Free Printable Submission Tracker (Journals & Agents) — Sim-Sub & Response Log PDF
Per-submission tracker with sim-sub policy, response-by date, and pay column — sized for short fiction, poetry, and agent queries.
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Tracking what’s out is half of being prolific
Sim-sub OK? column prevents the etiquette breach of double-submitting where it’s forbidden — and unlocks parallel querying where it’s allowed.
Response by lets you nudge or withdraw without rereading the original guidelines email.
Different from Job Search Pipeline Board: same idea (parallel pipelines) applied to literary submissions where rejection is volume, not rejection.
Practical setup tips
Before printing the Submission Tracker (Journals & Agents), decide what one row represents and how often the page will be reviewed. That keeps the sheet from becoming a catch-all notes page and makes the finished record easier to compare with similar pages in the same binder or workflow.
- Piece title should be filled in consistently so the sheet remains useful after the first day of use.
- Word count should be filled in consistently so the sheet remains useful after the first day of use.
- Submitted to (journal / agent) should be filled in consistently so the sheet remains useful after the first day of use.
- Submitted on should be filled in consistently so the sheet remains useful after the first day of use.
- Sim-sub OK? should be filled in consistently so the sheet remains useful after the first day of use.
- Response by should be filled in consistently so the sheet remains useful after the first day of use.
If the printable is part of a formal, financial, medical, legal, or compliance workflow, use it as a planning and note-taking aid alongside the official system or professional guidance that applies to your situation.