In 2024 and 2025, M.R. Lehman Wiens submitted to literary magazines more than 300 times, with the specific goal of not getting published, but of getting rejected. Both years, he received 100 rejections, and learned a tremendous amount about the process of submitting, where to submit, and how to deal with rejection. He also received more than two dozen acceptances during that period, and gained a lot of experience in the typical path a story takes from submission to the printed page. 

 

During this session, Lehman Wiens will discuss his experience with the 100 Rejection Challenge and provide ideas and resources for writers looking to submit their own work. 

 

Class meets in person Tuesday, December 8, 10 am - noon.

 

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Teaching Artist: M.R. Lehman Wiens is a Pushcart-nominated writer and stay-at-home dad living in Minnesota, where he is studying in the MFA program at Hamline University. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in F(r)iction , Short Edition , Consequence, Does It Have Pockets , and others. He can be found at lehmanwienswrites.com.