: Re: In writing a cover letter accompanying a submission to a literary journal, is listing publications in less well-regarded journals detrimental? Mostly, I've heard that having previous publication

How less well regarded are they?

Unless your previous publication experience consists of "Dear Penthouse: I never thought this could happen to me..." then I would leave the bulk of your experience in place.

That being said, if you have extensive publication experience I would prioritize the more prominent publications first, keeping it to about 5. The time you got published in "Regional Writers Quarterly" should probably take precedence over that time you wrote an article for "The Weekly Freebie".

And that being said, I have always, ALWAYS, found that the cover letter is far, FAR less important than the what comes after. An impressive cover letter might get you a more eager reader (or just plain read) but if what comes after doesn't impress, your cover letter is essentially meaningless.

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