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PFN – Call for Submissions to Rose Books Reader. Theme: Primal Scream
Call for Submissions:
Rose Books is now open for prose submissions for our first Rose Books Reader, entitled “Primal Scream”—a printed collection of work by writers who inspire us. In particular, we are looking for prose that explores characters or narrators somehow on the edge or on the brink, in chrysalis or transition, in various states of emergency or desire, struggling to cope with the realities of our contemporary world in real or surreal ways, with some success or no success at all. We’re looking for an engagement with emotional extremes or environmental collapse or feelings of bodily entrapment; work that is desperate, unhinged, hallucinatory, hormonal. In keeping with Rose Books’ mission—“we believe in taking risks for the sake of beauty”—we’re particularly keen on work that takes risks in either theme or style.
We are less interested in coming-of-age in NYC stories, vanilla relationship problems, or self-created ennui from being very online.
Please keep submissions to less than 3,000 words—we are open to previously unpublished stories, essays, flash fiction, and prose poetry. Simultaneous submissions are okay, please just let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer compensation for submissions at this time, but contributors will receive a copy of the Reader and we will promote your writing and publicize the Reader in every way we can.
Please email submissions in a Word doc (12 pt. font, Times New Roman, double spaced) with a brief bio to rosebooksreader [at] gmail [dot] com. The submissions window will close on September 10, 2024.