This week has been very busy for the Toyon staff- including myself. All week I have been reviewing our submissions, deciding to either accept or reject these works. I have been trying to do a submission or two a day, just so I am not overwhelmed with work next week when all submissions are due.
I've been really enjoying this phase of the semester. All I want to do is read these submissions. The stories that I have reviewed are thought provoking and get my imagination going. All entries are blind review, so I become curious who the author is and what influenced them to write the piece I am reviewing. Editors I now realize, have to be open minded and non bias. I knew this before I started this process, but while reading I also began to think about the people who may know the authors. These individuals cannot read that piece because they would have an unconscious opinion about the work. It is interesting to see how this affects the reviewing process. This has happened with a few Toyon submissions and we have had to decide who else is going to review these pieces.
I am enjoying this process and cannot wait to start my new job as an editor. It will be fun to see how different it is working with the author than just reviewing their piece. I cannot wait to do this for a living one day!
I've been really enjoying this phase of the semester. All I want to do is read these submissions. The stories that I have reviewed are thought provoking and get my imagination going. All entries are blind review, so I become curious who the author is and what influenced them to write the piece I am reviewing. Editors I now realize, have to be open minded and non bias. I knew this before I started this process, but while reading I also began to think about the people who may know the authors. These individuals cannot read that piece because they would have an unconscious opinion about the work. It is interesting to see how this affects the reviewing process. This has happened with a few Toyon submissions and we have had to decide who else is going to review these pieces.
I am enjoying this process and cannot wait to start my new job as an editor. It will be fun to see how different it is working with the author than just reviewing their piece. I cannot wait to do this for a living one day!
October 12, 2016