I want to send away for submission guidelines, but I'm a little unsure of how to go about it. Do I use a regular sized envelope, and then just fold the SASE inside of it?? Or do I need to use a big envelope?

In my experience, the rejection letters have always come back in that envelope along with the first page of my story.

Unfortunately, I have no experience yet regarding accepted submissions.

Kolona, that's what I was planning on doing. And what do you mean by a "formal" request? Don't you just jot down on a piece of paper?

A formal letter request means a standard business letter format--return address and date at the top, inside address beneath it, salutation, letter body (short full sentences, no extra gibberish), closing, etc. At best, I want to convey a professional attitude/appearance; at least, I want to avoid any avoidable prejudices against my work.

Rather than "jot down" my request, I'm inclined to type it out. It seems more business-like that way, but that's just my opinion.

P.S. Your might try the library for a copy of Writer's Market.

[This message has been edited by Kolona (edited September 28, 2002).]

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http://www.ralan.com

and find lists of such markets, each of which will have a link directly to any website guidelines a market may have.