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title: "4 Literary Magazines Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [The single biggest reason I got my stories taken in various literary magazines - and I want to stress this - is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/the-single-biggest-reason-i-got-my-stories-taken-in-various-literary/)

[Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22d/steve-almond-9602_giving_the-single-biggest-reason-i-got-my-stori_66434.png)

> [I've been an inveterate reader of literary magazines since I was a teenager. There are always discoveries. You're sitting in your easy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-hacker/i-ve-been-an-inveterate-reader-of-literary-magazines-since-i-was-a/)

[Marilyn Hacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-hacker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25b/marilyn-hacker-13845_books_i-ve-been-an-inveterate-reader-of-litera_134236.png)

> [I see a great lack of stories around. I bought six literary magazines and looked through them to see what people were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-johnstone/i-see-a-great-lack-of-stories-around-i-bought-six-literary-magazines/)

[Keith Johnstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-johnstone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c4/keith-johnstone-13430_books_i-see-a-great-lack-of-stories-around-i-b_1198190.png)

> [I'd done occasional short stories, but I don't like publishing them in literary magazines; they treat you too much like college boys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kurlansky/i-d-done-occasional-short-stories-but-i-don-t-like-publishing-them-in/)

[Mark Kurlansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kurlansky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ab/mark-kurlansky-1988_college_i-d-done-occasional-short-stories-but-i_2496639.png)

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