Anna Gazmarian
@anna_gazmarian
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Bc I keep rereading to remind myself that it's real.
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I’m looking for a short stories and personal essays for
@TheSunMagazine
that will make me laugh. I need a break from reading things that make me cry. (Although, I’m alright with laughing and crying simultaneously.) Message me!
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I'm back at
@TheSunMagazine
working as the Outreach Coordinator for the Editorial Team which is a fancy way of saying that I'm querying writers and actively looking for new work. Reach out to me about who you'd like to see us publish.
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Regardless of where you are in your career, this is what texts from writers look like.
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I’m learning that my best writing comes from when writing isn’t the center of my life. I need my community. I need burpees. I need reality tv. I need novels. I need my daughter chasing dogs. I need my husband reminding me that I have a full life outside of what I put on the page.
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I’m writing some rejections that I’m dreading to send because each of the pieces deserves to be published but we don’t have the capacity to publish every incredible story that we receive. Just a reminder that being published doesn’t make your work more meaningful or valuable.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🎉
@TheSunMagazine
is looking for essays that involve unexpected and surprising items that you've found in your attic, local yard sale, on the street. Tell us why they matter to you. Send a summary and completed draft to annagaz
@thesunmagazine
.org.
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I’d like to read an essay for
@thesunmagazine
about how pleasure creates meaning. Whether you enjoy food, wine, fashion, raking leaves, or building model rockets, how does it sustain you? DM me if you have something!
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I want to scream from my rooftop, “I GOT A BOOK DEAL!!!!” Unfortunately we live in the woods so that would be pretty anticlimactic.
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No greater high than calling writers that messaged me on Twitter to tell them that their work has been accepted by
@TheSunMagazine
. I'm crying, you're crying, we're all crying.
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I want to read essays for
@thesunmagazine
about the best and worst family dynamics. Tell me about the dysfunction, the healing, what you’ve learned, how you plan to survive the holidays, who you need to forgive. DM me your pitch, and I'll let you know if I want to read more.
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I’m making plans to see my entire family for the first time in three years. I want to read essays and stories for
@TheSunMagazine
that explore the meaning of home. Message me!
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Finally finished "Body Work" by
@melissafebos
and must say, it's a must read for every writer. I'd love to read essays and stories about the body for
@TheSunMagazine
. DM me!
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I keep editing essays that need to be books. Don’t be too afraid to write your damn book.
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Tip about personal essays for
@TheSunMagazine
: I love when there's a mental shift for the narrator that you can track from beginning to end. Take me on a journey. These are the types of essays that I'm looking for. (DM me if you have one and tell me about it.)
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I want to read a true story about ghosts for
@TheSunMagazine
. What haunts you? No fiction or poetry, just interested in reading essays. Send me what you'd tell around a campfire. DM me.
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Why are we celebrating when we have to meet our medical deductible all over again??
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Hello, tell me what I need to do in NYC. My husband is watching my daughter so that I can have four days alone in the city. Where do I go? Tell me your favorite thrift stores, coffee shops, etc.
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One of my essays is being published by my dream publication which happens to be where I work. It’s an essay about postpartum, anxieties around raising a child in religion while recovering from religious trauma, and a lot of spiraling. Can’t wait for you to read it.
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“DEVOUT: A MEMOIR OF DOUBT” HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION!!!! IT IS TIME TO DANCE!!!!!! Next steps: copyedits, blurbs, galleys, and a lot of things that are more fun than writing about depression!!!!
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I checked myself into an inpatient program a week ago where I will be away from my family for a month. Here I am doing my book publicity meeting in between appointments. Do whatever you can to heal. Xox.
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My book is officially available for preorder!!! Please buy copies for all of your religious trauma friends!
#coverreveal
#exvangelical
#deconstruction
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I know I said no more submissions until after the holidays but my in laws are coming and I need a distraction. Send me essays for
@TheSunMagazine
about something that changed your mind.
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Okay one more. These pictures make me so emotional because they represent years of being alone at my desk, wondering if any of my words would ever be read. The hours of editing while taking care of a newborn. Soon this work will be out in the world. I’m so grateful.
#Jolindsayco
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What a dream. Thank you
@TheSunMagazine
for your thoughtful edits and publishing this essay about motherhood and faith that means so much to me.
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Today is leg day and I can't stop talking about deadlifts. Exercise keeps me sane. Send me essays about your relationship with fitness for
@TheSunMagazine
. DM me!
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One of the hardest parts about pitching is that no one really sits down to teach you. Often times for
@TheSunMagazine
people describe to me an interesting situation but that’s not story. What matters is how people create meaning from mundane life. That’s our jobs as writers.
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I'm looking for a short story that involves extraterrestrial life for
@TheSunMagazine
. Message me if you have anything!
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At the trial of God, we will ask: why did you allow all this?
And the answer will be an echo: why did you allow all this?"
—
@ilya_poet
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I’m looking for a short story or personal essay about outer space for
@TheSunMagazine
! Message me!
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Two years ago today I became known as "the girl who sobbed during
@jerichobrown
's commencement address"
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It's Friday the 13th, and we're still looking for essays about important objects in your life. Do you have a lucky charm or a cursed knickknack you're superstitious about? Send your essays to annagaz
@thesunmagazine
.org by Nov 1st!
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I spent twelve years trying to write about a relationship and every result ended in failure. But I’ve FINALLY found the right structure. Don’t be discouraged by how long the process can take. Have faith that your work will become what it needs to be.
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My essay about motherhood, mental health, and faith is now online. Thank you
@TheSunMagazine
!
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I’m putting out calls for submissions while also being a writer with no intention to submit anywhere. It used to seem like my whole world. Publishing in literary magazines isn’t everything. It doesn’t define your worth. Figure out your goals and what success means to you.
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@ambernoelle
My therapist asked me if I wanted that when I talked about recovering from purity culture. No honey, I just want to normalize emotional connection and cuddling in platonic friendships.
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I don’t like celebrating my accomplishments because I’m constantly worried about the next thing but I just booked a flight to have dinner with my editor and agent in NYC once book edits are done. I’ve dreamt of this since the book started. (Send me your NYC food suggestions.)
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NO GREATER HIGH THAN FIGHTING FOR AN ESSAY THAT YOU PASSIONATELY BELIEVE IN AND GETTING AN EMAIL THAT IS HAS BEEN ACCEPTED. YEEEEEESSSSSSSS, THIS IS WHY I DO MY JOB. This writer has been submitting since 2013. Persistence pays off.
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Ps. Half of the submissions sent to me for
@TheSunMagazine
are read in the Target parking lot. Free Wi-Fi. Access to coffee and snacks.
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I remember hating form rejection letters and here I am on the other side trying to provide feedback to everyone which cost me sending one to the wrong writer. Please remember that when you are submitting to magazines, you are submitting to people who are trying their best.
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In case you haven’t heard yet,
@TheSunMagazine
turns fifty in 2023! I have an entire year to bake and throw parties to celebrate.
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@HillaryClinton
Agreed. At the same time, where was your outrage over border conditions before Trump?
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Having a day where I’m chilling on the bathroom floor because I want to be a mom and wife and write many books and excel at work and read a lot of books and exercise and blah blah blah but how do you mentally hold it all?? Signed, My Anxiety
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I thought that I had turned in the worst draft of my memoir yet. My editor just emailed me to inform me that it’s my best and listed out several reasons why. Doubt and fear do not diminish the quality of your work.
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@KAWebb_
I hate how frequently people make comments to me about racism in NC. These comments are usually said by people who live in some of the most homogenous and gentrified areas in America where they never actually confront their own prejudices.
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I’ve arrived at
@awpwriter
to fan girl over emerging writers, cheer on
@TheSunMagazine
contributors, and to drink a lot of coffee.
#awp2023
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My therapist admitted at the end of our session that she’s a
@TheSunMagazine
subscriber and patted me on the back while I was the leaving and said she’s proud of me. I love crying.
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I wrote a damn book with a newborn, postpartum anxiety/ depression, bipolar disorder, newly diagnosed OCD. I wrote while in inpatient/outpatient psych programs, deconstructing my faith, withdrawing from six meds. 2024–I have no goals except stillness and rest. That’s enough.
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@KAWebb_
Saying that I'm a Christian in the South makes some people assume that I love Trump and evangelicalism. When in reality, there are some incredible churches that are actively helping with prison reform, refugee resettlement, and providing sanctuary for immigrants.
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Hardcover baby. Prepare for random selfies as I show my second child the world.
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What is the best writing workshop that you’ve been in? What made it great?
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I’ve been in a rough patch with my writing. Seattle turned out to be exactly what I needed. Time to go home and finish my damn book.
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My daughter insisting on bringing my mental health memoir to school each day. This will make a great impression on her teachers.
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Does anyone know of any therapists who specialize working with writers? I’m tired of spending entire sessions explaining the publishing industry. Please DM me if you know of anyone offering virtual appointments.
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Hey world, I need a new agent to represent me because mine is stepping away from the field. I want to write an essay collection about evangelical pop culture for my next book. DM me.
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I got to hold my book for the first time. Now it’s time to share with the world. This is what I’ve been waiting for.
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Still can't believe this is real...
Late last week, Publishers Marketplace announced I acquired
@agazmarian
’s debut memoir, Consider the Weight of It. My 🖐🏾th.
Anna’s book is the second I acquired where she didn’t have an agent before contact. This thread elucidates the process from unrepresented to acquire.
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We talk so much of light, please
let me speak on behalf
of the good dark. Let us
talk more of how dark
the beginning of a day is.
-
@maggiesmithpoet
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Every negative review of my book so far has just confirmed that I wrote the book that I needed to write. Not everyone is going to relate or understand. That’s okay. The people who do are the ones who stick with you.
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Celebrating my favorite poets for National Poetry Month. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
@cteicher
@brendashaughnes
@PabloPeschiera
@KavehAkbar
@jerichobrown
@JoyHarjo
@adalimon
@maggiesmithpoet
@NifMuhammad
@Eloisa_Amezcua
@Danez_Smif
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@kanyewest
great art can be created even when you're on medication. no manic high is worth the crash that follows it. take care of yourself.
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I’m starting EMDR treatment this week for religious trauma. I’d love to hear about other people’s experiences with treatment for encouragement.
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The greatest joy is when someone emails me an essay that is so good that I find myself reading the whole thing aloud while sitting alone in my yard. Words are magic.
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The art of reading hundreds of submissions for
@TheSunMagazine
while having ADHD which means going down rabbit holes of research with every single essay that you send me.
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I wrote a short essay and prompt about redemption for The Isolation Journals. Thanks
@suleikajaouad
for creating such an incredible community.
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People are often surprised when I say that many writers who are published by
@TheSunMagazine
have been rejected by us several times. Determination, stubbornness, and faith that you’re in this for the long haul are helpful qualities if you want to get published.
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Apparently I sent my husband cookies while high during ketamine treatment as an apology for talking too much about my book.
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Get ready world.
Please welcome Sun Outreach Coordinator
@anna_gazmarian
who is now posting from our much neglected Twitter account.
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I wrote my book partially to heal myself. It did not do that. If anything, it escalated the pain. But it did teach me what I need to heal from and how deep those wounds are. It redeemed my experiences even if I still have a long recovery journey ahead of me.
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Memoirs honor specific periods in your life. I'm still mourning the life described in my book. Now I'm mourning the life of who I was when writing the book. Grief is evolving. It's beautiful and soul crushing.
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So the plan was for me to sign up for a birthing class but I ended up enrolling in a Gothic literature course instead.
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I can’t express how meaningful it is to have writers who I’ve respected and loved for years blurb my book. Not only that, each of these writers see my vision. It truly means the world to me. Thank you, thank you, thank you
@lsjamison
@suleikajaouad
@RachelYoder
@hillarylmcbride
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Eight drafts. Six rounds of proofs. I AM DONE WITH MY FIRST BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get ready for emo Christian vibes y'all. Devout coming soon.
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🧵 It’s hard for me to hear the advice, “just trust yourself as writer” because not everyone has been taught how to do that. I grew up in a culture where trusting yourself was equivalent to trusting Satan. But writing my book forced me to reevaluate my entire sense of self.
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Told myself no writing about mental illness or faith but then wrote a memoir about both. Told myself no writing about motherhood but here I am, writing essays about it in my favorite Target parking lot. Basically, write what you think you shouldn’t write.
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For the first time someone reached out for me to talk to a writing group about my book and I'm just a puddle of tears. This is really happening, huh??
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A writer recently asked me when my self doubt disappeared and I began laughing very hard. For some, like me, it never goes away. I have a long list of concerns about my book. But I’m moving forward in spite of it. That’s faith.
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The great thing about soliciting for
@TheSunMagazine
is that it’s a way for me to meet new soulmates.
@e_m_doyle
is one of them. I fell in love with her from page one.
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......Did anyone else participate in skits to try to convert people to Christianity? DM me. Bonus points if you were like me and dressed up as a demon.
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Join me for my launch event. The best part is that
@quailridgebooks
is minutes away from where I lived as a college dropout and where I burned a hole in the porch while setting my journals on fire. It was there that I decided to write a book. Full circle baby.
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Keep submitting. Believe that your work will find the right home.
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My grandpa even has a political obituary. Truly the best.
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@TheSunMagazine
I'm going to spend most of my time reading other literary magazines. Stay tuned to a bunch of shoutouts to pieces that I fall in love with.
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Author photos ended with me sobbing bc holy shit, I’m going to be an author??? Hoping to use a photo with mascara stained cheeks for my book jacket. My vibe.
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I used to be so disconnected with my body that I couldn’t feel anger without assuming that I was doing something wrong or sinning. Many years of therapy have taught me to experience anger without spiraling into shame or guilt. Honoring my growth while blasting screamo music.
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My therapist repeatedly told me today that my life and health matter more than finishing a book. No one has said this to me until now during the editing process. This is how we need to treat writers and the emotional labor that we demand of them.
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This essay by
@alexanderchee
is a great example of what I want. I once stayed home from a concert because I was so absorbed in this piece.
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On my way to meet with writers at
@lighthousewrite
while wearing a crop top in a desperate plea to make
@TheSunMagazine
look more approachable because I want new writers, unpublished writers, and fellow crop top lovers.
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Imagine waking up from a nice sleep, pulling the sheets over your face, and before you can even open your eyes, your partner whispers, “Can we talk about Calvinism?” That’s what it’s like to be married to me during a book revision.
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I’m going to pretend on Thanksgiving that our meal is a celebration that I’ve joined the
@SterlingLordLit
family and am now represented by
@dani_bukie
!
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Making lesson plans to teach my first writing workshop. I will have snacks, a box of tissues, field trips, music (Sufjan, obvs.) Bring it on.
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Finally healthy enough to write an essay after months of not writing new material. Here we go y’all.
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"By resisting easy finger-pointing and making a strong case for treatment and acceptance, she extends a hand not only to religious people living with mental illness, but also their friends, families, and faith leaders. This deserves a wide readership."
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