Blog 12 RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF PUBLICATION VENUES

RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF PUBLICATION VENUES



1. Analysis of the editorial description of essays accepted

Toasted Cheese ( http://www.toasted-cheese.com/ezine.htm ) is an online literary journal that focuses on flash fiction, fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry. Toasted Cheese accepts work that is unpublished. The maximum words for fiction and creative nonfiction is 5000 words; flash fiction is 500.


Reading Periods:
· March Issue: Oct. 1- Dec. 1
· June Issue: Jan. 1- March 1
· Sept. Issue: April 1- June 30
· Dec. Issue: July 1- Sept. 30


2. Description of several representative essays published in your venue;
Sample essays=Online Ezine
Epilogue: Lindsay Tang
My Grandfather's Ear: Linda C. Wisniewski
Tractor: Jacoba Mendelkow
This Teacher Talks Too Damn Fast: Megan Stielstra


Subject matter= There are many different subject matters. They do not limit the subject of the work that they accept. Even though they do not have a specific subject matter they have contests that asks for submissions on certain topics and award first through fourth place. The last contest subject was mystery and you only had 48 hours to write it. They gave Amazon gift certificates for prizes ranging from $20-$10.


Voice: The essays that are accepted have a storytelling voice. When they are read the personality of the writer is completely comprehended. They also discuss and refer to specific current issues and media.


Depth of discussion: Some of the pieces are fun and others have more depth. The works that are more based on fun are still extremely creative and well thought out.


Form (modes of writing/experimental) description, narration, dialog - values techniques from fiction; values the experimental (see artistry)


Artistry: I would say that there is a high level of artistry. The contests are very creative. They even have writing prompts posted for the public’s enjoyment. Toasted Cheese encourages writer’s artistry by giving them the tools to write.


Length: The maximum is 5000 words.


3. Niche
Audience – I believe that the audience is mostly those involved in the literature field. I don’t think this because of complex language or things of that nature, but this is evident because the site is geared to help writers grow in their field.


Purpose – Publish work of the most talented writers not those with the most credentials.


4. Other
· Submissions are accepted through email.
· They will reply by the 15th of the month following your submission date.
· They do not mention pay.
· They require a cover letter and a short biography (100 words)
· They accept about 5% of the submissions that they receive.