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Howard Junker, Editor ZYZZYVA

DateAug 22, 2004 at 12:35PM
Question:
In a letter to the NY Times in 2001, you stated that you read everything sent to you, which I assume is a great task. Do you have days when you just can't face another submission?

Answer:
I like to go to work every day, since it's so much like play. And I'm lucky that I don't get so many submissions each day that it becomes an unbearable chore. The hope that I'll find something wonderful spurs me on. I'm only sorry I have to tell so many writers I haven't found their work "wonderful" enough for me. That's pretty harsh, and has more to do with me and what I think ZYZZYVA needs than the work itself. I admire the tenacity of writers.


Howard Junker is the editor of ZYZZYVA , a journal of West Coast Writers and Artists.
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Whoa. You got an interview with Howard Junker from ZYZZYVA! I am further impressed with your "tenacity." LOL. I was rejected by him about five or six years ago. He has a reputation out here for being, hmm, tough.
August 22, 2004 | Unregistered CommenterKatinka

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