Bone Bouquet seeks to publish the best new writing by female poets, from artists both established and emerging. We are especially interested in work that is unpredictable, poems that have both sass and authority.
We are looking for poetry, interviews, craft essays, and reviews of chapbooks/books of poetry by women (please limit reviews to those that address books published in the last two years).
We have added two fabulous assistant editors to our staff: Elizabeth Brasher of New Mexico and Allison Layfield of California. These women rock.
Simultaneous submissions are fine, as long as we are notified when work is accepted elsewhere. Bone Bouquet only accepts previously unpublished work; we request first electronic rights, and would like to archive your work on the site. Please note that your work first appeared in Bone Bouquet if it is reprinted elsewhere on the web or in print. Submit up to five pages of poetry, up to twenty pages of interview, poetics essay, or review, up to three .jpeg images of original art. We look forward to reading your work, and are honored that you trust us to read it.
For more information on our aesthetic, please read our first two issues online, which feature work from Kate Schapira, Danielle Pafunda, Susan Briante and many other amazing poets. Submit online.
All best,
Krystal Languell
Editor in Chief | Bone Bouquet
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Poetry Competition: The Richard Wilbur Award
The Richard Wilbur Award
Wilbur Award Guidelines
$1,000 and Book Publication (Poetry)
Final Judge: To Be Announced
Named in honor of the distinguished American poet Richard Wilbur, the competition welcomes submissions of unpublished, original poetry collections (public domain or permission-secured translations may comprise up to one-third of the manuscript). This biennial competition (even-numbered years) is open to all American poets--those with or without previous book-length publication--except previous recipients of the Richard Wilbur Award.
Manuscripts of between 50-100 typed pages may be submitted unbound, bound, or clipped. Manuscripts should be accompanied by two title pages: one with the title of the collection, the author's name, address, and telephone number; and one with only the title. Submitted manuscripts will not be returned.
The entry fee is $25 per manuscript made payable to the Richard Wilbur Award. The winning manuscript will be published by the University of Evansville Press in 2011.
The postmark deadline for submission is December 1, 2010, and manuscripts should be sent to:
The Richard Wilbur Award
Department of English
University of Evansville
1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, IN 47722
For notification of the contest results, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Please note: These are the complete guidelines. Thank you.
Wilbur Award Guidelines
$1,000 and Book Publication (Poetry)
Final Judge: To Be Announced
Named in honor of the distinguished American poet Richard Wilbur, the competition welcomes submissions of unpublished, original poetry collections (public domain or permission-secured translations may comprise up to one-third of the manuscript). This biennial competition (even-numbered years) is open to all American poets--those with or without previous book-length publication--except previous recipients of the Richard Wilbur Award.
Manuscripts of between 50-100 typed pages may be submitted unbound, bound, or clipped. Manuscripts should be accompanied by two title pages: one with the title of the collection, the author's name, address, and telephone number; and one with only the title. Submitted manuscripts will not be returned.
The entry fee is $25 per manuscript made payable to the Richard Wilbur Award. The winning manuscript will be published by the University of Evansville Press in 2011.
The postmark deadline for submission is December 1, 2010, and manuscripts should be sent to:
The Richard Wilbur Award
Department of English
University of Evansville
1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, IN 47722
For notification of the contest results, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Please note: These are the complete guidelines. Thank you.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Artist Residencies
Just wanted to call your attention to a great new resource for information on artist residencies of all types. Be sure to check out Residencies Unlimited. You will need to click on the archives link to find the most recent listings.
And a special "thank you" to the Arizona Commission on the Arts for sharing this resource.
And a special "thank you" to the Arizona Commission on the Arts for sharing this resource.
Call for Poetry Submissions: The Labletter
The Labletter has announced a call for submissions to the poetry section of its 2011 edition. To submit, please send four to eight poems along with a brief bio to:
poetry(at)labletter.com (replace (at) with @)
by August 31.
Contributors will receive $25 to $75, depending on the number of poems printed.
For more information, please visit go here.
poetry(at)labletter.com (replace (at) with @)
by August 31.
Contributors will receive $25 to $75, depending on the number of poems printed.
For more information, please visit go here.
Call for Submissions: OVS Magazine
OVS Magazine Call for submissions!
Simultaneous submissions are welcome with immediate notification of acceptance elsewhere. No previously published work, please.
Reading Period for the Fall: August 1st 2010 - November 30th 2010.
Art Submissions:
All art submissions must have ART SUBMISSION: (ART SUBMISSION: YOUR NAME HERE) in the subject line or they will not be opened. Please send no more than 2 images. We are currently only accepting Black & White images. Email to:
ovsmag(at)gmail.com (replace (at) with @). Please send art as a jpeg attachment. If we need a higher resolution image for final publication we will contact you. A cover letter with contact information and bio in the third person is required, and should be pasted into your email message and addressed to the editors. Please list your attachment's name in the body of your cover letter.
Poetry Submissions:
All poetry submissions must have POETRY SUBMISSION: (POETRY SUBMISSION: YOUR NAME HERE) in the subject line or they will not be opened. Please send 3-6 poems (max of 10pgs) Email to:
ovsmag(at)gmail.com (replace (at) with @).Please send poetry in a single attachment formatted for MS Word or.rtf. Name attachment with your last name and POETRY (EXAMPLE:SmithPoetry.doc)
A cover letter with contact information and bio in the third personis required, and should be pasted into your email message and addressed to the editors.
OVS Magazine will hold the First North American Electronic Serial Rights for the piece for the issue in which the piece is printed. At the end of the month, rights revert back to the author, though OVS Magazine reserves the rights to archive the piece. If the piece is chosen to appear in a later print edition, the author will be contacted for OVS Magazine to reserve First North American Print Serial Rights. OVS Magazine cannot offer payment for accepted submissions to the magazine. Each contributor will receive a free PDF copy of the journal, and a discount code for purchase of a print copy at cost.
Simultaneous submissions are welcome with immediate notification of acceptance elsewhere. No previously published work, please.
Reading Period for the Fall: August 1st 2010 - November 30th 2010.
Art Submissions:
All art submissions must have ART SUBMISSION: (ART SUBMISSION: YOUR NAME HERE) in the subject line or they will not be opened. Please send no more than 2 images. We are currently only accepting Black & White images. Email to:
ovsmag(at)gmail.com (replace (at) with @). Please send art as a jpeg attachment. If we need a higher resolution image for final publication we will contact you. A cover letter with contact information and bio in the third person is required, and should be pasted into your email message and addressed to the editors. Please list your attachment's name in the body of your cover letter.
Poetry Submissions:
All poetry submissions must have POETRY SUBMISSION: (POETRY SUBMISSION: YOUR NAME HERE) in the subject line or they will not be opened. Please send 3-6 poems (max of 10pgs) Email to:
ovsmag(at)gmail.com (replace (at) with @).Please send poetry in a single attachment formatted for MS Word or.rtf. Name attachment with your last name and POETRY (EXAMPLE:SmithPoetry.doc)
A cover letter with contact information and bio in the third personis required, and should be pasted into your email message and addressed to the editors.
OVS Magazine will hold the First North American Electronic Serial Rights for the piece for the issue in which the piece is printed. At the end of the month, rights revert back to the author, though OVS Magazine reserves the rights to archive the piece. If the piece is chosen to appear in a later print edition, the author will be contacted for OVS Magazine to reserve First North American Print Serial Rights. OVS Magazine cannot offer payment for accepted submissions to the magazine. Each contributor will receive a free PDF copy of the journal, and a discount code for purchase of a print copy at cost.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Call for Creative Nonfiction Submissions: Sycamore Review
Call for CREATIVE NONFICTION submissions: Sycamore Review
Sycamore Review is now accepting submissions in CREATIVE NONFICTION using our new online submissions manager. Most of our nonfiction content could be classified as literary memoir or personal essay. Sycamore Review does not publish scholarly articles or journalistic pieces, though we do publish experiential journalism or personal reportage with a memoir bent. We are interested in originality, brevity, significance, strong dialogue, and vivid detail. There is no maximum page count, but remember that the longer the piece is, the more compelling each page must be. Read below to find out what Nonfiction Editor Chidelia Edochie is looking for in an essay:
I like a little blood on the page. I want essays that manage to delve into the emotional depths of an experience, as well as to access a certain wisdom about the circumstances of the experience. Intellectual observations about human nature are all well and good, but what I want most to know is how the writer fits, emotionally, into the world s/he is recording.
Following are a short list of essays that I love, and that I think manage to accomplish what I discuss above:
“Stain you red” by Nicole Helget
“Burl’s” by Bernard Cooper
“The Love of my Life” by Cheryl Strayed
and
“The Undertaking” by Thomas Lynch
Online submissions manager can be found here
Sycamore Review is now accepting submissions in CREATIVE NONFICTION using our new online submissions manager. Most of our nonfiction content could be classified as literary memoir or personal essay. Sycamore Review does not publish scholarly articles or journalistic pieces, though we do publish experiential journalism or personal reportage with a memoir bent. We are interested in originality, brevity, significance, strong dialogue, and vivid detail. There is no maximum page count, but remember that the longer the piece is, the more compelling each page must be. Read below to find out what Nonfiction Editor Chidelia Edochie is looking for in an essay:
I like a little blood on the page. I want essays that manage to delve into the emotional depths of an experience, as well as to access a certain wisdom about the circumstances of the experience. Intellectual observations about human nature are all well and good, but what I want most to know is how the writer fits, emotionally, into the world s/he is recording.
Following are a short list of essays that I love, and that I think manage to accomplish what I discuss above:
“Stain you red” by Nicole Helget
“Burl’s” by Bernard Cooper
“The Love of my Life” by Cheryl Strayed
and
“The Undertaking” by Thomas Lynch
Online submissions manager can be found here
Call for Submissions from California residents: Crow Talk
POETRY ANTHOLOGY
THEME: CROWS and RAVENS
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2010
“Crow Talk,” an anthology, is seeking poems and artwork by California residents on the theme of crows and ravens. You are invited to submit original poetry, photos, and artwork about crows and ravens, or work that features crows and ravens in a significant way.
The final submission deadline has been extended until September 30, 2010. Publication date is spring/summer 2011, and a public reading in the Santa Barbara /Goleta area will be scheduled to kick off the anthology. Each published contributor will receive one free copy.
You will be notified of our decisions by December 1, 2010.
POETRY:
Submit 1-5 pages of poetry, single-spaced, size 12 font, in Microsoft Word or compatible format; written in English or in Spanish with English translations (if translations are included, you may submit 2-10 pages.) Submit your poems in a single email attachment to:
greenpoetproject(at)yahoo.com (replace (at) with @)
with your name and email address on each page. Please include your name, phone number, email address and mailing address in the body of your email, along with a list of titles submitted. Only one submission per poet, please. Previously published poems and simultaneous submissions are OK. If poems have been previously published in any form, include the publication name, publisher, date and issue #, for credit in acknowledgments. Please provide a 75-word bio with your submission.
ARTWORK & PHOTOGRAPHS:
Submit 1-5 JPEG or TIFF files of your artwork or photographs of crows and ravens. Send by email attachment to:
cynthialouiseanderson(at)gmail.com (replace (at) with @).
Please e-mail low resolution files, one for each artwork, and include your last name and the title of the work in each file name. If your work is chosen, we will request high resolution files. Please include your name, phone number, email address and mailing address in the body of your email, along with a list of artworks submitted and a 75-word bio.
THEME: CROWS and RAVENS
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2010
“Crow Talk,” an anthology, is seeking poems and artwork by California residents on the theme of crows and ravens. You are invited to submit original poetry, photos, and artwork about crows and ravens, or work that features crows and ravens in a significant way.
The final submission deadline has been extended until September 30, 2010. Publication date is spring/summer 2011, and a public reading in the Santa Barbara /Goleta area will be scheduled to kick off the anthology. Each published contributor will receive one free copy.
You will be notified of our decisions by December 1, 2010.
POETRY:
Submit 1-5 pages of poetry, single-spaced, size 12 font, in Microsoft Word or compatible format; written in English or in Spanish with English translations (if translations are included, you may submit 2-10 pages.) Submit your poems in a single email attachment to:
greenpoetproject(at)yahoo.com (replace (at) with @)
with your name and email address on each page. Please include your name, phone number, email address and mailing address in the body of your email, along with a list of titles submitted. Only one submission per poet, please. Previously published poems and simultaneous submissions are OK. If poems have been previously published in any form, include the publication name, publisher, date and issue #, for credit in acknowledgments. Please provide a 75-word bio with your submission.
ARTWORK & PHOTOGRAPHS:
Submit 1-5 JPEG or TIFF files of your artwork or photographs of crows and ravens. Send by email attachment to:
cynthialouiseanderson(at)gmail.com (replace (at) with @).
Please e-mail low resolution files, one for each artwork, and include your last name and the title of the work in each file name. If your work is chosen, we will request high resolution files. Please include your name, phone number, email address and mailing address in the body of your email, along with a list of artworks submitted and a 75-word bio.
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