Jess Jelsma Masterton

“I often describe the role of editor as similar to that of midwife—we’re helping something come into the world, but it will not be our baby.”

At one time or another, most authors will need a head shot. You could be publishing a piece with an online venue, building your author website, providing a photo to an organization that has recently awarded you a prize or a residency—you name it!

So, what exactly are we looking for when we read through miCRo submissions?

But why choose a flip-book and not, say, the traditional page breaks of a lyric essay?

Assistant Editor Jess Jelsma Masterton: In a typical week at CR, I read through anywhere from twenty-five to forty submissions, from 500 word miCRos to 8000+word stories, novel excerpts, and essays. While my tastes run the gambit from lyric fabulist fiction to hyperrealism, there is one aspect guaranteed to pull me out of an otherwise …