Is it acceptable to resubmit short fiction that has previously been published on e-zines to other magazines if they are no longer on the website?
To give some more detail of my situation, the only two pieces of short fiction I have had published have been on two non-paying e-zines. I recently discovered that these e-zines no longer have my stories online - one 'zine has gone under, while the other one simply does not show my story anymore.
I would like to resubmit my work to other markets - this time in print magazines or paying e-zines. If I were to simply say in my covering letter that they have been previously published, would this be alright? Or are there rules against this sort of thing? Also, if I rewrite the stories slightly to fit the new market, changing parts of the story, would this make any difference?
To give some more detail of my situation, the only two pieces of short fiction I have had published have been on two non-paying e-zines. I recently discovered that these e-zines no longer have my stories online - one 'zine has gone under, while the other one simply does not show my story anymore.
I would like to resubmit my work to other markets - this time in print magazines or paying e-zines. If I were to simply say in my covering letter that they have been previously published, would this be alright? Or are there rules against this sort of thing? Also, if I rewrite the stories slightly to fit the new market, changing parts of the story, would this make any difference?