Why (and why not) submit your story to a Medium publication

Distribution, editing, control — all the pros and cons to submitting to a Medium publication are covered here.

Publications are a great tool for writers. You can use them to establish a base of writing under one topic, find a community, and publish to a pre-existing audience interested in a given topic.

But there’s no definitive short answer of “yes, you always should,” or “no, you never should.” It depends on your story, what you’re trying to accomplish on Medium, and what publication you’re considering.

Here’s all the information you need to make up your mind.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - What is a publication?
01:42 - Pros of submitting to a publication
06:16 - Cons of submitting to a publication
07:45 - List of publications open for submission
08:20 - Best publications for beginners
10:20 - Final thoughts and conclusion

Links:
[Why (and why not) publish your story in a publication on Medium?](  / why-and-why-not-to-publish-with-a-medium-p...  )
[Boost Nomination Program editors](  / 23964242497559-browse-100-publications-in-...  )
[True Confessions of a Slush Reader](magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/true-confessions-of-a-slush-reader-f694d860f90c)
[Medium's Policy](https://policy.medium.com/medium-term...)
[Huge List of Publications Accepting Submissions](  / mediums-huge-list-of-publications-acceptin...  )
[Topic pages](  / explore  )