Monday, August 1, 2022

Call for Submissions on Theme of "Goodbye": Valley Voices

Spring 2023 Issue of Valley Voices Seeks Work on Goodbye

Deadline: December 30, 2022

The word may mean departure, detachment, death, divorce, breakup, a fresh start, a new life, a promising career, or a bright future. There are many, different ways to say goodbye, so there should be many, different meanings in the word or similar words such as farewell, adieu, bon voyage, zaijian, or Godspeed. It can be tearful, fearful, painful, peaceful, joyful, mournful, beautiful, awful, mirthful, sorrowful. When Li Po says goodbye to his friend Meng Haoran, he says: “A lonely sail, distant shades, extinguished by blue— / There, at the horizon, where river meets sky.” We look forward to reading work that sparks with fresh images, funny stories, and interesting details that attract not only the editors’ eyes but also the readers’ as well.

Full guidelines and submission link here.

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