>>16234941
What does this prove?

>>16235225
Some word-of-mouth on Twitter by past contributors, plus stumbling on our site with basic google searches.

>>16235363
If it was submitted before 1st of June and you haven't heard from us, email me and I will provide feedback for your work.

[Anonymous No.16235789]

Sirs please where to buy,,?

[Anonymous No.16235795]

>>16235789
1st and 3rd edition available on amazon for US and Canada buyers. For 2nd edition or international orders, just email me directly at [e-mail]

[Anonymous No.16235914]

When is the next submission deadline?

[Anonymous No.16236084]

>>16235914
Probably end of September. Not sure what kind of edition we're going to have. Probably going to combine Fall and Winter into a single volume just the moderate the workload a bit. Been having a hard time keeping up and we're still behind schedule.

[Anonymous No.16236124]

>>16236084
Cheers mate. Nice project. What kind of fiction would ye consider? I have a few stories but they're bit out there and not exactly a standard narrative

[Anonymous No.16236194]

>>16236124
Anything realistic and emotive. We don't really print genre fiction like fantasy or scifi, but some works we've printed have be speculative fiction or with fantasy elements.
https://litquarterly.ca/submissions/#guidelines

[Anonymous No.16237570]

bump

[Anonymous No.16238501]

Let us drink and converse together.

[Anonymous No.16238778]

>>16238501
that´s a faggot bottle

[Anonymous No.16239506]

>>16224356
Nigga needs to learn what the fuck dialogue is instead of saying he said she said.

[Anonymous No.16239517]

What kind of business are you guys running that submissions don't have status reports and the free physical copies you do send out are covered in a mysterious sticky substance?

[Anonymous No.16239525]

>>16239517
*the few physical

[Anonymous No.16239973]

>>16239517

That's the Clit Quarterly - you're in the wrong thread.

[Anonymous No.16240350]

>>16236194
This bodes ill for me.

[Anonymous No.16240988]

>>16236194
What line do you draw between fantasy and speculative fiction? Would you publish Borges, for example?

[Anonymous No.16241908]

>>16240988
Yeah, we'd find a home for that type of fiction. A little bit of supernatural elements isn't a deal breaker. Regardless, it doesn't hurt to send your stuff in. There's no fee to submit, so what's the harm?

[Anonymous No.16242647]

bump for life

[Anonymous No.16243972]

Bump.

[Anonymous No.16245355]

Why is Donna Tartt a Catholic?

[Anonymous No.16245379]

>>16245355
What?

[Anonymous No.16245420]

>>16245355
Wrong thread mate.

[Anonymous No.16246276]

>>16229530
Post your story here. I want to read it.

[Anonymous No.16246287]

Beauford Buchanan is going to be this generation's most memorable writer.

[Anonymous No.16246295]

Are submissions still open for the next issue?

[Anonymous No.16246301]

>>16234878
The last paragraph is perhaps a tad wordy, but the excerpt has a nice feel; makes me intrigued to read more, see if it pays off.

[Anonymous No.16247450]

>>16246287
Really?

[Anonymous No.16248027]

Running is fun, and Murakami wrote a book about it. The book was also fun.
Maybe I could write a story about running.

[Anonymous No.16248961]

How long will /lit/ quarterly endure?

[Anonymous No.16249250]

>>16235677
What part of Ireland you from, anon?

[Anonymous No.16249750]

>>16246295
Yes, until 30 September.

[Anonymous No.16249932]

>>16249750
And you don't foreverally blacklist people if they make multiple submissions?

[Anonymous No.16250417]

>>16249250
Connacht, anon. I dare not say where precisely.

[Anonymous No.16251085]

>>16215572
Reminder to always ignore this nonentity
SAGE

[Anonymous No.16251834]

Boom.

[Anonymous No.16252658]

I have a pretty good short story I could email over. But I don't want to get fucked with rights issues.

[Anonymous No.16252736]

>>16249932
No, not at all.

>>16252658
Here's the form I have you fill out if your work is accepted:
"I, ____________________, do affirm that I am the author of the above-named work, and that said work has not been published prior to [month of current edition]. I understand that by accepting the offer from The Lit Quarterly, I am consenting to my work being printed in both hard copy and online editions of The Lit Quarterly: [current edition].

"Note: all submissions will be edited and revised for grammar, style, and cohesion, in collaboration with the author. Every effort will be made not to modify the original intent or vision of the work."

The work belongs to you always, but once you consent to us printing it, we can put it in the book and on our website.