Jun 298 minEfficiently Editing Really Long/Short PiecesBy Daniel Boyko, Yong-Yu Huang, and Lara Katz Billy Lombardo has forwarded you the submission "xxx” by [blind]. Please visit https://www....
Jun 97 minEditing a Piece You HateBy Daniel Boyko and Zoha Arif So, you’re in the mood for something spicy. Something extravagant, a piece in which the English language to...
Jun 96 minPieces That Excel in Some Areas But Not OthersBy Daniel Boyko, Sally Park, and Nishka Dalmia So, a submission magically appears on your Submission Manager, and you’re prepared for the...
Jun 94 minQ&A - How has your editorial process evolved?By Daniel Boyko and Lara Katz Lara Katz: Before I started editing for Polyphony, I didn't have an editorial process. When I completed fir...
Apr 285 minEditing a Piece That Seems Really PersonalBy Daniel Boyko, Yong-Yu Huang, and Zoha Arif March 24, 2020. A wild Tuesday. Scattered rain. Afternoon: mildly cloudy. I wish for the su...
Apr 286 minThe Nature of Editorial FeedbackBy Anya Chabria and Daniel Boyko If you work for Polyphony Lit, you’re more than familiar with this message from Billy: “With Polyphony L...
Apr 284 minQ&A - How important is understanding a piece's meaning to you? By Hannah Ramsey and Daniel Boyko Hannah Ramsey: I know that whenever I’m editing a submission, whether it be a very personal nonfiction ...
Mar 273 minFormatting Commentary Is Like Making a Mug… No, SeriouslyBy Pauline Paranikas and Yong-Yu Huang Polyphony commentary is almost like a clay mug. There are many different styles and ways to make t...
Mar 253 minWriting for the Quarantine So… Life is weird right now. If you’re like us, school has been cancelled and you’re sitting at home working through whatever online lear...
Mar 74 minWriting Natural Dialogue By Daniel Boyko and Zoha Arif It is a universal consensus that writing dialogue is a trial—a detestation on its own—and one of those elem...
Mar 73 minFinding Positive Qualities in a Piece You DislikeBy Jessica Kim [In conjunction with “Editing a Piece That Frustrates You”.] Grammarly is indeed a lifesaver. It corrects “response for” ...
Jan 236 minImportance of Precise Language in EditingBy Daniel Boyko, Jennifer Wang, and Jessica Sidrak As much as editors seem to be attracted to using large vocabulary words—often words th...
Jan 232 minEditing a Piece That Frustrates YouBy Sarah Nachimson, Nayu Shimo, and Yong-Yu Huang Grammarly would make my life so much easier. Maybe I should just plug this piece in for...
Jan 233 minWhat quality do you most value in submissions (humor, concision, clear message, etc.) and why?By Hannah Ramsey, Daniel Boyko, and Sarah Nachimson Hannah Ramsey: Figurative Language I appreciate when writers use metaphors, symbolism...
Jan 46 minEditing Fiction (For The Anxious Poet, The Lazy Editor, & People Who Happen To Be Both) By Lara Katz For some editors, opening submission manager and seeing the genre listed as “fiction” strikes fear deep into their hearts. M...
Jan 45 minWhat worries did you have about joining Polyphony and how did they play out?By Giancarlo Riccobon, Vivien Song, Zoha Arif, Jessica Sidrak, and Maya Nalawade While it would be nice to think of us editors as fearles...
Dec 15, 20198 minGenre Editor Pet Peeves By Daniel Boyko and Pauline Paranikas One of the biggest parts of being a Genre Editor is providing feedback to previous editors. Writing...
Dec 15, 20193 minEditing a Perfect PieceBy Lara Katz If we’re being honest about it, there are three types of Polyphony submissions: submissions that are so terrible it’s hard t...
Oct 31, 20196 minEditing Fiction (For the Anxious Poet, the Lazy Editor, & People Who Happen to Be Both)For some editors, opening Submission Manager and seeing the genre listed as “fiction” strikes fear deep into their hearts. Maybe it’s bec...
Oct 3, 20193 minCommon Fence: The Common Sense Approach to Deciding on a PieceYour commentary is written. Your feedback to previous readers is done. All you need to do is forward the submission. You click “recommend...
