Finally, if you have just recently received an acceptance letter from us, you shoul d be aware that it may tak e up to three months for your listing to appear. The application explains in detail what counts toward listing and what does not. We will never make any judgements on work, and require that the publications and presses that publish the work follow the practices of standard publishing. For more on what standard publishing is, please refer to the Publishing Info pages, where you will find a detailed explanation the in the document Defining Standard Publishing. Book or chapbook publication automatically qualifies a writer for listing, and in general, publishing either three pieces of fiction or twelve poems in literary periodicals or anthologies qualifies a writer as well.
Awards sometimes count toward points for listing, but please refer to the application for details.
The next edition of A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers will be the 2003-2004 edition. The deadline for inclusion in the 2001-2002 edition has passed. Listing in the online version, however, is ongoing. See the FAQ immediately above this one for information on how to apply. But if you know you have a style similar to the style of a writer who is listed in the directory, then you may find a ready-made list of journals and presses in that writer's publication listing.