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SUMMARY:P - Adi Magazine's Spring 2025 Open Call for Poetry on the Theme: Alternative political visions for a world in desperate need of them
DESCRIPTION:Adi is interested in thinking about alternative political visions for a world in desperate need of them. We want examples from outside of the mainstream\, stories about practices\, ideas\, and movements that were/are suppressed by economic\, socio-cultural\, religious\, or imperial (colonial) powers. We privilege perspectives from the Global South\, always interested in how we might reorient our political universe towards those organic alliances\, intertwined liberation theologies\, grassroots movements\, and revolutionary philosophers. But we are also interested in the experiences of all marginalized peoples everywhere as they have explored alternative economies\, subversive strategies\, and surprising solidarities. Pieces could be based on historical events\, or could focus on imagined futures that subvert current empires. \nIn the words of James Baldwin\, “Try to imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shining and all the stars aflame. You would be frightened because it is out of the order of nature. Any upheaval in the universe is terrifying because it so profoundly attacks one’s sense of one’s own reality. Well\, the black man has functioned in the white man’s world as a fixed star\, as an immovable pillar: and as he moves out of his place\, heaven and earth are shaken to their foundation.” What realignments\, restorations\, revisions and resurrections might we uncover and foster with the stars aflame? \nPlease interpret this call expansively and imaginatively. Familiarize yourself with the range and spirit of our archives; Adi tends toward creative\, experimental approaches to political writing\, measuring the effects of policy through the intimate lives and experiences of people with a particular focus on those on the margins and in the Global South. \nWe do not want dreary political agitprop. We love work that bends genres\, that embraces the absurd\, that excavates interior lives alongside external conflicts. Send us work that analyzes\, satirizes\, fabulizes\, and fantasizes\, that disturbs\, beguiles\, moves\, challenges\, surprises\, and ignites. \nSUBMISSION LIMIT: UP TO 5 POEMS\, NO MORE THAN 10 PAGES. Previously unpublished poems only. \nIf accepted\, we pay $150/poem.
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SUMMARY:F - WestWord Journal Seeking Submissions on the Theme of Gold
DESCRIPTION:Unearthing Treasure in Your Stories\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe clock’s ticking on our GOLD themed submissions for Edition 9\, with just 10 days left before the end of May deadline.\n\n\nBut what if you’re stuck? What if you’ve been staring at that blank page\, thinking about the precious metal but finding only fool’s good is making it onto the page? Here’s some ideas to help you dig deeper. \nGold isn’t just a precious metal. It’s the light that shines through darkness\, illuminating our shared humanity. The warmth that brings us together when the world feels cold. The glow of beloved faces in firelight\, a setting sun\, candles on a table. \nFinding new stories to tell\n\n\n\nSure\, you could write about literal gold — treasure hunts\, inheritance disputes\, wedding rings — and those stories have their place\, and if told with heart and nuance\, I’m sure they’ll resonate with us. But gold is most powerful as a metaphor for the real truth of the story revealed slantways. \nGold is the moment of understanding between strangers. The thread of compassion running through difficult conversations. The quiet generosity that asks for nothing in return. It’s the ability to see yourself in others and find connection across divides\, to recognise our common ground even in conflict. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe charge a small submission fee (£5) in order to pay writers and cover our production\, design and admin costs. We understand that this will be unaffordable for some people so we have 4 free submissions available in each period. Contact us to get one. No need to provide any explanation or evidence\, just ask. They are first come\, first served so if you do need one\, best to get in touch as soon as the submission period opens. \nWORD COUNTS\n\nShort Stories: up to 3000 words\nFlash Fictions: up to 1000 words\n\n\nAll submissions must be sent through Submittable and we cannot accept email submissions. Anything sent via email will not be read.\nPlease submit no more than one story per category in each submission period. If you are submitting to more than one category then each submission must be made separately and the submission fee paid each time.\nPlease use a legible\, easy-to-read font of at least 12pt or 14pt.\nAll submissions must be previously unpublished (never published in print or online\, including a personal blog) and in .doc\, .docx\, or .pdf format ONLY.\nSimultaneous submissions are fine but please withdraw your submission via Submittable if it is accepted elsewhere.\nOur submissions are open to all adult writers worldwide. All work must be written in English.Micro Fictions: up to 350 words\n  \nSubmission Guidelines\n\n\nPlease do not submit stories which glorify murder\, racism\, sexism\, homophobia\, religious hatred or any other kind of bigotry and hate. Any sex must be relevant to the story. We won’t publish graphic stories of rape\, incest\, child abuse\, bestiality\, or excessive violence and we do not want to read them.\nThis doesn’t mean we won’t publish stories that are about difficult subjects\, but they must be written with nuance\, empathy\, compassion and love for our shared humanity at the heart of them. 💙\n\nAuthor Payment\nFor each edition\, the writers we publish will share 50% of the submission fees received (after Submittable fees are deducted). All stories selected for an edition will receive the same payment no matter the length of the story. \nWe will also nominate stories for prizes (Best of the Net\, Best Small Fictions\, Best Microfictions\, etc.). \nSubmissions fee: £5
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LOCATION:WestWord Journal
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SUMMARY:P - Open Call to tiny wren lit. Theme: Inventory
DESCRIPTION:General Submissions\nIssue Nine: Inventory \n\n\nStart making a list. For Issue 9\, we’re asking you for your best inventory poems\, also known as list or catalog poems. As the name suggests\, an inventory poem is a form + device that rely on an inventory of people\, objects\, images\, characteristics\, ideas\, emotions\, etc. \nThe list may explicitly or implicitly convey or evoke a particular emotion\, realization\, or idea/meaning. You can also look at litanies for inspiration. \nBoth the Academy of American Poets + The Poetry Foundation have some great resources + examples: List Poems\,  Taking Stock with the Catalog Poem\, + Litany Poems. \nWe gravitate toward tiny poems with deep imagery + original\, striking figurative language. Read previous issues or buy a tiny chapbook to get a sense of what we like.​ \nSubmit up to six (6) tiny poems in a single Word document (.doc or .docx or .pdf). Each poem should be on its own separate page\, single-spaced\, + in 12-point font\, nothing fancy. Work should be your own + unpublished. Before you submit\, please read our FAQ page + also make sure that your poem is a list or contains a list.
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