The slush pile is the thing I dread most and the thing I value the most.
- Michael Schmidt, Carcanet Editorial and Managing Director



In this frank interview, Michael Schmidt answers frequently asked questions for poets who wish to see their work published by Carcanet. Poets and contributors may also be interested in a forthcoming interview about submitting work to PN Review, where Michael reveals, 'I don't think a single issue appears without an author appearing for the first time. This is the exciting thing about editing a magazine as opposed to editing books.'










Follow these links for more information:

Listen to an interview with Michael Schmidt about submitting work to Carcanet.

Read Carcanet's submission guidelines.

Additional reading:

Michael Schmidt also contributes the chapter 'Getting poetry published' in the 2010 Writers and Artists Yearbook (A & C Black Publishers Ltd)