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Benjamin Davis

Benjamin Davis
Benjamin Davis is the cofounder of Chill Subs, a platform used by over 50,000 writers to discover, track, and submit to literary magazines. He runs Sub Club, a top-selling Substack newsletter about opportunities in literary publishing, and co-created Forever Workshop, a monthly writing education series. His work in the literary community has been featured in Electric Literature, Publishers Weekly, and Brevity and he’s written about the economics of indie publishing for Lit Mag News, The Writer’s Co-op, and more.


The Rise of the Submission Industrial Complex

Chill Subs’ Benjamin Davis Looks into the Economics of Submission Fees
May 7, 2025  By Benjamin Davis
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