tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4215645790165185672024-03-17T14:37:49.056-07:00Jeanne's Writing DeskJeanne Lyet Gassman--all about writingJeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.comBlogger5673125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-83610112848474349952024-03-17T14:37:00.000-07:002024-03-17T14:37:01.754-07:00Call for Submissions on Theme of "Rage"; Michigan Quarterly Review Mixtape<p> <img alt="Recent cover image or website screenshot for MQR Mixtape" class="img-responsive cover" height="200" src="https://cdn.duotrope.com/covers/31738-2312010459558.png" title="Recent cover image or website screenshot for MQR Mixtape" width="154" /></p><p>MQR Mixtape is currently accepting submissions for <a href="https://mqr.submittable.com/submit">MQR Mixtape: Rage</a>, an issue guest edited by Sahara Sidi. <br /><br /><b>Submission deadline: April 22, 2024. <br /></b><br />“We are dismissed as emotional. It is enough to make you emotional.” <br /><br />—Sara Ahmed <br /><br />Many scholars and artists have remarked on the importance of anger in art and everyday life. In her 1981 keynote presentation to the National Women’s Studies Conference, Audre Lorde delivered the indicting line “anger is loaded with information and energy,” reminding us that such anger should not be considered a source of shame, but evidence of the injustices that “brought that anger into being.”</p><p>This issue seeks to hold space for the “ugly feelings” we are often told to tame, to clean up, and to quiet: our rage, our annoyance, our frustration. We aim to honor the wisdom of unruly emotions. We understand that feelings cannot be boxed and separated from one another, and we acknowledge the muddling of it all. Rage with a side of grief? Anger with a dash of paranoia? Vexed yet anxious? We get it. Rage comes in different forms, tempos, and decibels and we want to amplify it! <br /><br />For this issue, we are looking for pieces that seek to express the complexities of such a charged emotion. We welcome expressions, critiques, and meditations on rage in a variety of forms: poems, visual art, essays, comics, short films, and short fiction. We encourage perspectives that contextualize the social, cultural, and political realities of anger. Who is allowed to express their anger? How, and when, is rage a symptom of our social conditions and dispositions? What forces attempt to stifle such a resistance? We are looking for work that seeks to reorient our understanding of emotions and their function in “polite” society. <br /><br />For this issue, please submit: </p><p>Prose: up to 4,000 words <br />Poetry: up to four poems <br />Visual art/photography: up to five works (if 3D, please provide multiple angles/references) <br />Short films: no longer than 20 minutes <br /><br />Hybrid forms such as multi-media works, comics, collaborations, erasure/black-out/found poems, collages, and much more are welcome. <br /><br />Only previously unpublished work will be considered. Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted by another publication. Please send only one submission per window; subsequent submissions will be rejected automatically. </p><p><b>MQR Mixtape pays all contributors.</b> <br /></p><p>Submission link <a href="https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/mixtape/get-in-contact/">here</a>. <br /></p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-51125186529647240342024-03-17T14:27:00.000-07:002024-03-17T14:27:09.175-07:00Call for Submissions on Theme of "Trash": Canthius<p><img alt="Recent cover image or website screenshot for Canthius" class="img-responsive cover" height="200" src="https://cdn.duotrope.com/covers/18071-2309142104465.png" title="Recent cover image or website screenshot for Canthius" width="182" /> <br /></p><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-3ec0cc824e01f844ea4b"><div class="sqs-block-content">
<div class="sqs-html-content"><b>call for submissions: open (Feb. 25-april 1)</b><br /><br />Canthius is seeking submissions on the theme of TRASH for its 14th issue. Whether you write about the things we throw away, ignore, discard, or scavenge for, we want to read your poems, prose, and hybrid works. How do you define trash? How does trash intersect with our ecological and social spheres and communities? How do we live, breathe, and write trash? In what ways do we embody, become, reject what is worthless? Do you think trash is beautiful, valuable, something to be treasured? Who defines what is or is not our filth? <br /><br />Send us your work about treasures you’ve reclaimed, leftovers, pulpiness, messiness, griminess, and excessiveness. What you’re afraid to touch with a ten foot pole. In short, send us your trashiest and filthiest work. <br /><br /><b>Canthius is an intersectional feminist magazine that publishes poetry and prose by writers of marginalized gender identities, including trans, Two Spirit, non-binary, agender, cis women, genderqueer, GNC, and intersex writers. We are committed to publishing diverse perspectives and experiences and strongly encourage Indigenous women, Black women, and women of colour to submit. We also welcome submissions in Indigenous languages.</b><br /> <br /> GUIDELINES</div><div class="sqs-html-content"> </div><div class="sqs-html-content">We consider unpublished work of poetry and prose (both fiction and creative non-fiction). We welcome experimental works. Please limit prose submissions to 2500 words and poetry submissions to three poems. We accept simultaneous submissions, but please let us know if another publication accepts work you've submitted to Canthius.<br /><br />Along with your submission, please include a cover letter with your name, home address, email address, phone number, the date, and the name(s) of the piece(s) you're submitting. If you are comfortable disclosing your racial background and/or gender identity in your cover letter, we encourage you to do so. This information will be held in confidence and will be used solely to help us uphold our mandate to publish diverse work. For prose submissions, please include a word and page count in your cover letter. Finally, your cover letter should include a short bio that tells us a bit about yourself and lists your previous publications, if any. Please include a header on each page of your submission with your name.<br /><br />We respond to all submissions by email. Our average response time is 12 to 15 weeks. Please be sure to designate Canthius as an approved sender to prevent our response from being caught in your email spam filters.<br /><br /><b>Writers accepted for publication will receive $50 for one page, $75 for two pages, $100 for three, $125 for four pages, and $150 for five pages or more, regardless of genre. Contributors will also receive a complimentary a copy of the issue and a discounted price on any further copies of the issue in which their work appears. </b><br /><br />Thanks for sharing your writing with us – we can't wait to read it!<br /><br />Please note that Submittable caps the number of submissions we can receive during each calendar month. Every first of the month, the cap is reset and the forms will open again. For this reason, we open submissions across different calendar months. Please plan accordingly if you can, and reach out to us if you have any difficulty submitting during our open submission periods. </div><div class="sqs-html-content"></div><div class="sqs-html-content"></div><div class="sqs-html-content">Submission link <a href="https://www.canthius.com/submissions">here</a>.<br /> </div>
</div></div>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-30768130834325833602024-03-17T14:20:00.000-07:002024-03-17T14:20:17.293-07:00Call for Submissions from Writers with Connections to Hawai'i or the Pacific Region: Bamboo Ridge<p><img alt="Recent cover image or website screenshot for Bamboo Ridge: Journal of Hawai'i Literature & Arts" class="img-responsive cover" height="200" src="https://cdn.duotrope.com/covers/740-2403071739200.png" title="Recent cover image or website screenshot for Bamboo Ridge: Journal of Hawai'i Literature & Arts" width="132" /> <br /></p><p>We’re calling for your works of poetry and prose and are now open for submissions. Issue #128 of Bamboo Ridge Journal of Hawaiʻi Literature & Arts is scheduled for release in Fall of 2025 with guest editor Naomi Shihab Nye, and BR editor Cathy Song. <br /><br />This is a regular issue with no specific theme. </p><p><b>Our submission period will close on JUNE 30, 2024. <br /></b><br />Email your submission to:</p><p>BRPsubmissions@gmail.com </p><p>Subject line should read “Submission, [last name], Issue 128”<br /></p><p>Forms: prose, creative nonfiction, poetry, essay, micro/flash, stand-alone excerpts, visual art, experimental forms.</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Prose (word count/page count): 5,000 words</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Poetry (# of poems): up to 5 poems per author (no more than 10 pages). </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Double spaced unless it’s poetry, 12 pt. any font style (such as Times New Roman or Calibri).</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Send Word or PDF document as an attachment. File name should be your last name followed by the piece/collection title.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>In the body of your email (or optional attached cover letter) please include your author name, byline if different, short bio, and contact information. Please also indicate the island that you are from. If you are not from the Pacific, please indicate your connection to Hawai’i or the Pacific region.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Simultaneous submissions are allowed. If accepted by another publication please notify us asap via email to withdraw your work.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>We will consider reprints if you retain rights to the work. In this case please include the name of the previous publisher and date of publication.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>If you are quoting material, like song lyrics, it must be in the public domain or you must provide permission(s) from the copyright holder to reprint the quoted material.</li></ul><p>We value your submissions however, cannot respond to every email personally. If your work is chosen for publication you will hear from us as soon as possible. We appreciate your understanding and patience during the selection process. <br /><br />*Please do not submit AI generated writing or art. Also, we are not currently accepting full-length manuscripts. <br /><br />What we’re looking for: Thought-provoking and unforgettable pieces that sustain us. Work that inspires and connects us. While we invite submissions from all writers, we’re especially interested in seeing works rooted in, and from, Hawaiʻi, the Pacific region, and island communities. <br /><br />We’re open to all written and visual forms, i.e. short fiction, poetry, essays, plays, comics, experimental forms, or hybrid/mixed-genre. <br /><br />What we’re NOT looking for: We are not looking for work that promotes hate speech, presents stereotypes, and/or romanticizes or exoticizes a culture/place/ or people. Work that is clearly racist, homophobic, ableist, sexist, classist, or anti-trans will not be considered.</p><p>While we will continue to accept submissions via regular mail, we prefer email. <br /> <br />If you would like to mail your submission, please include your mailing address, phone, and email with your submission and mail to: <br /> <br />Bamboo Ridge Press <br />P.O. Box 61781 <br />Honolulu, Hawaii 96839-1781 <br /> <br />Manuscripts should be in 12-point type, with one-inch margins on one side of 8.5″ x 11″ white paper. Prose should be double-spaced. Poetry may be single-spaced. <br /> <br />If you would like your manuscript to be returned, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage. Please do not send your only copy of your writing; we will not be responsible for lost or damaged manuscripts.</p><p><b>We are a paying market.</b><br /> </p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-70857138738109127652024-03-17T14:08:00.000-07:002024-03-17T14:08:20.545-07:00Calll for Submissions to Anthology: The Cost of Our Baggage<p>Gnashing Teeth Publishing will be accepting submissions for our next anthology, <em>The Cost of Our Baggage.</em> We are seeking poetry, micro or flash fiction, essays, creative non-fiction, and artwork which fit the theme.</p><p><b>Submissions open May 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024.</b></p><div aria-labelledby="elementor-tab-title-1951" class="elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix elementor-active" data-tab="1" id="elementor-tab-content-1951" role="region" style="display: block;"><p>There
are things we carry with us through life: physical, emotional,
metaphorical. A teddy bear you’ve had since you were a child, the
resentment at a family member who let you down, the fear which keeps you
awake at night. All of these come with a cost. Upset stomachs,
sleepless nights, disconnection, anxiety, worry, money, phsycial costs.</p><p>Free yourself. Tell us about it.</p><p><b>Selected submissions will receive choice of either: 1 (one) copy of the
anthology or $10 payable through PayPal. You are asked to choose upon
submission and you will not be able to change your selection.</b></p><p>Complete guidelines and submission portal <a href="https://gnashingteethpublishing.com/submission-guidelines/cost-of-baggage-guidelines/">here</a>.<br /></p></div>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-54322065136295146492024-03-16T17:30:00.000-07:002024-03-16T17:30:51.950-07:00Call for Submissions: Suisun Valley Review<p>SVR is primarily a literary magazine and accepts literary submissions in prose, poetry and short fiction.</p><p>Submissions should include: </p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>A cover letter including the contributor’s name, address, phone number, and email address.</li><li>A two to five line biography of the contributor so our readers can get a little view of who the author is behind each piece.</li><li>Submissions in .doc, .docx or .rtf formats if submitted via email.</li><li>A SASE if submitted by US mail.</li><li>Simultaneous submissions are amenable as long as we are notified immediately if work is accepted elsewhere.</li><li>Please note that we do not accept previously published works. This includes pieces published on a personal blog.</li><li>The contributor maintains rights to each published piece, but Suisun Valley Review reserves right of first printing.</li><li>No more than seven poems per poet.</li><li>We have a loose word count limit of 3,000 words for prose submissions. This is by no means a hard and fast rule and that works over 3,000 words will be automatically rejected, but we hope all pieces are around this limit in order to ensure we have enough space to publish the piece if accepted.</li></ol>Please indicate if you are an SCC student to be eligible for the Quinton Duval Award. <br /><br />Image Submission Guidelines <br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>While SVR is principally a literary journal, we encourage and publish visual mediums as well. Should you submit a piece of fine art, photography, 3D art or graphic art: Please send your art in TIFF or JPG formats to suisunvalleyreview@gmail.com.</li><li>Please include the size of the original artwork and the medium used.</li><li>Submissions should be at least 1200 pixels wide so we can publish at 300 ppi.</li><li>No more than five images per artist should be submitted.</li><li>Any submitted image may be selected as the cover of the magazine.</li></ol><p>SVR publishes images in full color. <br /><br />For All Submissions</p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b>All submissions must be received no later than 11:59 PM on April 3, 2024.</b></li><li>Editors will respond in four to eight weeks.</li><li>Accepted authors and artists will receive two copies gratis.</li><li>Accepted authors and artists will be invited to present their work at our publication release reading, scheduled to occur near the end of Solano Community College’s Spring term at the campus’ library. Dates vary year to year and will be announced via email.</li></ol>Submit your work <a href="https://suisunvalleyreview.wordpress.com/submission-guidelines/">here</a>.<br />Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-72074098663312934362024-03-16T17:17:00.000-07:002024-03-16T17:17:28.812-07:00Fellowship: The American Library Visiting Fellowship<p>We are currently accepting applications for the 2024–25 American Library Visiting Fellowship. <br /><br /><b>The application cycle will close on 1 April 2024.</b></p><p><b>Application fee: 30 euros <br /></b><br />What is the Visiting Fellowship?</p><p>The American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship was created in 2013 to nurture and sustain a heritage as old as the Library itself: deepening French-American understanding. The Visiting Fellowship offers writers and researchers an opportunity to pursue a creative project in Paris for a month or longer while participating actively in the life of the American Library. <br /><br /><b>There are two one-month Fellowship periods a year in fall and spring, with dates to be specified later. <br /><br />A $5,000 stipend will be paid before start of a Fellowship period. The award, to be spent at the discretion of the Fellow, is designed to cover travel to Paris, accommodation, and expenses associated with the month in Paris. In addition to the stipend, the Library will connect the fellow to resources and people in Paris that could be helpful to his or her project. </b><br /><br />The American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship is made possible through the generous support of The de Groot Foundation.<br /><br />Who should apply?</p><p>We welcome the applications of all researchers, journalists, writers (both fiction and non-fiction), poets, screenwriters, playwrights, directors, and documentary filmmakers. <br /><br />Applicants should be researching or working on a project that contributes to cross-cultural discourse. Particular attention will be paid to an applicant’s ability to offer the Library’s community a variety of opportunities for exploring a topic. All topics and subject matters are eligible. <br /><br />Applicants need not be American. International applicants are encouraged. The proposed project must be in English. Members of the Library governance are not eligible recipients of a Visiting Fellowship. <br />What is expected of Visiting Fellows?</p><p>Visiting Fellows must be in Paris during the period of the fellowship, and are expected to be present in the American Library for a minimum of three half-days a week. During their residency, fellows will present an hour-long evening program at the Library, participate in a Library reception, meet with staff informally to explore a topic of mutual interest, and extend the Library’s reach by participating in events arranged by the Library with other organizations in Paris. <br /><br />At the conclusion of the Visiting Fellowship period, fellows will provide the Library and the funding foundation with a written report of the Fellowship experience. Fellows are expected to appropriately acknowledge the Library and the Visiting Fellowship in publications and print media related to the Fellowship project. Fellows will participate in the Library’s social media communication, fundraising campaigns, and other public events.</p><p>More information and application portal <a href="https://americanlibraryinparis.org/visiting-fellowship/#1671533958077-112da6e2-936f">here</a>. <br /></p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-8891530763212630822024-03-16T17:10:00.000-07:002024-03-16T17:10:04.200-07:00Writing Competitions: 2024 Arts & Letters Prizes in Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction<p>2024 Prize Judges <br /></p><p>Poetry: Chelsea Rathburn <br />Creative Nonfiction: Beth Ann Fennelly <br />Fiction: Tiphanie Yanique</p><p>Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, and Fiction Winners will appear in next year’s Fall or Spring issue of Arts & Letters.</p><p>About the Prizes</p><p><b>For our prizes in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, we offer the winner a $1,000 prize and publication in the next year’s Fall or Spring issue. </b>Our prizes are made possible through generous gifts to our prize endowments from Dr. Martin Lammon, Dr. Barry Darugar, Bahram and Fari Atefat, and other friends of Arts & Letters. If you are interested in contributing to our endowments, please contact us! <br /><br />Submission Guidelines: <br /><br />Please do NOT include your name on any part of the uploaded file you submit to any genre. We accept most file formats (Word, .rtf, PDF). <br /><br /><b>We prefer, for the prizes, that your work not be simultaneously submitted. This helps us preserve the integrity of the contest(s). Our judges’ decisions are usually made by the end of May. </b><br /><br /><b>All fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction prize submissions will be considered for publication at regular payment rates. <br /></b><br />All writers and poets writing in English are eligible to enter, excepting friends, relatives, or current and former students of the current-year judges. <br /><br /><b>The submission period for our annual prizes is February 1 – March 31st. The entry fee is $20. </b><br /><br />Arts & Letters Prize for Fiction: <br /><br />Submit a manuscript of up to 25 pages, typed, double-spaced <br /><br />Susan Atefat Prize for Creative Nonfiction: <br /><br />Submit a manuscript of up to 25 pages, typed, double-spaced <br /><br />Rumi Prize for Poetry: <br /><br />Submit a manuscript of up to 4 poems, typed, single-spaced (poems need not be thematically linked, though it is fine if they are)</p><p>Submit your entry <a href="https://artsandletters.submittable.com/submit">here</a>. <br /></p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-77675381763270771172024-03-16T17:04:00.000-07:002024-03-16T17:04:41.149-07:00Call for Submissions: The Summerset Review<p>Prose writers are invited to submit literary fiction/nonfiction of up to eight thousand words. Poets may submit up to five poems. Please do not send requests for book reviews unless you are a previous contributor, some of the work therein was originally published here, and the book is scheduled for release within three months (or has just been released).</p><p>This literary journal is primarily an online publication. Print issues are generated periodically, although we cannot guarantee contributions will eventually make it to print.</p><p>To get more of an idea of what we are looking for, please read the journal. Prose writers can consult our list of <a href="http://www.summersetreview.org/recommended.htm">Recommended Reading</a> or may be interested in <a href="http://www.summersetreview.org/advice.htm">additional advice</a> (contains no mandatory requirements).</p><p>Email submissions to:</p><p><a href="mailto:editor@summersetreview.org">editor@summersetreview.org</a> </p><p>as an attachment in MS Word, or as plain text. Please do not send in PDF format. For poetry, please include all poems in the same document. If you are submitting both poetry and prose, please send in separate emails.</p><p>Excerpts will be considered if you believe the work stands alone. Reprints will not be considered unless the work will be included in an upcoming collection and has not yet appeared elsewhere. Simultaneous submissions are encouraged.</p><p><b>We read year-round and have not gone on hiatus since opening our doors in 2002.</b></p><p>If you need to withdraw material submitted, it would be very helpful if you include the date of the original submission when you contact us.</p><p>We do not take longer than four months to respond to submissions. If you have not received a response to your submission within four months, we ask that you check your email spam folder first, and if you see no sign of a response, please hassle us. We find that outgoing email is sometimes blocked at the recipient or sent to spam, particularly with Outlook, Hotmail, and AOL email addresses.</p><p>Contributors will see drafts of accepted pieces for review prior to release. We obtain no rights to literary work, although we request credit be given to The Summerset Review in the event the work is reprinted and was first published here. Contributors should wait one year before submitting more work.</p><p>We nominate stories annually for various anthologies and awards, including the Pushcart Prize, the Best American series, and many others. More information about this journal is given in the <a href="http://www.summersetreview.org/staff.htm">masthead</a>.</p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-65016019637715911012024-03-09T11:25:00.000-08:002024-03-09T11:25:57.501-08:00Writing Competition: Two Sylvias Press 2024 Chapbook Prize<p>Two Sylvias Press 2024 Chapbook Prize GUIDELINES</p><p>Please read carefully and follow the guidelines as listed below:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Electronic submissions only (by way of:</li></ul><a href="mailto:twosylviaschapbookprize@gmail.com"> twosylviaschapbookprize@gmail.com</a> - you will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours. If you do not receive the confirmation, please resubmit. Don't forget to check your SPAM folder).<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Simultaneous submissions accepted. Please notify Two Sylvias Press immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Individual poems may be previously published.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>17-24 pages of poetry (not including title page, table of contents, end notes).</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>You may submit more than one manuscript for consideration. Submit additional manuscript(s) in a separate email(s) and include submission fee(s).</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>In the body of email, include short bio, manuscript title, page length, author's name, address, email, and acknowledgements of previous published poems, if any.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Attach your manuscript as an MS Word doc and email to:</li></ul><div><a href="mailto:twosylviaschapbookprize@gmail.com">twosylviaschapbookprize@gmail.com</a> <ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Your name should not appear anywhere in or on the manuscript.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Email subject line should include your last name, chapbook title, and the year, 2024.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Reading Fee:$18.</b></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Payment method: Paypal or check payable to Two Sylvias Press (Two Sylvias Press, PO Box 1524, Kingston, WA 98346). Please include chapbook title on check.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Entry Dates: February 1, 2024 – May 31, 2024 (Midnight Hawaiian Island time). Winner receives $500, 20 author copies of print chapbook, and a 1930's depression glass trophy,</b></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The winning chapbook will be published in print format. </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Chapbooks published by Two Sylvias Press are perfect-bound with a high-quality matte finish (6 x 9). Please see the winning chapbooks from: 2022 (<a href="https://www.twosylviaspress.com/the-call-of-paradise.html">Majda Gama</a>), 2021 (<a href="https://www.twosylviaspress.com/at-night-my-body-waits.html">Saul Hernandez</a>), 2020 (<a href="https://www.twosylviaspress.com/hallucinating-a-homestead.html">Meg Griffitts</a>), 2019 (<a href="https://www.twosylviaspress.com/deathbed-sext.html">Christopher Salerno</a>), 2018 (<a href="https://www.twosylviaspress.com/american-zero.html">Stella Wong</a>), 2017 (<a href="https://www.twosylviaspress.com/in-the-house-of-my-father.html">Hiwot Adilow</a>), 2016 (<a href="https://www.twosylviaspress.com/arab-in-newsland.html">Lena Khalaf Tuffaha</a>), 2015 (<a href="https://www.twosylviaspress.com/naming-the-no-name-woman.html">Jasmine An</a>), and 2014 (<a href="https://www.twosylviaspress.com/earth.html">Cecilia Woloch</a>).</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Winner will be announced by September, 2024</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>All chapbook entries will be considered for publication<a href="https://www.twosylviaspress.com/booksproducts.html">. </a></li></ul><p>Also note, we do not disqualify manuscripts for errors or mistakes. We err on the side of the poet and if we have any questions about your manuscript (i.e. the formatting comes through incorrectly) or if you're missing something we need, we'll contact you. <br /><br /> Please address any questions regarding the contest to:</p><p><a href="mailto:twosylviaspress@gmail.com">twosylviaspress@gmail.com</a></p><p>More information and payment <a href="https://www.twosylviaspress.com/chapbook-prize.html">link</a>. <br /></p></div>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-31473121373663116452024-03-09T11:17:00.000-08:002024-03-09T11:17:40.401-08:00Call for Submissions: The Big Windows Review<p><img alt="Recent cover image or website screenshot for The Big Windows Review" class="img-responsive cover" height="200" src="https://cdn.duotrope.com/covers/22425-2309280237392.png" title="Recent cover image or website screenshot for The Big Windows Review" width="160" /> <br /></p><p>The Big Windows Review seeks poems primarily but will also consider short prose. We prefer work that is beautiful and/or strange, whatever that might mean to you. Try us! <br /><br />We post a new poem or piece of short prose on the site every Tuesday and Friday. Then, four times a year, we’ll bundle up those poems and prose pieces to make a free digital issue of The Big Windows Review. <br /><br />Email 1-5 poems and/or 1-2 pieces of short prose (no more than 500 words per prose piece), along with a 50-word third-person bio, to:</p><p>thebigwindowsreview@gmail.com</p><p>Either attachments or body of email is OK. <br /><br />We accept only original (meaning that you are the creator of it), unpublished work. <br /><br />Expect a response from us within two or three months of submission. <br /><br />If we accept your work for publication, you will get good exposure (you can send links to people all over the world), a publication credit, and the pleasure of having your work appear with that of other creative people–but, alas, no monetary payment. <br /><br />All rights revert to you once we publish the piece. All we ask is that if you publish the piece elsewhere you mention us as having first published it. <br /><br />We will archive your work on the site indefinitely. If you wish to have your work removed from the site, please contact us. <br /><br />We look forward to hearing from you!<br /></p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-75247116247487642212024-03-09T11:09:00.000-08:002024-03-09T11:09:50.396-08:00Call for Submissions on Theme of "Posthuman": River Styx<p><img alt="Recent cover image or website screenshot for River Styx Online Magazine" class="img-responsive cover" height="200" src="https://cdn.duotrope.com/covers/1029-2312290453334.png" title="Recent cover image or website screenshot for River Styx Online Magazine" width="160" /> <br /></p><p><br />RIVER STYX 108 <br /></p><p>In his treatise on the interconnectedness of all things, The Ecological Thought, Timothy Morton writes, “Being a person means never being sure you’re one” (Morton). What makes us human now? That’s the question we’re asking ourselves at River Styx. How do we locate and nurture our humanity in a world that feels increasingly posthuman? We are surrounded by—entangled with—climate change, AI, pandemics, genocide, cultural erasure, and the threat of total war. Yet, for all that doom, there are reasons to hope …aren’t there? Intrepid leaps in space exploration, medical research, nanotechnology, quantum computing, and food production are a few that come to mind. <br /><br /> For River Styx 108, we want to read about these hopes, about what it means to be—and continue being—human in a posthuman landscape. Send us your stories, poems, essays, short plays, and art about the earth and our relationship to it, about identity, about spirituality, about violence, about love in a world increasingly out-of-love with humanity.</p><p>Standard Submission Guidelines <br /> <br /> THE BASICS</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Please submit your work electronically to the relevant genre or issue portal via <a href="https://riverstyx.submittable.com/submit">Submittable</a>. We no longer accept hard copy or email submissions.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Work submitted to River Styx must be previously unpublished in print or online, including social media posts.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>We will read simultaneous submissions but ask that you inform us of such and notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Translations are welcome if permission has been granted from the copyright owner.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>All submissions will be considered for our online magazine. Submissions for our print edition should be submitted through the print submission portal. We open the portal twice per year. Follow us on social media for submission period announcements. If your submission is not accepted for the print edition, we will consider it for online publication.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Expect up to five months for a decision. Please do not query before five months have passed. Also, we may take longer to consider longform work.</li></ul><p>GENRE INFORMATION<br /><br />We accept fiction, nonfiction, plays, and poetry.<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Prose (fiction, nonfiction, scripts, and plays) All prose pieces should be typed, double-spaced, and page-numbered. </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>For fiction, we consider microfiction, short fiction, and short stories. Please send no more than one short story, essay, or play per submission of any work longer than 1500 words. Stories of 1500 words or fewer may be sent in groups of up to three.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>For nonfiction, we only accept work of 3000 or fewer words. Essays of 500 words or fewer may be sent in groups of up to three.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>For scripts and plays, we consider all forms and lengths. </li></ul><p>Poetry</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Send up to five poems per submission.</li></ul>Art <ul style="text-align: left;"><li>We accept a range of visual art and multimedia, including photos, videos, interactive graphics, multimodal and mixed media work, and more. For submissions that cannot be easily uploaded, you may submit a URL and screengrabs to <a href="https://riverstyx.submittable.com/submit">Submittable</a> or contact us for assistance using our <a href="https://www.riverstyx.org/pages/contact">Contact Form.</a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>For cover art we seek a single, striking color image, with the possibility of printing a second, related image on the back cover. Cover images should be horizontal/landscape orientation (or able to be cropped).</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>If your work is a part of a series of images, please submit up to 12 images. We like having choices.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Graphic stories may run as long as they need to tell the story. Page length is limited only by how long they keep our interest.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>If submitting a multi-page artistic work, such as a graphic short story, please submit only one at a time.</li></ul><p> <b>All writers whose work we publish will receive compensation. <br /><br />For poetry, we pay $50 per page. <br /><br />For prose, we now pay $0.05 per word and a maximum of $400 per piece.<br /><br />For multimedia, we pay $50 per individual piece and a maximum of $400. (For example, if you submit two photographs and we accept both, you will receive payment of $100. If you submit a series of 10 photographs and we accept all 10, payment is $400.)<br /><br />Contributors are paid upon publication of their work. </b></p><p>Submit your work <a href="https://riverstyx.submittable.com/submit">here</a>.<b> <br /></b></p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-11683405957803865272024-03-09T10:50:00.000-08:002024-03-09T10:50:06.134-08:00Call for Submissions: The Good Life Review<p><img alt="Recent cover image or website screenshot for The Good Life Review" class="img-responsive cover" height="200" src="https://cdn.duotrope.com/covers/29942-2401100445463.png" title="Recent cover image or website screenshot for The Good Life Review" width="153" /> <br /></p><p>Work must be original and previously uncurated. Please reference this thoughtful article by Tim Green on <a href="https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/uncurated-the-case-for-a-new-term">curation versus publication</a>.</p><p><b>We pay $75 per piece for writing published in seasonal issues ($100 for two pieces). We pay $25 for pieces appearing in our “Micro Monday” segment and for artwork used on the cover of our seasonal issues. For international submissions, we are only able to send money via PayPal.</b></p><p><b>There is a $3 fee for submissions for our Spring and Autumn issues which allows us to use Submittable and our web platform.</b> </p><p>There is currently no fee for submitting art or pieces to be considered for <a href="https://thegoodlifereview.com/micro-monday/">The Buzz ~ Micro Monday</a> feature.</p><p>We will respond to all submitted work. It may take from one to six months depending on when in the reading period the work is submitted. Artwork may remain open for the duration of a calendar year. Thank you in advance for your patience. <br /><br />We accept submissions via <a href="https://thegoodlifereview.submittable.com/submit">Submittable</a> only. Any received via email or post will not make it into the queue of our editorial teams. <br /><br /> If you have an issue with the fee because of financial hardship, or difficulties with the submission platform, please send a message via email to:</p><p> editors <@> thegoodlifereview.com (Change <@> to @ )<br /><br />Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as we are promptly made aware of acceptance elsewhere. Simply withdraw in Submittable – or – for individual flash pieces or poems, initiate a message in Submittable indicating which title(s) are being withdrawn. <br /><br />The Good Life Review acquires First North American Serial Rights and the right to maintain an archive copy of work online. All other rights revert to author upon publication with a request that if the work is reprinted, appropriate acknowledgment to The Good Life Review is made.<br /><br />We do not publish offensive work or pieces which exhibit hatred directed toward a particular gender, race, ethnicity, ability, sexual identity, socioeconomic class, or other status, regardless of protected by law. In other words—if you are an asshole, we don’t want your writing or your money. <br /><br />Please only one submission per category at a time and wait to hear back before submitting again.<br /><br />Again, work must be original and previously uncurated. Give us your very best!</p><p>The Good Life Review is always open. Reading and selection for our seasonal issues is based on the following schedule: <br /><br /><b>February 1 – July 31 (Autumn Issue)<br />August 1 – January 31 (Spring)<br />November 15 – April 15 (Summer Honeybee Prize Issue)</b><br /><br />We also accept micro poems and prose for our <a href="https://thegoodlifereview.com/micro-monday/">Micro Monday</a> feature on “The Buzz.” Pieces submitted to any open call that meet the micro requirement (page/word count) will also be under consideration for this segment. <br /><br /><b>We are open for artwork year-round which is free to submit. Artists whose work is used for the cover of our seasonal issues will receive a $50 honorarium.</b><br /><br />Poetry</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>We are interested in work that pushes boundaries, both in content and form. Poems should emanate from textured, evocative images, use language with an awareness of how words sound and mean, and have a definite sense of voice. Each line should help carry the poem from first line to last. We are open to experimentation, traditional form, and free verse. </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Whatever shape it takes, we want exciting work that thinks through or challenges poetic traditions. There is no length limit on individual poems, but please send no more than 5 poems per submission and no more than 10 pages in total in a single text file.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Poems should be typed with at least one-inch margins and a 12 point serif font, preferably Times New Roman. </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Longer lines and unique formatting are fine, however the presentation of these may be altered as text could wrap to a newline based on the display media/window size being used. We do our best to maintain the poet’s vision. </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Begin each new poem on a new page.</li></ul>Flash and Micro<ul style="text-align: left;"><li> We are excited to read flash where every word pulls its weight; every sentence tells a story. Flash should yield quick transformations and revelations, have compelling characters, and a narrative that provokes thought with a voice that lifts us up and carries us past the last line. The word count limit for micro fiction and cnf is less than 500 words. Flash is 500 to 1,000 words. For pieces over 1,000 words, we encourage you to submit via our fiction or creative nonfiction categories. </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Pieces should be typed, double-spaced and paginated with one-inch margins and a 12 point serif font, preferably Times New Roman.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Include no more than three pieces in a single text file.</li></ul>Nonfiction<ul style="text-align: left;"><li> We want essays that get our minds working and hearts thumping and prose that is artful with voices that are clear and cadent. Whether traditional or experimental, structure and form should enhance the content of a story that is both universal and painfully specific. Essays should not exceed 5,000 words. Excerpts from memoirs may be considered but should be self-contained. For pieces under 1,000 words, we encourage you to submit via our flash cnf category. </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Essays should be typed, double-spaced and paginated with one-inch margins and a 12 point serif font, preferably Times New Roman.</li></ul>Fiction<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>We want polished, confident, well-developed stories that are engaging from the first word to the last. Experimental fiction is welcomed. We consider original, previously unpublished stories up to 5,000 words (if it’s a little more, we will keep reading, but the story has to earn it). For pieces under 1,000 words, we encourage you to submit via our flash category. </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Stories should be typed, double-spaced and paginated with one-inch margins and a 12 point serif font, preferably Times New Roman.</li></ul><p>Translation, Graphic/Cartoon, Hybrid, Experimental, and/or Collaborative Work</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Here at The Good Life Review we recognize that life is complicated and part of the joy of being an artist is freedom to explore outside the lines. If you have writing that doesn’t fit neatly into a single genre category, or was written by more than one person, you might find a good home for your work with us! We also support Spanish translations.</li></ul>Submit your work <a href="https://thegoodlifereview.com/submissions/">here</a>.<br />Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-68988906809656912702024-03-09T10:32:00.000-08:002024-03-09T10:32:32.269-08:00Call for Submissions: The Temz Review<p><img alt="Recent cover image or website screenshot for The /temz/ Review" class="img-responsive cover" height="200" src="https://cdn.duotrope.com/covers/22887-2402130346355.png" title="Recent cover image or website screenshot for The /temz/ Review" width="160" /> <br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thetemzreview.com/">The /temz/Review</a> <br /></p><p>We are currently OPEN for submissions.</p><p><b>Submissions for Issue 27 will be open from March 1, 2024 until April 30, 2024.</b></p><p>*New* AI Policy <br />There are legitimate artistic reasons to use AI. If you submit work to us that uses AI, be sure to clearly state in your cover message/letter the following:<br /><br />a) The extent of AI use<br />b) The reason(s) for AI use<br /><br />Submitting work containing AI-generated material without accurately disclosing the nature and extent of this content will result in a permanent ban on submitting to us. <br /><br />Prose (for the journal) <br /></p><p>We publish prose (fiction and creative non-fiction) up to 10,000 words long. We will consider pieces longer than 10,000 words, but they need to earn their length.<br /><br /><b>We pay $20 per piece.</b><br /><br />If your piece is longer than 1000 words, please submit only one piece. If your pieces are fewer than 1000 words each, feel free to submit several pieces at once.<br /><br />We are looking for innovative short fiction from diverse voices. Our preference is for the strange, the experimental and the boundary-pushing, but we are open to a wide range of styles and voices.</p><p>Poetry (for the journal)</p><p>We accept submissions of 1-8 poems, depending on the length of the poems.<br /><br />We prefer poetry submissions to be 10 pages or fewer. You can certainly send us longer submissions, particularly if you are submitting a long poem, but longer submissions need to earn their length.<br /><br /><b>We pay $20 per batch of poems we publish.<br /></b><br />Our preference is for innovative verse that pushes the boundaries of poetry, but we are open to a wide range of styles and voices.<br /><br />Please submit only once per reading period.</p><p>Reviews and Interviews (for the journal)</p><p>We do not accept reviews or interviews submitted through Moksha. If you are interested in writing a review for us or placing an interview with us, please query us first at:</p><p>thetemzreview[at]gmail[dot]com (Change [at] to @ and [dot] to .)<br /></p><p>We are interested in reviews of Canadian small press titles and of works in translation, and in interviews with the authors of this kind of work.</p><p>Simultaneous Submissions Welcome!</p><p>We welcome simultaneous submissions, provided you notify us and/or withdraw a piece that is accepted for publication elsewhere.</p><p>Submit your work <a href="https://www.thetemzreview.com/submissions.html">here</a>. </p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-6054761706259410652024-03-09T10:16:00.000-08:002024-03-09T10:16:57.976-08:00Writing Competition: Ninth Letter 2024 Literary Awards<p>Submit to the 2024 Literary Awards</p><p><b>We are excited to announce that the <a href="https://ninthletter.com/contestguidelines/">Ninth Letter Literary Awards</a> are open for submissions March 1 – April 30, 2024.</b></p><p>We accept submissions of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction to the literary awards, and you can find the full guidelines on our <a href="https://ninthletter.com/contestguidelines/">website.</a> There is no theme for this contest, but we do have some length restrictions. Please keep in mind that this is not a full-length manuscript contest.</p><p><b>Ninth Letter awards a $1,000 prize to the first-place winner in each genre, print publication in our Fall/Winter 2024 issue, and two contributor copies. Winners will also have the option to have their work published online on our <a href="https://ninthletter.com/contest-winners-2/">“contest winners”</a> page.</b></p><p><b>The reading fee is $20, and it includes a complimentary one-year subscription (two issues) to our print magazine beginning with the Fall/Winter 2024 issue published in December for domestic entrants (complimentary copy of Fall/Winter 2024 to international entrants). All submissions will be considered for print or web publication!</b></p><p>Already a subscriber, but want to submit to the contest? We will add another year to your current subscription. (And thank you for your support!)</p><p>Guest judges for this year’s contest are <a href="https://www.saraborjas.com/">Sara Borjas</a> (poetry), <a href="https://kristenmyoung.com/">Kristen Millares Young</a> (cnf), and <a href="http://www.lenavalencia.com/">Lena Valencia</a> (fiction). We are thrilled to have such an esteemed lineup. You can check out their bios on our contest guidelines page or on their websites.</p><p>More information and submission portals <a href="https://ninthletter.com/contestguidelines/">here</a>. <br /></p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-36788619653236041932024-03-09T10:04:00.000-08:002024-03-09T10:04:05.828-08:00Call for Submissions: The Ex-Puritan<p>The Ex-Puritan seeks submissions all year round, from anywhere in the world.</p><p>Our payment rates:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>$100 per interview</b></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>$200 per essay</b></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>$100 per review</b></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>$150 per work of fiction</b></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>$50 per poem, or $100 per poet if multiple poems are accepted</b></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>$50+ per experimental or hybrid work, at an increasing scale depending on the nature of the piece</b></li></ul><p> Check back with the magazine regularly; The Ex-Puritan is working ever assiduously to increase these figures.</p><p>Please note that we can ONLY issue payments using e-transfer, PayPal or a cheque in the mail. We also pay in CAD. If you cannot accept payment via e-transfer, PayPal or cheque from a Canadian bank, we cannot accept your submission.</p><p>Regular submissions to the magazine are free of charge and should fall under one of six categories: fiction, essays, poetry, interviews, reviews, and experimental/hybrid work. To submit to the experimental/hybrid section of the magazine, please email our section editors at:</p><p><a href="mailto:hybrid.experimental@ex-puritan.ca">hybrid.experimental@ex-puritan.ca</a> </p><p>All other submissions must go through our Submittable. Unless we are soliciting your work, all submissions must be previously unpublished (this includes self-publishing, publishing on blogs, and in chapbook format). <b>The entry fee for the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence is $20; winners in fiction and poetry each receive $1,000 in cash prizes and runners-up are awarded $200.</b><br /><br /><b>All submissions received by March 25 will be considered for the spring issue, published in May. Those received by June 25 are considered for the summer issue in August. Those received by September 25 are considered for the fall issue, published in November. Those received by December 25 are considered for the winter issue, out in February. All submissions will receive a decision within four months of the submission date. </b><br /><br />If you haven’t heard back from us in four months or for any other query not answered here, get in touch with us at:</p><p><a href="mailto:editors@ex-puritan.ca">editors@ex-puritan.ca</a> </p><p>Please note that we CANNOT accept email submissions. They will be discarded. We are open to simultaneous submissions for all regular submission categories, but no simultaneous submissions are permitted for the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence. If your work is accepted elsewhere, please contact us immediately at:</p><p><a href="mailto:editors@ex-puritan.ca">editors@ex-puritan.ca</a> </p><p>to withdraw the piece.</p><p>Submit your work <a href="https://puritan-magazine.submittable.com/submit">here</a>.
</p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-43600362811050778462024-03-09T09:55:00.000-08:002024-03-09T09:55:58.665-08:00Call for Submissions: Worlds of Possibility<p>From the editor of Worlds of Possibility: <br /></p><p>Worlds of Possibility is a bimonthly ebook magazine of uplifting science fiction and fantasy. I am especially excited for works that leave the reader feeling hopeful, peaceful, or happy. Want examples of what I'm looking for? The December 2023 issue is free to read online here: <a href="https://www.juliarios.com/the-december-2023-issue-of-worlds-of-possibility/">https://www.juliarios.com/the-december-2023-issue-of-worlds-of-possibility/</a></p><p><b>Deadline: March 23, 2024</b> <br /></p><p>I may accept a couple of pieces early in the period, but expect to do most of the acceptances after the period closes. I aim to send all my responses by the end of April.</p><p>What I want for the Spring 2024 reading period:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Originals (not reprints)</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Poems of any length, stories up to 5,000 words (flash, drabbles, and other short short forms are welcome here!)</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Human made, no AI</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Ideally the pieces should leave the reader feeling hopeful, peaceful, or happy</li></ul><p>What rights am I asking for?</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The right to display the work on my personal site, juliarios.com, on my Patreon, and in an ebook issue of Worlds of Possibility</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>6 months of exclusivity from the first date of publication (this will usually be from the date it appears in an ebook issue for my subscribers)</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The right to eventually (within 2 years) publish the work in an anthology of Worlds of Possibility works</li></ul><p>What am I offering in exchange, and when?</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>$50 for poems, $0.10 per word for fiction.</b></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>To be paid once we have agreed on a final version of the work (after edits, but before publication)</b></li></ul><p>How many pieces can you send, and can you send your stories/poems to other places, too?</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Up to three pieces at a time – if you receive a rejection and the period is still open, you may submit more immediately</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Simultaneous submissions are fine – you can send things to me and to other people at the same time. Just make sure they're okay with that, too. If you get an acceptance from someone else, please withdraw that piece from Worlds of Possbility. </li></ul><p>Submit your pieces <a href="https://worldsofpossibility.moksha.io/publication/1?ref=juliarios.com">here</a>.</p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-90103211910150222322024-03-01T19:20:00.000-08:002024-03-01T19:20:22.829-08:00Call for Submissions: Hearth Stories<div><p>Reading periods/When to send</p><p><b>Submissions will be open as follows: March 1st–31st (closing at 10pm PST on the 31st), for a June release</b><br />September 1st–30th (closing at 10pm PST on the 30th), for a December release <br /><br />Write to us at:</p><p>hearthstories@protonmail.com</p><p>What to send</p><p>Hearth Stories publishes speculative fiction (fantasy & science-fiction in our case) slice-of-life stories with a focus on connection, family, relationships, comfort, and the natural world (we love stories prominently featuring nature, as opposed to tech).</p><p>We accept works from 1,000 words up to 10,000. However, the ideal length may be something in the 1,500-3,500 word range. We do not currently accept poetry, non-fiction, or non-speculative work (there needs to be a fantasy or science fiction element present in the work).</p><p>Some things we like: </p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Cozy, sweet, cute, kind, hopeful stories</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Caregiving, parenting, friendship, romance, and partnership stories</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Rural/pastoral life and less technologically advanced settings</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Works that take place in nature</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Stories involving food and cooking. However, we are vegan; stories that feature animal products may result in a pass on the story or a request for removal of the animal products</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Stories involving hermits, issolated places, or wandering in the woods</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bonus points for stories backed by vegan, anarchist, eco-conscious, and anti-capitalist themes (while still fitting the above)</li></ul><br /></div>You may notice that none of those things have anything to do with science fiction or fantasy. We would like speculative stories with the above themes and settings. We are very into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slice_of_life">slice of life</a> stories, the ruralism of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jefferies">Richard Jefferies</a> (ruralism in general, extending to so-called “cottagecore”), and stories in general that take place in wooded places. We like witches and magic, new world stories (usually terraformed planets), alien worlds, and the small adventures of daily life. We accept simultaneous submissions (but we do not accept multiple submissions at the same time, unless specifically requested). <br /><div><p>What not to send <br /><br />Please review the <a href="https://hearthstories.org/submissions.html#what-to-send">what to send</a> section, as it is a better guiding light for what we are looking for than a list of negatives. However, there are a few specific things we do not want:</p><p>Do not send</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>AI generated content (the <a href="https://hearthstories.org/files/contract.html">contract</a> will include this stipulation)</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Works featuring violence, threat of violence, war, military themes, or combat</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Graphic sexual content. We accept sexual content up to a point, but PG-13 or so is the best fit</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Pieces that we have already passed on, unless very significant rewrites have occured</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>High technology settings, or stories that rely on lots of tech. Science fiction settings are great but ones that rely on a lot of technology as a central focus of the story don't work great for what we are going for</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Christmas stories. I'm not sure why we get so many of these. We aren't interested</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Works that are more or less straight retellings/adaptations of traditional stories (fables, fairy tales, legends, world mythology). That said, feel free to use witches, ghosts, vampires, faeries, etc in your stories</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Reprints or translations </li></ul><p>Pay scale <br /><br />Authors deserve to be paid for their work, even by a magazine that professes itself to be non-commercial. <b>As such we offer 1¢ per word for accepted stories (with a minimum of $20 regardless of length). </b>We would love to be able to offer more, but we are not bringing in any money to offset the cost and the given amounts are what we, as individuals, can bear financially to support authors while continuing to release the magazine.</p><p>More information <a href="https://hearthstories.org/submissions.html">here</a>. <br /></p></div>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-51493980405986356052024-03-01T19:09:00.000-08:002024-03-01T19:09:53.315-08:00Call for Submissions: The Mantlepiece<p><img class="x-el x-el-img c1-1 c1-2 c1-4 c1-18 c1-14 c1-15 c1-1y c1-1z c1-34 c1-6w c1-3a c1-b c1-c c1-6x c1-2i c1-6y c1-1c c1-6z c1-70 c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-aid="BACKGROUND_IMAGE_RENDERED" data-ht="Inset" data-ux="Image" height="133" src="https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/12141/:/rs=h:1000,cg:true,m" width="200" /> <br /></p><p>Submission Guidelines</p><p><a href="https://themantelpiece.org/">The Mantelpiece</a> is open to unsolicited submissions of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. We consider all submissions for both our website and online magazine. Please send your work via email to:</p><p><a href="mailto:submissions@themantelpiece.org">submissions@themantelpiece.org</a></p><p>All submissions must be in English and previously unpublished. Translations are welcome and should be accompanied by a copy of the original. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, as long as we are notified immediately if the manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere.</p><p>You can download The Mantelpiece for free on our <a href="https://themantelpiece.org/">webpage </a>to acquaint yourself with the material the magazine has published.</p><p>Please indicate in the subject line of your email the following: SECTION, Title of your work, and word count.</p><p>E.g.:</p><div class="widget widget-content widget-content-content-3" id="16026bd1-f08c-48e0-a79e-32fdbdbe9352"><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-3 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="Widget" id="16026bd1-f08c-48e0-a79e-32fdbdbe9352" role="region"><div><section class="x-el x-el-section c1-1 c1-2 c1-3 c1-h c1-i c1-b c1-c c1-q c1-r c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="Section"><div class="x-el x-el-div c1-1 c1-2 c1-14 c1-15 c1-16 c1-17 c1-18 c1-b c1-c c1-1c c1-d c1-1d c1-e c1-1e c1-f c1-1f c1-g" data-ux="Container"><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-1z c1-1b c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-19 c1-6w c1-6x c1-6y c1-1y c1-6z c1-70 c1-71 c1-b c1-c c1-72 c1-73 c1-74 c1-75 c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCards"><div class="x-el x-el-div c1-1 c1-2 c1-6w c1-76 c1-77 c1-78 c1-18 c1-2x c1-79 c1-3s c1-7a c1-19 c1-b c1-c c1-7b c1-7c c1-7d c1-7e c1-7f c1-7g c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="GridCell"><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">FICTION - Here and Forever - 2400 words</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">TRAVEL - China Moon - 3200 words</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">FOOD & DRINK - Nouvelle Cuisine - 1500 words</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">NON-FICTION - In Praise of Contemplation - 1840 words</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">POETRY - 7 Haiku - 21 lines</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">ESSAY - The Joy of Life - 1000 words</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">THE LIGHT SIDE - The Higher Truth - 16 lines<br /><br />Your work has to come as an attachment to your email in a Word (doc or docx) document. Please include your name and email address in the Word document, either on the front page or in the header.</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">In the main text of your email, please write a short summary of your work (no more than 100 words) and a short bio (no more than 100 words).</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">We accept simultaneous submissions. But if your work is accepted elsewhere, please withdraw your submission by dropping us an email.</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">Please submit no more than six poems at a time and please do not submit more than twice per section in a calendar year, unless we've specifically asked that you send more.</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">We aim to respond to all submissions within six months of receipt.</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">We don't accept previously published material and we acquire first publishing rights. The copyright remains with the author.</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">If you want to include a photo or illustration with your work, please paste LOW-resolution (screenshot) in the Word document (We will ask you to send us the High-res if we decide to publish your work). Make sure you have acquired all the rights to the work and credit the photographer/artist.</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard">Payment:</div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"> </div><div class="x-el x-el-div x-el c1-1 c1-2 c1-s c1-19 c1-60 c1-1a c1-1z c1-2c c1-4 c1-7h c1-7i c1-7j c1-76 c1-5o c1-28 c1-27 c1-b c1-c c1-6u c1-6v c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g c1-1 c1-2 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" data-ux="ContentCard"><b>We pay (via PayPal) competitive, professional rates for all the material published on our website and in our magazine. A Purchase Order is issued when we accept the submission and the payment terms are 30 days after receipt of the invoice.</b><br /></div></div></div></div></section> </div></div></div>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-1501665662587850462024-03-01T18:59:00.000-08:002024-03-01T18:59:05.676-08:00Call for Submissions from LGBTQ+ Writers: Feels Blind Literary<p><b>Deadline: March 15, 2024</b> <br /></p><p>Feels Blind Literary welcomes submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, plays, and art from new and emerging creatives who are women, nonbinary, trans, genderqueer, genderfluid, agender, etc. Submissions for our special Issue #10 should be sent to:</p><p><a href="mailto:feelsblindliterary@gmail.com">feelsblindliterary@gmail.com</a> </p><p>Please include a short bio written in the third person.</p><p><b>The submission fee is always waived on Mondays.</b></p><p><b> </b>We are adamant about not creating a barrier in terms of who can submit and how often, which is why every Monday is a free submission day during opening reading periods. On other days, we have decided to start collecting fees. Here's why—we've noticed many literary magazines and organizations expressing solidarity with social justice movements and we've been considering how to do the same. Feels Blind Literary is committed to speaking out against social and environmental injustice, police brutality, and unconstitutional attacks on our bodies and the free press. With that being said, we didn't feel just saying we're committed to these causes was enough. Rather, we knew we needed to demonstrate that commitment in tangible ways, both by continuing to elevate marginalized voices in the work that we publish and by raising money for causes we believe will help directly combat the -isms in this country.</p><p><b>As such, all non-Monday submissions must include a $3 submission fee through the donation tab below.</b> A portion of the fees for this reading period will go directly to a nonprofit addressing these issues in a tangible way. For this issue, we have selected the <a href="https://www.baltimoreabortionfund.org/donate">Baltimore Abortion Fund</a>. If you include a $10 donation, we will guarantee a 10-day or less response time to your work. If you include a $20 donation, we will guarantee a 24-hour or less response time to your work. If you include a $40 donation, we will provide a critique of your work (cnf and fiction only).</p><p>We hope other literary magazines and organizations are following a similar model. We can offer words of support, but even as writers we recognize words too often fall short. 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</div></div>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-22649653541066261152024-03-01T18:49:00.000-08:002024-03-01T18:49:02.353-08:00Call for Submissions: Macrame Literary Journal<p>SUBMISSION PERIOD</p><p>Our publishing schedule is quarterly – Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. <b>The current submission period is January 1 – April 1.</b> We aim to respond to submissions as quickly as possible, but our response time can vary depending on the number of the submissions we receive.</p><p>WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR <br /><br />We welcome submissions in poetry, up to three poems per submission, short fiction, one story per submission with up to 1500 words per submission, and micro-fiction up to 250 words, up to three pieces per submission. We only accept previously unpublished work, whether in print or anywhere on the web. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please be sure to withdraw your submission immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.</p><p>Please submit your work in Word or PDF format, remove all identifying information from the work, and use standard font type 12p, double-spaced for fiction and micro-fiction and single-spaced for poetry.</p><p>Please provide your name, contact email and a short bio.</p><p>If you need to withdraw your submission, please notify us as soon as possible. Please indicate whether you wish to withdraw a specific piece or entire submission.</p><p>Do not resubmit work, even if it has been revised, unless it has been requested by the editors. We will try our best to preserve the formatting of your work, but it may appear differently depending on the browser.</p><p>WE SUPPORT ALL WRITERS</p><p>We welcome and encourage submissions from writers of all walks of life, including every nationality, race, religion, gender, and orientation, and those whose perspectives are underrepresented in the literary world.</p><p>CONTENT SUITABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES</p><p>Macrame Literary Journal is intended for all audiences. We will not read any submissions containing profanity, excessive violence, explicit content, hate speech and intolerance of any kind.</p><p>AI POLICY</p><p>We do not accept work created by, or with the assistance of AI. By submitting your work to us, you certify that you are the sole creator of the work.</p><p>AUTHOR RIGHTS</p><p>Macrame Literary Journal retains first North American serial rights and may use the submitted material to promote the journal and website in perpetuity. Upon publication, rights return to the owner. If your piece is later republished elsewhere, please mention that it first appeared in Macrame Literary Journal.</p><p>Submission link and more information <a href="https://macramelit.com/submit-2/">here</a>. <br /></p><p> </p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-35378904889856481132024-03-01T18:39:00.000-08:002024-03-01T18:39:20.581-08:00Writing Competition for Novelettes: CRAFT Novelette Print Prize<p>Have you written a simply gorgeous short story far too long for most mainstream literary magazines? Might your short story not actually be a short story, but rather…in fact…indeed…a simmering, scintillating novelette? If so, we want to read your work!</p><p>CRAFT is excited to announce a brand-new contest for 2024—the Novelette Print Prize. We’ll be seeking submissions of polished novelettes from 7,500 to 15,000 words. <b>One grand-prize winner will receive $3,000, print publication, royalties, and twenty author copies. The winner will have the option of international distribution through drop-shipping at Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, and other platforms, earning fifty percent of royalties on their published novelette.</b></p><p><b>Submissions will be open from January 15, 2024, until March 17, 2024. Entries will cost $30 and multiple entries will be welcomed.</b> <a href="http://r.email.craftliterary.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2nfy8RRmwT22WEk2KDhhnkYs/7RSLsaRl3QW2">Guest Judge Hanna Pylväinen</a>, a finalist for the National Book Award, will choose the winner and write the foreword for this new print publication. <br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-3025739021146952071r15-o" role="presentation" style="table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="m_-3025739021146952071r16-i m_-3025739021146952071nl2go-default-textstyle" style="color: #3b3f44; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><br /></td> </tr><tr class="m_-3025739021146952071nl2go-responsive-hide"><td height="10" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" class="m_-3025739021146952071r14-c"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-3025739021146952071r15-o" role="presentation" style="table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" class="m_-3025739021146952071r17-i m_-3025739021146952071nl2go-default-textstyle" style="color: #3b3f44; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; text-align: left; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; text-decoration-style: initial;">Here’s what Hanna recommends:</p></div> </td> </tr><tr class="m_-3025739021146952071nl2go-responsive-hide"><td height="10" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;"></td> </tr></tbody></table></td> </tr><tr><td align="center" class="m_-3025739021146952071r11-c"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-3025739021146952071r18-o" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: separate; border-radius: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; table-layout: fixed; width: 95%;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" class="m_-3025739021146952071r19-i m_-3025739021146952071nl2go-default-textstyle" style="border-radius: 0px; color: #3b3f44; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"> <div><blockquote><p style="margin: 0;">Ideally,
form is meaning, and the length of a great novelette will be the only
possible length for its material—neither a novel squeezed down nor a
short story expanded beyond its natural bounds. As such, an excellent
novelette will have some important reason for its length—maybe a complex
background, or multiple settings, or a roving plot. The opening is
likely to benefit from a heightened suspense in one way or another to
draw the reader into the unusual length and keep them there, but
throughout, there’s an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed to develop
real care for characters given all the additional space (as compared to a
short story). My hope above all is to read, as they say, a good yarn.</p></blockquote></div> </td> </tr></tbody></table></td> </tr><tr><td align="left" class="m_-3025739021146952071r20-c m_-3025739021146952071nl2go-default-textstyle" style="color: #3b3f44; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; padding-bottom: 15px; text-align: left; word-break: break-word;"> <div><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; text-decoration-style: initial;">We are also partnering with <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://r.email.craftliterary.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng01QyIFRbGyH6M8O4CaUVO/BBsQZRbm7xPI&source=gmail&ust=1709410852516000&usg=AOvVaw0UxYT2XvowLGkKKl-2CwIN" href="http://r.email.craftliterary.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng01QyIFRbGyH6M8O4CaUVO/BBsQZRbm7xPI" style="color: #0092ff; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">The Loft Literary Center</a>
for this contest. The winner will receive a free class of choice in
addition to the comprehensive publication package mentioned above.</p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; text-decoration-style: initial;"> </p><div><p style="color: #3c4858; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0;">AWARDS: </p><ul style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; text-decoration-style: initial;"><li style="margin: 0;"><b>$3,000,</b></li><li style="margin: 0;"><b>online excerpt publication,</b></li><li style="margin: 0;"><b>print publication with foreword by <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://r.email.craftliterary.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng5gPXoANIyKOBJYt9gwiKw/neiudXZwSbHb&source=gmail&ust=1709410852516000&usg=AOvVaw1myCID_id4ZDV3yB0uTuPe" href="http://r.email.craftliterary.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng5gPXoANIyKOBJYt9gwiKw/neiudXZwSbHb" style="color: #0092ff; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Guest Judge Hanna Pylväinen</a>, </b></li><li style="margin: 0;"><b>royalties on optional international drop-shipping with our partners, </b></li><li style="margin: 0;"><b>twenty author copies,</b></li><li style="margin: 0;"><b>and a free class at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://r.email.craftliterary.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng7ZP4JTLsCmQXdN3WBjSHS/WbdqZzWEfMAm&source=gmail&ust=1709410852516000&usg=AOvVaw3DPUOjot7kg-L3HiFNkziA" href="http://r.email.craftliterary.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng7ZP4JTLsCmQXdN3WBjSHS/WbdqZzWEfMAm" style="color: #0092ff; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">The Loft Literary Center</a>!</b></li></ul><b> </b></div> <div><p style="color: #3c4858; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0;">GUIDELINES: </p><ul style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; text-decoration-style: initial;"><li style="margin: 0;"><b>The inaugural CRAFT Novelette Print Prize is open to all literary fiction writers from January 15, 2024, to March 17, 2024.</b></li><li style="margin: 0;">International
submissions are welcome. Work should be written primarily in English,
though stylistic code-switching/meshing is warmly welcomed.</li><li style="margin: 0;">Please
send novelettes only—we’re looking for one very long short story for
this contest, or what some may call a short novella. Your novelette
should be complete and cohesive.</li><li style="margin: 0;">Please adhere strictly to the 7,500 to 15,000 word-count requirement.</li><li style="margin: 0;">Please do not submit any form of creative nonfiction. Autofiction will work, however.</li><li style="margin: 0;">We
review adult literary fiction, but are open to a variety of genres and
styles. Work may lean toward speculative fiction or other genres, as
long it’s literary in its expression.</li><li style="margin: 0;">Submit
previously unpublished work only—we do NOT review reprints or partial
reprints for contests (including any form of self-publishing such as on
blogs, personal websites, social media, etc.). Reprints will be
automatically disqualified.</li><li style="margin: 0;">Work generated by AI will be automatically disqualified.</li><li style="margin: 0;">We
allow simultaneous submissions—writers, please notify us immediately
and withdraw your novelette if your work is accepted elsewhere.</li><li style="margin: 0;">We allow multiple submissions—please submit each excerpt as a separate submission accompanied by an entry fee.</li><li style="margin: 0;"><b>Please note the $30 entry fee per submission.</b></li><li style="margin: 0;"><b>Writers from historically marginalized or underrepresented groups can submit for a <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://r.email.craftliterary.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng9SOaomKRREStxBDsgWCDy/M5I-KDIYbinr&source=gmail&ust=1709410852516000&usg=AOvVaw3sRqCK47PoXdllY1VLUsf0" href="http://r.email.craftliterary.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2ng9SOaomKRREStxBDsgWCDy/M5I-KDIYbinr" style="color: #0092ff; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">reduced price</a>
of $15 per entry until we reach fifty submissions in this special
category. </b>Please submit early! (No additional fee waivers will be
granted for this contest.)</li><li style="margin: 0;">Kindly
double-space your submission and use Times New Roman 12. (Feel free to
contact us directly if you need to change these formatting requirements
for better accessibility.)</li><li style="margin: 0;">Please include a brief cover letter with your publication history (if applicable).</li><li style="margin: 0;">We do not require anonymous submissions, but the guest judge will read the shortlist anonymized.</li><li style="margin: 0;">We
do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, disability, family
status, gender identity or expression, national origin, race, religion,
sex or sexual orientation, or for any other reason.</li><li style="margin: 0;">Additionally,
we do not tolerate discrimination in the writing we consider for
publication: work we find discriminatory on any of the bases stated here
will be automatically disqualified without complete review.</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div>More information and submission link <a href="https://www.craftliterary.com/craft-novelette-print-prize-2024/">here</a>.<br /></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr></tbody></table>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-55555876583579255582024-03-01T18:27:00.000-08:002024-03-01T18:27:30.266-08:00Call for Submissions on Theme of "Wondrous & Miraculous": Harbor Review<p><span style="white-space: normal;">POETRY AND ART SUBMISSIONS (Open)</span></p><p><b>We will accept submissions for our summer issue “#13” from February 1 to April 30, 2024. </b>The theme for this issue is “Wondrous & Miraculous.” You may interpret this theme however you like.</p><p>Poetry (open)</p><p>In Submittable, send 1-3 poems in one document as a pdf or word document. Include a short bio in your cover letter. Submissions are free. Poems with complex or unusual form/spacing are welcome. However, if accepted, this work may appear different due to the constraints of our online platform.</p><p>Harbor Review is a paying market. <b>We pay poets $10 per published poem upon release of the issue in which the poem appears.</b> </p><p>Art (open)</p><p>Send 1-3 high resolution images with titles (minimum 2000 pixels on the longest side). Include in your cover letter an image list, short bio, and short artist statement.</p><p>Harbor Review is a paying market. <b>We pay artists $10 per published piece upon release of the issue in which the piece appears.</b> </p><p>Reviews/Interviews (Open)</p><p>We are currently accepting reviews of poetry chapbooks, full length books of poetry, poetry and art hybrid books, and art books.</p><p>Written reviews should be around 300 words. The book being reviewed should be forthcoming or have been published in the last 6 months.</p><p>We are particularly interested in reviews of work by women, non-binary folks, people of color, and members of the LGBT community.</p><p>Send us something different. Make a video. Write something unusual. Incorporate an interview. Interpretive dance? Yes!</p><p>Send your review and cover letter with a short bio to:</p><p>harborreviewmagazine@gmail.com</p><p>Please write “Review Submission” in the subject line.</p><p>More information and submission links <a href="https://www.harbor-review.com/submit">here</a>.<br /> </p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-44991719903120889672024-03-01T18:16:00.000-08:002024-03-01T18:16:21.408-08:00Call for Submissions: New Orleans Review<p>We accept submissions in fiction, nonfiction and poetry year round from writers around the world.</p><p>Our staff represents a wide range of diverse identities. We value the voices and stories of all marginalized writers, and offer free submission opportunities throughout the year (see below). We want to emphasize that we are not here to box anyone in, so submissions in prose and poetry can but do not have to engage with the following identities.</p><p>In celebration of Black History Month, there are no submission fees for Black writers for the month of February.</p><p>In celebration of Disability Awareness Month, there are no submission fees for writers living with both visible and invisible disabilities for the month of March.</p><p>In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, there are no submission fees for all API writers for the month of May, not limited to those living in/born in the US.</p><p>In celebration of Pride, there are no submission fees for LGBTQIA2+ writers in June. We are especially interested in trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming voices.</p><p>In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, there are no submission fees for Latinx writers from September 15th to October 15th.</p><p>In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, there are no submission fees during the month of November for all Indigenous writers, not limited to those living in/born the US.</p><p>We also want to be clear that writers with the identities above are encouraged to submit year-round. See our submission manager for more details and to submit. All other guidelines are below. We can’t wait to read your brilliant words! <br /></p><p><a href="https://neworleansreview.submittable.com/submit/19686">Fiction</a> <br /><br />Submit fiction pieces up to 5,000 words. Flash fiction welcome, but only one piece at a time. No previously published work (online or in print). Simultaneous submissions are okay. <b>Honorarium is $300, regardless of length. </b><br /><br /><a href="https://neworleansreview.submittable.com/submit/19688">Nonfiction</a> <br /><br />Submit nonfiction pieces up to 5,000 words. Flash nonfiction welcome, but only one piece at a time. No previously published work (online or in print). Simultaneous submissions are okay. <b>Honorarium is $300, regardless of length. <br /></b><br /><a href="https://neworleansreview.submittable.com/submit/19687">Poetry</a> <br /><br />Submit up to five pages of poems. No previously published work (online or in print). Simultaneous submissions are okay. <b>Honorarium is $100, regardless of length. <br /></b><br /><a href="https://neworleansreview.submittable.com/submit/282879/songs-of-the-sunbirds-column">Songs of the Sunbirds Column</a> <br /><br />We welcome submissions from Palestinian writers and artists (and diaspora) around the world at any career stage for our ongoing column of Palestinian voices, Songs of the Sunbirds, edited in collaboration with Dalliya Rabei at Al Quds University. Our goal is to publish Palestinian perspectives on a rolling basis, and please know that we are not interested only in stories about suffering, but a variety of stories–whatever you want to submit. We don’t want to box any writers or artists in. There is no submission fee for this column, but there will be a submission cap so we can respond punctually. Please know that we will work very hard to respond quickly, and for the cap to remain open as much as possible. Include a short bio with your submission and state your genre, please! There is no fee for submission to this column. <br /><br /><a href="https://neworleansreview.submittable.com/submit/16448">Book Reviews</a> <br /><br />We are looking for reviews of books (all genres) forthcoming or published in the last year. We are also interested in reviews of books that have been largely neglected (often publications from small/independent presses) in the past 5, 10, 15, or even 20 years. Reviews should be between 500 and 1500 words. We publish book reviews online and they can be ascribed to the reviewer or kept anonymous. <br /><br />Interviews <br /><br />All interviews are conducted by current Loyola students or recent graduates as of January 2020, in an effort to connect emerging and established artists across disciplines. Query us (noreview at loyno dot edu) if you’d like to potentially do an interview with us.</p><p>More information <a href="https://www.neworleansreview.org/submit/">here</a>. <br /></p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-913133170167097212024-03-01T18:08:00.000-08:002024-03-01T18:08:46.866-08:00Call for Submissions: ONLY POEMS<p>We only accept previously uncurated work. Please refer to<a href="https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/uncurated-the-case-for-a-new-term"> this article</a> for a more in-depth understanding of what that means.</p><p>We love cover letters and would prefer knowing whose work we are reading. We care about your identity. You are welcome to share your publication history, if any, though that would not influence our decision. Though please make sure that the document of your poems is stripped of any biographical information—use the cover note field for this.</p><p>We encourage simultaneous submissions. Feel free to submit your work to all the wonderful places you think will be a good home for your poems. You need not withdraw your poems if they get accepted elsewhere — if we like your work, we’ll find a way to work with you.</p><p>We like EB Garamond, 13 point font-size, and 1.15 line-spacing. If you are submitting prose poems (which, we repeat, we love) please justify your paragraphs. If you are unable to use our preferred formatting because of technical reasons, that is totally fine.</p><p>If we have previously declined your submission, you can submit again the following month.</p><p>We are open to translations as long as you have the rights from the author/publisher.</p><p>We generally respond within 6 weeks.</p><p><b>We offer $55 to all our poets. This is per contribution and not per piece.</b> We are looking into various fundraising options so we can increase this amount. We are committed to putting poets first, so this is of utmost importance to us! <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/onlypoems">If you want to help us in our efforts, please consider donating</a>.</p><p>We nominate for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. </p><p>More information and submission link <a href="https://www.onlypoems.net/submit">here</a>.<br /></p> Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421564579016518567.post-3884874617629755552024-02-24T11:59:00.000-08:002024-02-24T11:59:01.110-08:00Artist Residencies for BIPOC Artists and Writers in Greater New Orleans Area: Replenish Residencies<p><a href="https://www.astudiointhewoods.org/series/artistic/replenish-residencies/">Replenish Residencies</a> provides 1-2 week restorative visioning retreats to local BIPOC artists and culture bearers; the heart of New Orleans culture. In light of the many racial disparities still present in our society at large and the arts economy specifically, we offer these residencies to provide time to rest and restore, vision, and create. The call is open to <a href="https://www.macfound.org/press/perspectives/bipoc-lgbtq-power-limitations-umbrella-terms">BIPOC</a> artists and culture bearers from the Greater New Orleans area who have not attended a residency before.</p><p>The Studio focuses on interrelated areas of programming, including residencies for artists and scholars, forest restoration, and science-inspired art engagement for children and adults. We center interdependence, wonder, care, and inclusivity in all of our work and believe the essential and transformative powers of art and the natural environment are central to a thriving future for all.</p><p>The 2023 Info Session is available <a href="https://vimeo.com/797408985">here</a>. Register for the 2024-25 info session <a href="https://www.astudiointhewoods.org/event/replenish-residencies-info-session-2024-25/">here</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.astudiointhewoods.org/general-residency-faq/">PLEASE REVIEW OUR FAQ BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR APPLICATION</a> </p><p>ARTIST ELIGIBILITY – Local (<a href="https://www.gnof.org/who-we-are/our-region/">Greater New Orleans Area</a>), BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) artists and culture bearers who have not participated in an artist residency before.</p><p>DATES – Residencies are one to two weeks and will be scheduled between August 2024 – June 2025 according to the mutual availability of the artist and A Studio in the Woods. </p><p><b>Applications due March 13, 2024 with notification by May 8, 2024.</b></p><p>SUPPORT – Recipients will be provided with a $1600* stipend, a one to two week residency, staff support and an opportunity to have a documentation session with a photographer. We additionally fund optional field trips such as boat rides and eco/history tours. Depending on the needs of the artist, we may be able to assist artists in accessing Tulane University faculty consultants or research collections. Selected residents receive full room and board including food, utilities for living, and studio space. Residents are expected to cover personal living expenses, additional materials and supplies, and any other expenses relating to the cost of producing work incurred while in residence.</p><p>SELECTION PROCESS – A multidisciplinary jury will judge proposals on the creativity and integrity of the proposal as well as the artist’s demonstrated commitment to their practice. Submissions will be judged solely on the content of the proposal and work samples, not the quality of the documentation.</p><p>APPLICATION – The application consists of three components: an online form, a written or recorded narrative, and work samples. The narrative can be submitted as up to 2 written pages OR 4 minutes of audio recording. We aim to make this application as accessible as possible. Applicants who don’t have reliable access to a computer or internet may call 504-392-4460 to complete their application over the phone.</p><p>NARRATIVE TOPICS – Up to 2 written pages OR 4 minutes of audio recording Brief bio about yourself and history as an artist and/or culture bearer</p><p>Artist statement or description of your work</p><p>What the opportunity to be in residence at A Studio in the Woods might mean for you and your work</p><p>WORK SAMPLES – Up to 5 images OR 5 minutes audio or video recording OR 5 written pages (double spaced). <br /><br />*<b>Replenish Residencies are one-two weeks and include a $1600 stipend.</b> This is based on our stipend scale of approximately $800 per week. This is in addition to other residency supports such as grocery reimbursements, documentation, and field trips.</p><p>Residency application and more information <a href="https://www.astudiointhewoods.org/apply-for-replenish-residencies-2024-25/">here</a>. <br /></p><p></p><div id="mRhCW_IL8vAXQ1JcrdxbJA-top"></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.astudiointhewoods.org/general-residency-faq/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"></a></p>Jeanne Lyet Gassmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06686730700193236222noreply@blogger.com0