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SUMMARY:PFN - Halfway Down the Stairs Seeking Submissions on the Theme: "Before & After"
DESCRIPTION:GENERAL GUIDELINES \n\nWe are looking for serious writers with an appreciation for language and the craft of writing. We want fiction with memorable characters and realistic plots\, poetry that is fresh and original\, and nonfiction that is both thoughtful and entertaining.\nWe will accept only writing that has been proofread for spelling and grammar. Trust us on this one. We keep our virtual machete very sharp for people who are grammatically challenged\, and we are not afraid to use it.\nHaving said that\, as an international ‘zine\, we accept differences in spelling usages (e.g. British vs American English) and will publish whatever is considered correct in an author’s home country.\nWe are not interested in explicit sexual content\, gratuitous violence\, or repetitive swearing\, unless it is essential to the plot and not included solely for shock value.\nPlease do not send us any of the following: poetry that sounds like it ought to be on a Hallmark card\, poetry you copied from a Hallmark card\, how-to articles\, first drafts of anything\, fanfiction\, anything full of sentimentality\, or religious and/or political propaganda disguised as fiction.\nThis ought to be obvious\, but only send us your own work\, humans. If you send us anything plagiarized or written by a robot\, remember we have a machete.\nWe do not accept previously published work. This includes not only formal publications in print and online journals\, but any pieces you may have posted to a blog\, personal website\, etc. If it’s already available to the public in some form\, we do not accept it.\nWe do accept simultaneous submissions\, but please let us know immediately if your piece is accepted by another journal.\nAs above\, we do not consider or accept submissions outside the specified submission period.\nWe reserve the right to make minor editorial changes without consultation\, where there are unintentional errors or inconsistencies in punctuation\, spelling or grammar. We will consult authors about anything more substantive.\nThe editors are all responsive to shameless flattery and to gifts of chocolate.\n\nPoetry Guidelines \nWe accept poetry of roughly 500 words or less\, although we are not terribly strict about this guideline.  We are rarely willing to be lenient with the theme when it comes to poetry\, and will do so only if the submission is very good. \nPlease note that we only accept three poems at any one time from a single author and\, for the most part\, publish only one poem from any one author per edition. \nFiction Guidelines \nWe accept fiction of roughly 5\,000 words or less related to the theme of the issue.   The fiction editors are looking mostly for short stories\, but we are happy to consider well-crafted flash fiction. We don’t want to be too strict with the guidelines\, because we appreciate originality\, creativity\, and stories that are off the beaten path. We like stories that grab us from the beginning\, make us think\, and keep us enthralled. Stories should be written confidently and fluidly\, avoiding too many adjectives or too much dialogue. We will be negatively distracted by poor grammar/spelling\, clichés\, and a lack of editing. \nPlease submit only one piece of fiction at a time\, and ensure stories are formatted as requested below. \nNonfiction Guidelines \nWe accept creative nonfiction of 3\,000 words or less. Halfway Down the Stairs is specifically looking for essays and memoir with a strong voice and a unique point of view. We publish well-written\, honest writing that inspires emotion. Humor is also appreciated. \nWe are not looking for stream of consciousness rants of a political or religious nature. Save those for your blog. We respond negatively to spelling and grammatical errors\, so please proofread your work closely if you wish to have it seriously considered. \nAs of 2018 we began accepting nonfiction submissions outside of the issue theme.  Submissions within the theme are still encouraged\, but high quality submissions outside the theme will also be considered for publication. Please note this only applies to nonfiction submissions. \nPlease submit only one piece of nonfiction at a time. \nSUBMISSIONS PROCESS\n \n\nPlease send all writing submissions to halfway . stairs @ gmail . com.\nDO NOT send your work as an attachment. (More details on why under point 5 below.)\nYour subject line should look like this: submission\, genre\, and title of your piece.  (Example: “Submission\, Fiction\, Monsoon Nights.”)  If you are submitting multiple poems\, state the number of poetry submissions instead of the title of the piece. (Example:  “Submission\, Three Poems by William C. Fredrikson.”) Please do not submit multiple genres in a single e-mail; if you would like to submit poetry and fiction\, send us two separate e-mails.\nWithin the body of your e-mail\, give us the following information: the title(s) of your submission(s)\, the name under which you wish to be published\, your e-mail address\, if the piece you are submitting has ever been published elsewhere\, if the piece you are submitting is a simultaneous submission\, and a brief introduction written in the 3rd person point of view.  If you are submitting multiple poems\, include these statements at the beginning of your e-mail\, and follow it with the actual poems. Example:\n\nThree Poems \nby William C. Fredrikson. \ncrazywillie57@gmail.com. \nNo\, the submitted poems have never published elsewhere. \nMonsoon Nights is not a simultaneous submission.  Elsewhere and Lady Luck are both simultaneous submissions.William C. Fredrikson teaches grade seven social studies in British Columbia.   His students think he looks exactly like Jack Nicholson.  In his spare time\, William enjoys playing the guitar\, reading Hemingway\, studying World War II history\, and making fun of reality television. \n\nIf we do choose to publish your piece\, we will also publish your biography. Your e-mail address is confidential\, and we will never publish it or give it out.\nAfter your introduction\, please post your piece within the body of your e-mail.  Please do not send your work as an attachment.  Please single space your work\, double spacing between paragraphs.  Please do not indent your paragraphs.\nProvide a content warning if it’s warranted: Let us know upfront if there is some kind of explicit content in your submission which we should be warned about in advance. We’ll leave this up to your discretion\, but examples could include abuse\, neglect\, self harm\, or violence.\nOptional: Let us know how you found us.  We’re curious as to where our readers and writers are coming from.\nOptional: Let us know if there’s a kind of image you visualize with your piece\, or even if you have an image you would like us to use if it is published (guidelines below). We reserve the right to choose alternatives – but we are happy to consider your suggestions.\n\nWe aim to respond to all submissions within 4-8 weeks of receipt\, and you will never wait more than three months for a response.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-halfway-down-the-stairs-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-before-after/
LOCATION:Halfway Down the Stairs
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SUMMARY:PN - Dorothy Parker's Ashes Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Brains
DESCRIPTION:Please submit first-person essays anytime before the deadline prior to publication date. Please be advised that we reserve the right to edit\, though all edits will be sent to writer before publication for approval. Please feel free to include a suggested title and art but we reserve the right to change the title and choose the art. We do consider previously published essays\, taking into consideration venue\, date\, etc. \nAll rights are non-exclusive. We do not currently offer payment. We accept no responsibility for anything from libel to hurt feelings. As Anne Lamott says\, “You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them\, they should’ve behaved better.” \nPreferred length. 500 to 2000 words. \nPlease send submissions along with a short bio pasted directly into your email to: info@dorothyparkersashes.com We ask for this to avoid potentially malware-laden attachments. Unless your formatting is a specific design element of your piece\, format should be single space with no paragraph indentation and one extra space between paragraphs.
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LOCATION:Dorothy Parker’s Ashes
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:N - Call for Submissions to HerStry.  Theme: Coming of Age
DESCRIPTION:Limited Demographic. Submissions are restricted to “women identifying persons\, including bigender/polygender persons\, cisgender women\, intergender persons/intersex persons\, non-binary persons/gender non-conforming persons\, transgender women/transfeminine persons\, two-spirit.”\nWe often can only see our coming-of-age stories in retrospect\, not as they are happening to us. Those moments that flung us over the line from childhood to adulthood. Some of them were gentle\, love-filled moments\, and others caused us deep\, maybe still resonating pain. In June\, we want those coming of age moments\, that step out of childhood. \n** HerStry is always happy to share stories anonymously—if your story is selected for publication\, simply let your editor know you would not like your name shared ** \nTHE RULES:  \n\nAll stories must be true and about you.\nStories must follow the theme in some way\, interpretations can be wide.\nStories must stay between 500–3\,000 words.\nDocuments should be double spaced\, 12Pt font with 1 inch margins.\nSubmissions must be in .doc or .docx form—we do not accept PDFs.\nStories are read blind. Please DO NOT put any identifying material on your manuscript. Manuscripts that don’t follow this rule will be automatically disqualified without being read. We realize personal essays may contain your name; a first name is fine.\nPlease include a third person bio. Cover letters are fine\, but not necessary (we don’t read them\, we’re more interested in what you’ve written).\nPlease submit only once per theme.\nWe do not accept previously published stories.\n\nHerStry centers the experiences of women identifying persons. We’re looking for work from bigender/polygender persons\, cisgender women\, intergender persons/intersex persons\, nonbinary persons/gender non-conforming persons\, transgender women/transfeminine persons\, two spirit. In other words\, if you are a cis man\, please refrain from submitting. \n WANT PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK? \nYou can now receive helpful feedback by selecting the “personalized critique” option on our submissions page. While getting your work critiqued does not guarantee publication\, we can help make it great for your next submissions\, whether it’s to us or someone else. \n$3 submission fee goes toward keeping HerStry sustainable. All accepted pieces receive $20 payment.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-call-for-submissions-to-herstry-theme-coming-of-age/
LOCATION:HerStry
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UID:4728-1714550400-1714582800@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Tabi Po! Literary Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme: "Ears to the Earth"
DESCRIPTION:“In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political\,\nI must listen to the birds\nand in order to hear the birds\nthe warplanes must be silent”.\n~Marwan Makhoul \nIn an interview with Robin Wall Kimmerer in Edge Effects\, she stated\, “Gary Nabhan has said\, as we try to heal the earth with restoration\, with ecological restoration\, that’s well and good but what we really need to do is re-story-ation. We need to tell ourselves a different story about our relationship to place. That’s where I think creation stories\, either from antiquity or the creation stories we are in the process of writing today about our relationship to place\, really matter. They can become a compass for us.” \nHow do we create poems that re-story ourselves to the earth when war covers the ground in dust? How do you respond to genocide and acts of terrorism? \nSubmit `1-3 poems by March 25th\, 2024. Please include a cover letter and a 50-100 word bio. Work should be previously unpublished. Rights revert back to the author upon publication.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-tabi-po-literary-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-ears-to-the-earth/
LOCATION:Tabi Po! Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Heron Tree Seeking: Found poems created from any source material(s) published in or before 1928
DESCRIPTION:Heron Tree volume 11 will be dedicated to found poems composed from sources published in or before 1928. \nWe encourage you to download and read some collections of found poetry that we have published in the past: Found in the Public Domain\, Songs\, From the Blue Fairy\, Of Climates & Continents\, and all the poems in volume 8\, volume 9\, and volume 10. \nMore information: \n– We are interested in any and all approaches to found poetry construction and erased or remixed texts. \n\n\n\n– If you are working with a text that was translated into English\, the English translation must also be published in or before 1928. \n– Send up to 6 poems with a cover letter to submit.herontree@gmail.com. \n– In your email cover letter\, please include a list of your poems’ titles. \n– The poems should be attached in a single doc\, docx\, or pdf file. If your pieces are better viewed as digital images\, insert them as jpegs within a single doc\, docx\, or pdf file. \n– All submissions will be read blind\, so do not include your name in the file with the poems. \n– In the same file as the poems\, provide a different process paragraph for each poem. It should identify the source(s) for the poem and briefly explain your method of composition. If a poem combines found material and your own words\, that’s fine\, but your process statement must make that clear. You can find examples of process paragraphs in our previous collections of found poetry. If a poem is accepted for publication\, the process paragraph will be published with it. \n– Simultaneous submissions are welcome with timely notification of acceptance elsewhere. \n– Poems that have previously appeared online (temporarily or permanently\, on your own or a third-party site) should not be submitted\, nor should work that has already been published electronically or in print. \n– Once you send your submission\, you’ll receive an automatic email reply. If you don’t receive the reply\, please check your spam folder and add Heron Tree to your contacts to ensure that you receive future communications about your submission. \n– If your work is accepted by Heron Tree\, you agree to grant us exclusive first publication rights and the non-exclusive right to include your work in the volume 11 collection and our online archives. You agree that if your poem subsequently appears elsewhere you will credit Heron Tree as the original publisher. \n– Accepted poems will be published weekly on the Heron Tree website beginning in summer 2023 and will be included in a free downloadable PDF volume available later in the year. \nHeron Tree does not charge a fee for submitting nor provide payment for publication. \nThese guidelines are subject to change.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-heron-tree-seeking-found-poems-created-from-any-source-materials-published-in-or-before-1928/
LOCATION:Heron Tree
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:FN - Call for Submissions to descant. Theme: Time Capsule
DESCRIPTION:A forum for fiction and poetry\, descant seeks high-quality work in either innovative or traditional forms. Fiction is usually 5000 words or fewer\, poems sixty lines or fewer. We do\, however\, occasionally accept submissions exceeding these lengths. descant specifies no particular subject matter or style. \nThe Time Capsule \nA keepsake to put away for the future\, a token of childhood\, a triumphant memory… the time capsule is a means to share wishes\, hopes\, dreams\, and memories within an archive. How can a piece of writing signal to future readers how we live now: how we love\, scorn\, fear\, aspire\, and experience the world and its wonders. What do you want to say that cannot be said\, seen\, or heard unless it is unearthed for our descendants to discover twenty\, fifty\, or one hundred years from now? What does intelligence mean in the era of smart appliances\, iPhones\, Amazon\, Reddit\, TikTok\, and ChatGPT? With polar ice caps melting\, pollution clouding our air\, rainforests being deforested by the hour\, and war raging across the world\, we still carry on with busy workweeks\, and sink into beds dreaming of a better future when we rise. The time capsule will hold a kaleidoscope of human happenings\, preserved in pages for future generations to read with fresh eyes. \nPlease be sure to submit to The Time Capsule\, if you are answering this call. \nPlease be sure to indicate if the work is Fiction or Creative Nonfiction. \nWriters must confirm that work accepted by descant has not been previously published and that they will credit descant as the original publisher whenever and wherever else the work may be placed. \nOther than incarcerated persons\, potential contributors should submit via our free online system\, Submittable (descant.submittable.com/submit). Submit up to five (5) poems\, or one (1) single submission of fiction\, up to 5000 words. Please submit no more than twice during each reading period. \nPlease send online submissions to Submittable:
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-call-for-submissions-to-descant-theme-time-capsule/
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SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to Vilas Avenue.  Theme: Impermanence
DESCRIPTION:Vilas Avenue is open for submissions to Issue Six for a themed issue on the concept of “Impermanence”. Interpret that theme any way you’d like. Our reading period is April 1st\, 2024 through May 1st\, 2024. \nGuest Editor H.W. Day:\n \n“Impermanence is a fact of life that we all acknowledge in some form or fashion. It can be appreciated in a natural sense:  the transition from Spring to Summer\, plants ripening & decaying\, bird song throughout a given day\, & so on. However\, in the context of both Eastern & Western philosophies\, impermanence can be examined from a deeper perspective\, with change being thought of as the nature of conditioned phenomena existing in a constant state of process\, construction\, & interdependence. This includes us— our thoughts\, emotions\, & perspectives follow a similar pattern of connectedness & becoming\, existing & vanishing from moment to moment. The actualization that nothing exists in a permanent or dualistic way makes the written word real. \nVilas Avenue wishes impermanence to inspire a variety of interpretations of the theme\, challenging the writer to attain a deeper understanding of the state of change— crafting work that lives\, dies\, lives again\, & vanishes into momentariness. \nWith this issue we celebrate 10 years of recognizing work that involves movement\, travel\, & liminality that pulses in various ways\, which is why impermanence seems a fitting motif for a publication that operates in reciprocity with the nature of change. In short\, we are a constant process\, just like you.” \nHOW TO:  Submit 1-3 poems pasted into the body of an e-mail or as an attachment to vilasavenue@gmail.com with the subject line “Poetry submission”. Please also include a brief\, third-person biography. We will begin reading submissions in April 2024 and you will hear back on the status of your submission within 2-4 months of that time period\, if not much sooner. Your own previously unpublished works only\, please. Simultaneous submissions are OK\, but please write to let us know if someone else snags your work first. Please do not send Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated poems. \nThere is no fee to submit. We strongly believe that writing has value\, and we believe that\, when feasible\, writers should be compensated for their work. In alignment with arching toward that philosophy\, one poet (chosen at random out of all authors accepted for Issue Six) will receive a $25 honorarium upon publication. \nAN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY:  Vilas Avenue values and respects diversity in all its forms. We recognize that life experiences\, perspectives\, and circumstances juxtaposed with our built and virtual environments manifest and emerge in dynamic and meaningful patterns that make us all human. If the submission process presents any barriers to your access\, please contact vilasavenue@gmail.com and we will adapt to accommodate your process. \nThank you for considering Vilas Avenue as a potential outlet for your work!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-vilas-avenue-theme-impermanence/
LOCATION:Vilas Avenue
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