SleepyHead CENTRAL (SHC) seeks submissions on the topic, "SLEEP OVER," for its upcoming late fall issue of the literary quarterly, VitaminZZZ.
Work submitted for "SLEEP OVER" could range from kids slumber parties to sleeping in other people's beds to sleeping while traveling or, really, any extension of the theme where one finds themselves in circumstances in which they are sleeping elsewhere or with others (perhaps unexpectedly).
All perspectives welcomed: humorous, clinical, personal, spiritual, political, fantastic, familial, experimental, confessional. The voices of healthcare workers and patients are especially desired.
Writing should explore SLEEP, i.e.:
► personal experiences with diagnosed sleep disorders
(sleepwalking, sleep apnea, circadian rhythm problems, daytime sleepiness, shift work disorder, jet lag, insomnia, etc.)
► people suffering from unexplained or undiagnosed sleep problems or sleep deprivation or trouble sleeping or daytime sleepiness
► caregivers concerned about the sleep health of their patients or loved ones
HINT! We can always use more prose poems, flash fiction, personal essays, and creative nonfiction.
Topics we especially like: sleep problems related to a comorbid condition (Alzheimer’s, diabetes, mental health concerns, chronic pain, obesity, etc.) or to other obligations that force one to choose between sleep and other activities (such as school, job, athletics, parenting, etc.).
SHC is looking for flash fiction or prose (under 1000 words), poetry (free verse, formal, prose poems), personal essays or creative nonfiction (under 2000 words) on sleep health, sleep disorders, sleep deprivation, sleep habits, dreams… anything directly correlated with the biological process of sleep.
Deadline October 18, 2019—publication will take place in November 2019.
Only the highest quality literary writing should be submitted. This work is part of SHC’s provocative literary series devoted to a mainstream readership of people interested in sleep health, including people seeking sleep health information, people suffering from sleep problems, and caregivers concerned about the sleep problems of their charges.
If accepted, your work will appear in SHC's Issuu platform digital literary quarterly. Issuu publications are shareable, searchable, downloadable, and readable from most digital access platforms (laptops, e-readers, tablets, smartphones). They can also be printed individually on demand.
HOW TO SUBMIT: See complete writers guidelines here. You can find VitaminZZZ in Duotrope.
These are complete guidelines. If you have other questions, please send them to:
sleepyheadcentralATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
with “VITAMINZZZ” in the Subject line.
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