The Table Read Magazine FAQ

What is The Table Read Magazine?

An online magazine celebrating and promoting arts, entertainment, and creativity.

Who created The Table Read Magazine?

The Table Read is a subsidiary of Siren Stories, an independent entertainment business. JJ Barnes, co-founder of Siren Stories, runs The Table Read.

When did The Table Read Magazine start?

We launched in June 2021.

Why are there older articles?

When we started The Table Read Magazine, old articles from JJ Barnes’ writing advice blog were migrated over. The content is now available for aspiring writers, both on the blog and on YouTube, to encourage, teach, and support those in the writing community.

Who features on The Table Read?

We feature individuals and businesses. As long as the content is about arts, entertainment, or creativity, then you have a place on The Table Read. We publish interviews with creators, articles written by individuals, and press releases from PR companies.

How do you conduct the interviews?

All our interviews are done through writing. We don’t interview over the phone, in person, or through Zoom. This means we are able to feature more people, we have full records that everybody involved can see, contributors can be confident that their work is represented accurately, and we can feature writers around the world with no worries about time-zone or schedule clashes. Also, this is due to JJ Barnes working from home and having young children.

How are the articles presented?

All our content is presented according to The Table Read standard layout. This means original work is edited to suit the format, but the wording isn’t changed. We also produce original graphic images for the heading. We are happy to include links throughout your sent-in text, to send traffic to your website, social media, or products.

Is any content banned on The Table Read Magazine?

We take each contribution on a piece-by-piece basis, but in theory, the only content we will never feature or backlink to is pornography. However, sometimes pieces will be rejected because they don’t fit with the general feeling of The Table Read.

How do you promote your contributors?

All our contributors have their content shared and promoted across social media. Most articles are shared to our Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn pages. We also put out email blasts to subscribers to our mailing list.

Do you promote on YouTube?

Our Get To Know series on YouTube is a series of videos made by writers, artists, podcasters, actors, filmmakers, etc., answering questions about their work in video format. These videos are going onto the Siren Stories YouTube Channel to be promoted across all our social platforms.

How long does it take for a submitted article to be posted to The Table Read Magazine?

We operate a strict first-come, first-served process for free submissions to keep The Table Read Magazine fair and accessible to all creatives. We are committed to providing free promotional opportunities to ensure our platform is available to everyone, regardless of their budget or stage of career. Due to the growing popularity of this free service and the volume of submissions we receive, there is currently a wait of several weeks for standard article publication.

What is the Premium Service?

To offer a faster option for those who need it, we’ve created a Premium Service. This service allows you to jump to the front of the queue. The cost is £20 per article for same-day/next-day posting (depending on the time of receipt), or £10 for posting within one week of receipt.

To take advantage of the Premium Service, you can order HERE. Once payment is made, email your transaction ID and article, along with your photographs and links, to premium@thetablereadmagazine.co.uk

It’s important to emphasize that this Premium Service does not mean we will stop publishing free content. We remain fully committed to supporting the artistic and creative communities by providing free promotional opportunities. The Premium Service simply offers a faster, prioritized option for those who require it.

How do you make money?

We run adverts on The Table Read, and also we have a tip jar which we hope satisfied contributors will use. However, it is not compulsory.

Can I get my work edited or removed if things change?

Yes. We can update wording or graphics, or pull articles entirely, if anything changes. However, it might not happen immediately depending on workload, so please be patient.

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