It’s not ethical to submit previously published work to those who don’t want it. The only “it depends” answer appropriate here is *if* previously published work is allowed, it depends on what rights you still have, which to your point, is a legal question not one of what the writer feels entitled to.
I'm just gobsmacked by the degree of entitlement I'm seeing in some commentary. Some of these folx are already published...do they not bother to read their contracts? In some cases they talk about not having contracts and wow, these days, I would not publish with anyone who doesn't offer a contract. I got burned enough times in the past that I want a contract, even if exposure is the only payment.
Speaking of STORY, I won the Harvey Swados Prize at my MFA program and Martha Foley was the judge. The story was then published in Redbook and launched my career as well as making me--for a grad student, a ton of money.
I’m browsing the comments on the Lit Mag News post that inspired this and am also surprised by the variety of responses: https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/is-it-unethical-to-submit-previously/
It’s not ethical to submit previously published work to those who don’t want it. The only “it depends” answer appropriate here is *if* previously published work is allowed, it depends on what rights you still have, which to your point, is a legal question not one of what the writer feels entitled to.
I'm just gobsmacked by the degree of entitlement I'm seeing in some commentary. Some of these folx are already published...do they not bother to read their contracts? In some cases they talk about not having contracts and wow, these days, I would not publish with anyone who doesn't offer a contract. I got burned enough times in the past that I want a contract, even if exposure is the only payment.
Speaking of STORY, I won the Harvey Swados Prize at my MFA program and Martha Foley was the judge. The story was then published in Redbook and launched my career as well as making me--for a grad student, a ton of money.
PS: The workshop and the professor *hated* it.
Heh!
Talk about a vindictive triumph....the prof was totally pissed off.
Heh! Love it.