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SUMMARY:PFN - Halfway Down the Stairs Seeking Submissions on the Theme of Ephemera
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.\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.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-halfway-down-the-stairs-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-ephemera/
LOCATION:Halfway Down the Stairs
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PF - The Amphibian Literary Journal: Healing
DESCRIPTION:Submissions for Issue 6 open December 1st -February 1st ’24\nThe theme of the next issue is Healing \nWe’re looking for work that expresses the aspects of healing that are life changing\, profound\, painful\, cathartic\, joyous or liberating. The moment you looked up and saw the sunrise and thought ‘I’m going to be ok’. \nPerhaps it hasn’t happened yet and you need it in your life\, a longing to be healed and whole again\, bearing the scars of experience. Those scars are beautiful because you have survived. \nIf you are considering submitting\, it’s always a good idea to buy an online or print copy of the magazine to familiarise yourself with what we’re looking for. \n\ngo to shop\n\nSend us your poems\, stories and flash fiction \nword count max 2000 for stories \nmax 3 poems and we are flexible as to length (within reason of course!) \na simple word doc and most fonts are fine. \ninfo@theamphibianlit.com
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-the-amphibian-literary-journal-healing/
LOCATION:The Amphibian Literary Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:N - Call for Submissions to HerStry.  Theme: Second Chances
DESCRIPTION:HerStry 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSecond Chances\nWhat second chances have you gotten? What second chances have you wished for? In March we’re collecting stories of second chances\, real or imagined. Tell us about reconnecting with a lost love\, making amends with your dead mother\, walking down the path you didn’t choose the first time. \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\n\nAll stories must be true and about you. \n\n\nStories must follow the theme in some way\, interpretations can be wide. \n\n\nStories must stay between 500–3\,000 words. \n\n\nDocuments should be double spaced\, 12Pt font with 1 inch margins. \n\n\nSubmissions must be in .doc or .docx form—we do not accept PDFs. \n\n\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. \n\n\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). \n\n\nPlease submit only once per theme. \n\n\nWe do not accept previously published stories.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-herstry-second-chances-n-fee-based/
LOCATION:HerStry
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Laux/Millar RR Poetry Prize
DESCRIPTION:Laux/Millar RR Poetry Prize Raleigh Review\n\nJUDGING \n\nSTANDARD ENTRY FEE: $15 USD\nIF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP\, THERE IS AN OPTION TO SUBMIT FOR FREE HERE ON DUOSUMA.\nFREE SUBMISSIONS BASED ON HARDSHIP ARE ON THE HONOR SYSTEM\, NO APPLICATION or EVIDENCE REQUIRED.\nYOU MAY ALSO TIP LESS THAN THE STANDARD RATE\, TIPS ARE OPTIONAL.\nDORIANNE LAUX & JOSEPH MILLAR ARE THE FINAL JUDGES.\n\nPRIZES \n\nFirst Prize includes $500 USD and publication.\nFinalists will receive standard $15 payment along with publication.\nHonorable Mentions will be considered for publication and standard payment.\nAll Finalists and Honorable Mentions will receive a 2-year subscription to Raleigh Review\nInternational winners\, those based outside the US\, will receive payment\nin copies of Raleigh Review.\n\nGUIDELINES: \n\nOpens on January 1\, 2024 (on both Submittable and Duosuma) \nDuosuma deadline is February 2\, 2024 – Fee Free or Tip Jar.\nThe fee free option is for those who are truly in need of a fee free pathway.\nA dislike\, a disdain or an aversion for fees alone is not a qualifier for the fee free submission option.\nWe do not ask for evidence or for an application. The fee free option is on the honor system. \nSubmittable Deadline is June 1\, 2024 at midnight EST.\nWE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE SUBMISSIONS AT ANYTIME.\nWe never extend deadlines. \nSubmit up to five pages of unpublished poems per entry.\nAttached files should be free of personal identifiers such as name\, address\, phone and email\, social media handles\, etc.\nSimultaneous submissions are acceptable.\nFailure to meet guidelines may result in disqualification.\nCurrent students or affiliates of Raleigh Review editorial staff and Raleigh Review board members are not eligible to enter.\nThis contest is open to poets who reside in the USA (regardless of immigration status).\nBeginning in 2021\, those outside the USA are most welcome to submit to this prize though payment for any winners who happen to be based outside the USA will be in copies of Raleigh Review since we are not permitted to mail checks outside our own country.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-laux-millar-rr-poetry-prize/
LOCATION:Laux/Millar RR Poetry Prize
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Big Wing Review Seeking Submissions about Relationships
DESCRIPTION:Big Wing Review is currently accepting literary submissions through Feb 7\, 2024\, for our second print + digital publication (scheduled for release May 2024). \nWe accept essays\, prose\, flash fiction\, and poetry. There is no fee to submit. \nFor this round of submissions due Feb 7\, 2024\, we will be accepting work that explores relationships – one-to-one\, groups\, families\, romances\, friendships; challenges\, highs\, lows\, patterns\, and parallels. \nFrom the Editor: \nWe are a magazine that brings emerging artists and writers to a wider audience. Both new and experienced writers are welcome to submit! \nLanguage / Format Requirements: All submissions must be in English and must be previously unpublished. A written transcript must accompany spoken word recordings. We do not accept translations of previously published works. \nSimultaneous Submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed\, as long as we are notified if the piece is accepted for publication elsewhere. \nSubmission Limits: Individuals are limited to one submission per person with the following work guidelines: \n\nFlash fiction: Less than 1\,000 words. Max 2 per submission.\nProse/Essay: Less than 4\,000 words. Max 1 per submission.\nPoetry: Max 3 poems per submission.\n\nRevisions: Please do not send revisions. We will publish all content as received\, so please review copy carefully prior to submission. \nCopyright: Big Wing Review holds first serial rights for material that we publish (see here for info on what this means). The copyright automatically reverts to the author upon publication. All work may be permanently archived online. We ask that Big Wing Review be acknowledged in any subsequent publication of the work. \nPayment: $5 per published poem\, artwork\, or spoken word piece. $10 per fiction\, essay\, or prose work. \nOther Questions? Contact submissions@bigwingreview.com
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-big-wing-review-seeking-submissions-about-relationships/
LOCATION:Big Wing Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN -  Call for Submissions to The Suburban Review.  Theme: Hype
DESCRIPTION:Put down the to-do lists and pull out the confetti—we’re feeling HYPEd to bring you the first TSR issue of 2024. TSR #33: HYPE is now open for submissions across fiction\, poetry and essay\, \nThe Suburban Review accepts previously unpublished work. We allow simultaneous submissions. If it’s been accepted elsewhere just let us know through Submittable or email us at submissions@theusburbanreview.com with “Withdrawing submission” as your subject line. We only allow one submission per person (that means you need to choose if you want to submit fiction\, non-fiction\, or poetry). To submit poetry (that’s a maximum of 3 poems)\, make sure all the poems are in a single document. \nSend us stories that announce themselves like a new year rolling in\, literary essays about the latest ‘in thing’ you’re avoiding\, or poems that straddle the intimate and public. HYPE is whatever you make it—a gaggle of pre-teens in line at Sephora\, a quiet knock at the door\, a cup of tea and a bathtub. \nFICTION \n2000-2500 words—no more than that! (payment $275)\n1000-2000 words (payment $200) 500-1000 words (payment $150) \nCREATIVE NON-FICTION \n2000-2500 words—no more than that! (payment $275)\n1000-2000 words (payment $200)\n500-1000 words (payment $150) \nPOETRY \nSuite of three poems—no more than that! (payment $275)\nOver 30 lines (payment $175)\nUnder 30 lines (payment $125)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-the-suburban-review-theme-hype/
LOCATION:The Suburban Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PF - Augur Magazine: Limited demographic: BIPOC\, trans\, and/or disabled and Canadian citizens/permanent residents
DESCRIPTION:Augur makes room for writing from uncommon perspectives\, and brings together the often disparate realms of literary and genre fiction. Our goal is to publish at least 80% Canadian and Indigenous content\, offering new opportunities to the rich communities of speculative fiction writers in the North. And\, more importantly\, we’re committed to featuring intersectional narratives as represented by characters\, storytelling\, and\, in particular\, author representation. We want the kind of liminal that pulls voices together\, and honours difference as an integral part of our literary canon. \nA NOTE ON INTERSECTIONALITY \n\n\nIf you are comfortable with it\, we encourage writers to indicate their intersections in their cover letter. We pay attention to whose voices we publish\, and this information helps us be self-aware as we construct issues. \nHowever\, we acknowledge marginalized individuals are not often safe when they disclose their identities. Disclosure is not a requirement to submit. \nAny information disclosed will be treated as confidential. \nWhat does “intersections” mean? Any intersection of identity that you sit at. For example\, a POC trans settler\, or an allocishet white woman. Everyone sits at intersections of identity and privilege—please do not write that you have “no intersectional identity” in your cover letter. \nSome intersections might include: \n\n2SLGBTQIA+\nBlack\, Indigenous\, and/or POC\nMarginalized genders\nSettler\nDisabled\nNeurodivergent\nCitizenship status\nReligious minority\nClass\n\nAlthough this is by no means an exhaustive list. We also encourage folks who aren’t marginalized to get into the practice of self-identifying\, to normalize the practice across the board. \nPlease note that our editorial preference will always skew towards intersectional/marginalized/under-represented/diverse\, Canadian and Indigenous/Native/First Nations creators. \n\n\nA NOTE ON CITIZENSHIP DECLARATION FOR INDIGENOUS CREATORS\n\n\n\n\nCanadian granting bodies require us to keep track of who we’re publishing—we need to know that we’re hitting the required Canadian quotas. So\, as a result\, we ask folks to identify as from Canada/Turtle Island or as International. However\, we recognize that this complicates the submissions process for folks who live within Canadian settler borders but who resist/refuse Canadian identity. \nWe welcome all of our Indigenous authors and creators to self-identify their citizenship however feels most comfortable and accurate. If you prefer\, you are welcome to exempt yourself from the CND/TI and INT requirements—we just ask that you also let us know if you are situated within Canadian borders\, so we can keep track of what the Canadian government will recognize as a part of our quota. \nFICTION SUBMISSIONS\nShorts & Flash \n– Submit in standard manuscript format \n– Do not include identifying information \n– Send as a .doc or .docx file \n– Place content warnings under the title of your manuscript \n– If you would like to\, indicate your intersections (not required) \n– Let us know if it’s a simultaneous submission \n– Don’t submit any single story over 5000 words \n– Send a maximum of 2 stories per submissions cycle \nWe pay $0.11 cents (CAD) per word for short fiction (1000+ words)\, and a flat fee of $110.00 per flash fiction piece (1000 words and under). \nFinally\, for grant purposes\, please indicate if you have citizenship/residency in Canada/Turtle Island [CND/TI]\, are international [INT]\, or have a less clearcut relationship with Canada [OTH]—for example\, international students\, individuals living here without citizenship\, or any other relationship that is not easily defined. \nPOETRY SUBMISSIONS\nFor bards & wordsmiths\n– Submit in standard manuscript format for poetry \n– Submit as a .doc or a .docx file \n– Do not include identifying information \n– Place content warnings under the title of your manuscript \n– If you would like to\, indicate your intersections (not required) \n– Do not submit more than 5 poems\, to a maximum of 10 pages of poetry \nWe pay $60.00 CAD per poem \nFinally\, for grant purposes\, please indicate if you have citizenship/residency in Canada/Turtle Island [CND/TI]\, are international [INT]\, or have a less clearcut relationship with Canada [OTH]—for example\, international students\, individuals living here without citizenship\, or any other relationship that is not easily defined
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-augur-magazine-limited-demographic-bipoc-trans-and-or-disabled-and-canadian-citizens-permanent-residents/
LOCATION:Augur Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Panorama: The Journal of Travel\, Place\, and Nature. Theme: Ecology
DESCRIPTION:Ecology: /ɪˈkɒlədʒi\, ɛˈkɒlədʒi/ origin: late 19th cent. oecology\, from Greek oikos ‘house.’ Noun 1. The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. 2. The political movement concerned with protection of the environment. \nFor this issue\, we seek stories that respond to ecology in all its forms\, from its earliest roots to present-day ecologies which span people\, organisms\, systems\, and worlds. Work that follows in the footsteps of authors such as John Muir\, Rebecca Solnit\, and David Olusoga is encouraged. \n\n\nGuidance\n\n\n\n\nWe require a cover letter for all submissions\, with certain information provided [introduction\, background\, publication history\, social handles]. We also ask that all submitted work be sent as a Word Doc attachment\, double-spaced\, with page numbers. We are unable to accept work within emails\, or sent as PDFs. We regret that due to the number of submissions we receive\, submissions that do not meet our guidelines are declined. For more on our guidelines\, read our FAQs and Submissions page. All emails should be sent to the section editor as indicated\, and titled as requested and all submissions should follow our Style Guide.By following our guidelines\, you can help us accept your work more quickly. Thank you. \nDue to the number of submissions we receive\, and our goal of publishing as many writers as possible\, writers may only submit or query one work per issue. If your submission or query is declined for an issue\, and the submission call is still open\, you can submit another work or query again to that issue. Please submit all work via Submittable. \n\n\nSections open to the public for the ECOLOGY issue: \nTravel memoir: we seek works of nonfiction travel memoir with a strong narrative arc. 1500 to 6000 words. Please send completed works to Nonfiction Editors Kerry Beth Neville\, Samuel Autman\, and Joelle Renstrom through Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to travelmemoir@panoramajournal.org\, title email Ecology/Travel Memoir. \nDecolonising travel: In this issue\, we’re not interested in service articles about ecotourism or sustainable travel\, but rather in essays that use travel to complicate our relationships with our surroundings or to redefine natural or constructed environments. For example\, investigations into hidden ecologies beneath the surface\, migrations/returns to altered landscapes\, or narrative maps that offer new ways of seeing place. As always\, we encourage voices from the global majority and writing that’s aware of power dynamics in travel and challenges imperialist tropes and language. Roughly 1\,000-3\,000 words. Please send completed works to Decolonising Travel Editor Faith Adiele through Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to decolonisingtravel@panoramajournal.org\, title email Ecology/Decolonising Travel. \nGeneral and speculative nonfiction: we seek all forms of nonfiction writing. For ECOLOGY\, we are particularly interested in the crossing-over that travel provides\, whether in the aspect of the journey or the destination. Share your literal or metaphorical journey. 1500-6000 words. Please send completed works to Nonfiction Editors Sarge Lacuesta\, and Tolu Daniel through Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to nonfictioneditor@panoramajournal.org\, title email Ecology/Nonfiction. \nNew nature writing is a genre-fluid form that encompasses memoir/travel/and nature writing with an especial foregrounding of the challenges of the Climate Crisis. It is a form that loves to transgress borders. We would be delighted to receive writing with an ethical dimension and ecological awareness that encourages the reader to mindfully negotiate the shared landscapes of the human and more-than-human. 1500-3000 words. Below your title include a 50-word ‘taster’ paragraph that captures the essence of the piece in italics. Think of this as the carny pitch to hook curious passersby. What will they experience inside? Please send completed works to the New Nature Writing Editor\, Dr Kevan Manwaring through Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s).  Clarifying questions can be sent to newnaturewriting@panoramajournal.org\, title email: Ecology/New Nature Writing. \nTravel flash: we seek short works of travel memoir and nonfiction for the Travel Flash section. Pieces must be between 150 and 300 words\, after edits\, and no longer than 350 words before edits. Preference will be given to those pieces that present a strong sense of detail and place and a fleshed-out narrative. Make every single word count. For the Ecology issue\, we are looking for work that highlights interactions between humans and their surroundings. There should be a focus on human travel’s impact on the environment\, be it urban or wilderness\, real or imaginary\, large or small\, past\, present\, or future. Submit your work to Flash Editor Paula Read via Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to flasheditor@panoramajournal.org with the title Ecology/Travel Flash. \nStreetview: we seek views from your own street\, your neighbourhood\, your town\, or village. Travelling is more than visiting another place – it can happen anywhere\, even close to home. We look forward to receiving essays that take familiar surroundings and everyday experiences\, transforming them into something momentous\, poignant\, and universal. Pieces run from 1500 words to 2000 words. All submissions via Submittable. Clarifying questions can be sent to streetview@panoramajournal.org\, title email: Ecology/Streetview. \nTravel fiction: we seek works of fiction that reimagine ecology. Fictional works must include a journey to a place. Hybrid works (a blending of fiction and nonfiction) will be considered as well as experimental works. We are open to science fiction submissions for this issue as well as earth-land sea-air fantastical journeys of any kind\, as long as they are travelogue style and modelled on traditional journeys. 1500-3000 words. Please send completed works to Fiction Editor Vimi Bajaj through Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to fictioneditor@panoramajournal.org\, and title email Ecology/Travel Fiction. \nFlash fiction: we also seek flash fiction works for the Flash Fiction section. Pieces must be between 150 and 300 words\, after edits\, and no longer than 350 words before edits. Preference will be given to those pieces that present a strong sense of place. For the Ecology issue\, we will look for works that explore connections\, interactions\, and impacts between humans and other living things\, however large or small. Show us what eco-fiction can do\, and make every word count. Submit your work to Flash Editor Paula Read using Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to flasheditor@panoramajournal.org with the title Ecology/Flash Fiction. \nPoetry: we seek poetry with a strong eco-narrative. 1-2 pages. Please send completed works to Senior Poetry Editors David Ishaya Osu and Devi Laskar and Poetry Editor Amanda White through Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to poetryeditor@panoramajournal.org\, title email Ecology/Poetry.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-panorama-the-journal-of-travel-place-and-nature-theme-ecology/
LOCATION:Panorama Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Prairie Fire Call for Submissions: 50 over 50
DESCRIPTION:Call for Submissions: 50 Over 50\n\nPrairie Fire is giving centre stage to women writers over fifty! This special issue is a celebration that honours and recognizes the enormous contribution of living Canadian women writers\, who have helped shape CanLit and continue to do so. \nIf you are a woman\, aged fifty and over\, have at least one published piece of writing (literary journals\, anthologies\, books\, etc.) and live in Canada (or lived a substantial amount of your life in Canada) then we want to see your unpublished work\, as we compile this mosaic of new writing to be released in fall of 2024. \nThis special issue\, tentatively called “50 Over 50” will be guest edited by Katherine Bitney\, poet and one of the founders of Prairie Fire Press. \nSubmission Deadline: February 15\, 2024.\n  \nGUEST EDITOR: KATHERINE BITNEY\n\nBorn in England\, Katherine Bitney grew up in Saskatchewan and has spent most of her life on the Canadian prairies. She is a founding member of the Manitoba Writers’ Guild and Prairie Fire . Katherine Bitney is author of four books of poetry\, and a collection of essays\, and has collaborated as librettist on a choral piece\, Cantus Borealis\, with composer Sid Robinovitch\, which was premiered by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra in April\, 2011. She has worked as editor\, mentor\, creative writing instructor\, and arts juror for over 35 years in Manitoba\, and holds an MA in Religion from the University of Manitoba. Katherine Bitney lives\, gardens and writes in Winnipeg. \n  \nSUBMISSION GUIDELINES:\nSubmissions for this issue may be emailed or mailed. Emailed submissions need to follow the submission guidelines. \nEmailed submissions should be sent to prfire@prairiefire.ca\, Subject: 50 Over 50 \nor mailed to: \nPrairie Fire Press\n423-100 Arthur Street\nWinnipeg\, MB\nR3B 1H3 \nTHE COVER LETTER \nThe cover letter should be typed. Be sure to include the following: \n***Please state in your cover letter that you are submitting to “50 Over 50”*** \n\nyour full mailing address\, e-mail address and phone number;\na two-or three-sentence biographical statement (in third person)\nthe title(s) of the piece(s) you are submitting;\nthe genre of the piece(s) you are submitting (poetry\, fiction\, non-fiction).\nyour pronouns\n\nTHE MANUSCRIPT \nEach category counts as one submission. Please please do not send more than one of each type of submission. \nPoetry: send a maximum of 3 typed poems\, single or double spaced\, with your name and address at the top left of each page. \nFiction: send one typed story (maximum length 8\,000 words) double spaced\, margins of 1.5 inches should surround copy. \nCreative non-fiction: send one typed piece (maximum length 8\,000 words) double spaced\, margins of 1.5 inches should surround copy. \nFor fiction and creative non-fiction\, centre the title halfway down on the first page\, with your name below. Include a word count at the top right corner of the page and your address at the top left corner. Please number your pages. \nUnlike some of our other special issues\, we prefer that the piece(s) you submit for this special issue not be submitted elsewhere. If your piece has been submitted elsewhere\, please let us know immediately should it be accepted by another publication. Also\, please only send work that has not been previously published. \n*** Please make sure prfire@prairiefire.ca and lindsey@prairiefire.ca are added as ‘safe senders’ in your email. We would hate to end up in your spam folder! \nPrairie Fire encourages submissions from LGBTQI2S writers\, BIPOC writers\, disabled writers\, and all who are otherwise affected by structural inequality.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-prairie-fire-call-for-submissions-50-over-50/
LOCATION:Prairie Fire: A Canadian Magazine of New Writing
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Call for Submissions to National Flash Fiction Day Anthology. Theme: Air\, Earth\, Water and Fire
DESCRIPTION:The theme of the 2024 National Flash Fiction Day anthology is THE CLASSICAL ELEMENTS: AIR\, EARTH\, WATER AND FIRE. \nYou can use any combination of the elements\, just one or all four\, which should give you plenty of space to play around with ideas. Will you take us flying in the air\, bring us down to earth\, set us alight with your words or plunge us into the watery depths? We can’t wait to find out. \nFeel free to interpret the theme however you wish\, in 500 words or fewer. Selected flashes will be published in National Flash Fiction Day’s 13th Annual Anthology. Payment is one contributor’s copy of the anthology. \nPlease submit up to three unpublished flashes of 500 words or fewer before our deadline. Titles are not included in the word count. There is no minimum word count and much shorter pieces are very welcome. We prefer you include all pieces in one document where possible\, though multiple submissions are fine if you are submitting on different occasions. \nThis year’s theme is THE CLASSICAL ELEMENTS – AIR\, EARTH\, WATER AND FIRE. The story does not need to include thematic words or phrases\, but it must touch on the theme in some way. \nSubmissions are open internationally. Although we anonymise submissions\, we actively encourage submissions by writers from underrepresented groups\, such as BAME\, LGBTQ+\, low income and disabled writers. \nEntries will be read and judged anonymously. To avoid disqualification\, please do not put your name\, address\, email\, telephone number or any personally identifying information on your document or in the file name. \nIn addition\, all selected pieces will be considered for one of two Editor’s Choice Awards.  The 2024 editors will each select one piece from the accepted stories to receive a £50 prize.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-call-for-submissions-to-national-flash-fiction-day-anthology-theme-air-earth-water-and-fire/
LOCATION:National Flash Fiction Day
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - After Happy Hour Contest Theme: Animals
DESCRIPTION:For this year’s contest\, we want submitters to go wild–or domesticated\, or sentient\, or whatever other form of beastly you’re feeling. In other words: we’re seeking work from any and all genres that involves non-human living creatures in some way\, shape\, or form. \nSubmissions that fit the theme will include some kind of animal. Note that this doesn’t need to be a real animal. It can be a cryptid like a chupacabra\, a hybrid made via genetic engineering\, a robot pet\, or some new species that you’ve made up. It also counts if it’s a human who becomes an animal–a Kafka-style transformation\, for example\, or a were-beast\, Selkie\, etc. The animal can be an image or metaphor\, too\, but we’re looking for more than a passing mention of birds singing from the trees. The animal should be integral to the story in some way\, be that as a character\, a plot point\, or a central theme. \nEach $10 entry can be: \n\n1 prose work of 1\,000 words or longer\nup to 3 individual poems sent in a single document\nup to 3 flash or micro prose pieces in a single document\n\n  \nNumbers update 1/1: At the halfway point of the contest\, we’ve received 67 entries and the prize pool is currently at $320. \nPoetry: Send up to 3 individual poems\, no line or word limits. \nFiction: Send a single short story or up to 3 flash or micro pieces (fewer than 1\,000 words each) in a single document. We have no hard word count limits\, and welcome stories in that hard-to-publish 5\,000-10\,000 word length that justify their real estate. That said\, this is a print issue\, so we won’t be able to publish anything that’s a true novella length. \nCreative non-fiction: Send a single piece of 1\,000 words or longer\, or up to 3 flash or micro pieces (fewer than 1\,000 words each) in a single document. We are specifically looking for lyric or narrative non-fiction\, not scholarly essays (though if you’re using the tropes of scholarly essays within the context of a creative essay\, that we do want to see). \nHybrid/Cross-Genre: Yes\, please. Follow whichever of the above guidelines makes the most sense for your work.\n \nPrize Info:\nThe winners and honorable mentions for this contest will receive a percentage of the total entry fees paid (including purchases of After Happy Hour print issues): \n\nUp to 3 “ranked winners” will split 30%.\nUp to 3 honorable mentions will split 15%\n\nHow this will look in practice will depend on the work we receive. Possible scenarios: \n\nThree 1st place winners\, one each in fiction\, poetry\, and CNF\, who each get 10%; three honorable mentions\, one in each category\, that get 5%\nTwo 1st place winners\, one each in poetry and prose\, who each get 15%; two honorable mentions\, one in each category\, that get 7.5%\nOverall 1st (20%) and 2nd (10%) place\, plus 1-3 overall honorable mentions\nA single Grand Prize winner who walks away with the whole 30%\, plus 1-3 overall honorable mentions\n\nThe more submissions we get\, the more winners and honorable mentions we’re likely to award. All submitted works will also be considered for publication in the issue. If we publish your work and you don’t win a prize\, you’ll get $10 (basically you’ll get your entry fee back) and 2 copies of the print issue. \nGeneral Guidelines: \n\nPlease include a brief (100 words max) 3rd-person bio with your submission.\nTo limit editor bias\, we read all submissions anonymously. To this end\, we ask submitters to remove their name and contact information from the document before submitting it.\nUse standard manuscript format (11- or 12-point font\, standard margins/spacing). We won’t reject you for weird spacing or a bad font (probably)\, but following this standard makes things easier to read\, and that makes the editors happy. Poets/experimental prose writers have more liberty here if the non-standard formatting is used for stylistic reasons. Straightforward prose writers have no excuse.\nWe accept submissions only through Submittable. Submissions sent to our e-mail will be deleted unread.\nMultiple submissions are allowed\, but each submission must be accompanied by its own $10 submission fee.\nSimultaneous submissions are accepted for the contest. However\, your entry fee will not be returned if the piece is accepted elsewhere and you need to withdraw it.\nPreviously published work is not accepted for the contest. We are looking for new\, unpublished stories for this issue.\nIf you need to withdraw a longer prose piece\, or an entire packet of poems or flash prose\, you can choose the “withdraw” option on Submittable. To withdraw a single poem or flash piece from a packet\, you can message us through Submittable or e-mail us (afterhappyhour [at] gmail [dot] com).\nAccepted submissions may be edited for grammar. All changes will be sent to the author for approval before publication.\nWe acquire first publishing rights and electronic archive rights. All other rights are retained by the author. Following the work’s publication in After Happy Hour\, you can re-publish and anthologize your work as you see fit. Content can be removed from the website on request\, but cannot be removed from the issue in which it was published.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-after-happy-hour-contest-theme-animals/
LOCATION:After Happy Hour Contest
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Tupelo Quarterly Seeking Collaborative & Cross-Disciplinary Texts
DESCRIPTION:Tupelo Quarterly cultivates generous artistic community\, celebrates intellectual curiosity and creative risk\, and presumes abundance. We hold the gate open\, not closed.\nTupelo Quarterly seeks to cultivate dialogue between the arts.  With that in mind\, we would love to consider works that exist at the boundaries of genres and disciplines.  Please send up to 15 pages of cross-disciplinary material in PDF\, .doc\, or .docx format. \nAs always\, we look forward to reading your work!\nGeneral Guidelines:\nTupelo Quarterly accepts poetry\, fiction\, and nonfiction. \nHow to send work \nAll submissions must come through Submittable. We do not accept any hardcopy submissions. All our open calls are listed there with specific details relevant to each opportunity. Please read the guidelines for each category carefully. If no categories appear\, that means the reading period is closed. Simultaneous submissions are welcome as long as you notify us immediately at contactTQ@tupelopress.org if the work is placed elsewhere. Submissions may not be changed after entry. We do not accept previously published material. \nNotifications \nSubmittable sends automated confirmations of receipt\, and we will use Submittable to accept or decline all work. Beyond these notifications\, kindly refrain from requesting an individual response to confirm receipt of your submission\, contest entry fee payment\, or status in a contest. Our turnaround for submissions is approximately three months for any given issue of the journal. \nEthical Guidelines \nTupelo Quarterly endorses and abides by the Ethical Guidelines of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP)\, which can be reviewed here. \nAcceptances \nIf Tupelo Quarterly publishes your work\, we ask for 1st serial rights and acknowledgement if the work later appears elsewhere. We also ask to retain the option to include the work in a print anthology\, The Best of Tupelo Quarterly\, if the editors select it for the book. Authors/artists retain copyright.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-tupelo-quarterly-seeking-collaborative-cross-disciplinary-texts/
LOCATION:Tupelo Quarterly
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to "Connections Nurtured Through Nature's Harmonies" Anthology
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URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-connections-nurtured-through-natures-harmonies-anthology/
LOCATION:Connections Nurtured Through Nature’s Harmony Anthology
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to The BeZine. Theme: SustainABILITY: climate crisis and eco-economics
DESCRIPTION:HOW TO SUBMIT\nWe accept previously published work. You must have the copyright\, though. Please include prior public information and any relevant link if the publication is online. We want to promote other sites that publish our contributors and will include the link with your work. \nWe accept work that has been posted on social media. Do not provide links to social media posts. Simply note that the work appeared and on which platform. \nBy submitting work to The BeZine\, you are confirming that you own and hold the rights to the work and that you grant us the right to publish on the blog or in the BeZine if your submission is accepted. \n\nOnly email submissions will be read.\nProse\, poetry\, and hybrid: please submit as a word processing file attachment (Word\, Pages\, Open Document\, or RTF — NOT PDF\, NOT GOOGLE DOC).\nWork must be submitted in English and properly edited. Submissions in other languages are encouraged but please forward with a high-quality English translation.\nProse submissions should be limited to no more than 2\,000 words in an attached file (Word\, Pages\, Open Document\, or RTF — NOT PDF\, NOT GOOGLE DOC).\n\nFlash fiction or nonfiction (750 words or fewer) is welcome\, as are short stories (750–2\,000 words)\, essays (2\,000)\, and hybrid prose (up to 2\,000 words).\nWork under 1\,500 words will receive preference\, as we are an online journal.\nSend a query for prose over 2\,000 words that tells us why you think it belongs in The BeZine.\n\n\nPoetry submissions should be no more than three poems and total no more than 180 lines (i.e.\, 1 poem = 180 lines\, 2 poems = 180 lines\, 3 poems = 180 lines\, maximum) in an attached file (Word\, Pages\, Open Document\, or RTF — NOT PDF\, NOT GOOGLE DOC).\n\nWe prefer stanza or section breaks in longer poetry.\n\n\nWe may make editorial suggestions for submitted work before we accept it.\n\nCheck your work carefully before submitting. We may on occasion send work we like back to the writer for copyediting.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-bezine-sustainability-climate-crisis-and-eco-economics/
LOCATION:The BeZine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - The Argyle Literary Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme of Blood
DESCRIPTION:Theme One: Blood\nWe are fascinated by it. We fear it. We need it to live. Without it\, we die. We spill it for love and country. It binds us together. It tears us apart. \nIn Issue #2 (March 2024)\, The Argyle will introduce the inclusion of its “Theme” page\, which will showcase selected pieces of poetry\, fiction\, nonfiction\, and digital art that are based on a particular theme in each issue. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorks for the March 2024 issue will be based on the theme of Blood. Contributors may interpret the theme literally or figuratively; however\, the concept of blood must be reflected (directly or indirectly) in their submissions. Note: While speculative pieces may be considered\, we are not looking for works of horror\, gore\, or gratuitous violence.  \n\n\n\n\nSubmission Guidelines\nWe are looking for original\, unpublished work; however\, we are also all about reprinting strong pieces that aren’t done making their “rounds” (just let us know where reprints were originally published and acknowledge you currently retain the rights to them). Please do let us know if your submission (or part of your submission) has been accepted elsewhere ASAP via our submission email (submissions@theargylelitmag.com) so we can remove it from consideration and give you a heartfelt “Congratulations!” \nThe Argyle accepts general submissions for poetry\, short fiction\, essays\, interviews\, reviews\, and more. \n\n\nShort fiction\, CNF\,  & Essays – up to 3 pieces (approximately 3\,000 words each). We can be a little flexible for longer pieces). \n\n\nPoetry – up to 6 poems (no limitations\, but rhyme at your own risk). \n\n\nNo submissions created with AI (either partially or totally) may be submitted for consideration! \nSubmit your work at submissions@theargylelitmag.com\, including “Submission type – Name + number of pieces” in the subject line (ex: Poetry submission – John Doe (5 pieces). We accept Word documents and PDFs. Include a short bio (up to 100 words) and a photo to be included with our submitted work (if accepted).
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-argyle-literary-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-blood/
LOCATION:The Argyle Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - WayWords Literary Journal Seeking Submissions on Mythology
DESCRIPTION:Issue 14: Mythology\nThis issue is open to retellings and new ideas in the old mythology style; when superpowered beings are involved\, anything can happen. \nSubmissions  \n\n\nSubmissions must be in English and include the required Title Information (below). \n​Limits: \n5\,000 words of fiction \ntwo poems \n​Formatting: \nKeep formatting professional\, please: readable font\, empty lines for scene breaks\, empty margins\, etc. You can find recommended settings on the Submissions page. \nTitle Information \nPlease add the following to the top left of your document body (not in the header margin): \n​Name or Pseudonym\, email \nPiece Title  \nWayWords \nWord or Line Count \n​If your submission was previously published\, please credit your publisher below your word/line count. \n Accepted file types: .doc\, .docx\, .odt \nSubmissions accepted via email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net) OR Dropbox OR Duosuma. \nLive\, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted via email. \nWe must be able to download your file. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-waywords-literary-journal-seeking-submissions-on-mythology/
LOCATION:WayWords Literary Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Yaffle's Nest Competition.  Theme: "What we Inherit from Water"
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\nWater is essential for life. We drink it\, wash with it\, swim in it. Some of our earliest memories involve the taste or smell or sound of it. Water has the power to change landscapes\, it can soothe and frighten us\, but one thing is for sure\, we can’t live without it. \nThis competition will look for poems that speak to us about what we inherit from water and what that means depends on your own relationship with it. We want to see poems which show what you get from water in all its many forms. Poems that show what water provides and what it takes away. How being near it and in it makes you feel and what it’s like to be without it. Use water to write about something else. Tell us how it is\, tell us how it isn’t! \nThe competition judge is Mark Connors. First prize is £200\, second prize £50.00 and the third prize £25.00. The prizewinning and longlisted poems will all be included in an anthology entitled ‘What we Inherit from Water’\, to be published under the Yaffle’s Nest banner next year and launched on a date and at a venue tbc. \nTo enter the competition\, please pay the appropriate fee on PayPal. \nPlease include the reference: Yaffle Prize. \nEmail your submissions to \nyafflesnest@gmail.com \nPlease also include your name\, contact details \nand address in the body of the email. \nNo names should appear on the submitted document. \nPlease submit all poems on one document via a word/docx attachment. \n​ \n\n\nRULES\nOnly poems of 40 lines or less will be considered. \nThe poems may be in any style. \nWork deemed to be offensive will not be considered. \nAll entries must be the work of the poet submitting. \nPreviously published poems are not permitted. \nWe will not be accepting translations of poetry. \nNo changes can be made to poems once they have been submitted. \nAny entries in violation to the above will be disqualified. \nNo refunds will be given once work has been submitted. \nThe decision from our judges is final. \nNo correspondence regarding entries will be entered into. \n**As the poems are blind judged\, to keep anonymity\, \npoems which have been workshopped by the judge will be disqualified \nEntries can be made online via Pay Pal
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-yaffles-nest-competition-theme-what-we-inherit-from-water/
LOCATION:Yaffle’s Nest Competition
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:FN - Persimmon Tree: An Online Magazine of the Arts by Women Over Sixty Seeking: Short Takes: Erotica
DESCRIPTION:Erotica (Issue #70\, spring 2024)  \nWhat we are looking for: \nA woman is never too old to enjoy it. Or to enjoy reading\, writing\, or making art about it. Send us your erotica – your musings on erotica – your memories of erotic moments – actual or imagined. \nPublication date: March 15\, 2024\nSubmissions accepted: February 15\, 2024\, to February 20\, 2024\n(Please do not submit earlier or later than those dates.) \nYour submission must be under 500 words. Email it to us in a Word document; be sure your name\, address\, and email address are in the Word document and that the subject line of the email is “Short Takes.” Address it to publisher@persimmontree.org. \nInclude a headshot and short bio (no more than 50 words) in the email. \nYou must be subscribed to submit; click here to subscribe. Submissions and subscriptions are free.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-persimmon-tree-an-online-magazine-of-the-arts-by-women-over-sixty-seeking-short-takes-erotica/
LOCATION:Persimmon Tree
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:FN -  Call for Submissions to Litro Magazine.  Theme: "Democracy: The Power\, the Peril\, and the Paradox"
DESCRIPTION:In this dynamic period where democracy often oscillates between triumph and challenge\, Litro extends an invitation for writers and thinkers from around the globe to share their perspectives on democracy’s captivating dichotomies. This edition will have a global focus\, featuring contributions from various countries\, providing unique insights into the political climate of their homelands. We seek narratives that astutely dissect democratic processes\, from the grassroots victories to perplexing outcomes of major political decisions. Whether it’s the pride of democratic success or a whimsical caution about electoral choices\, we encourage you to submit stories that explore the ironies of democracy. Your contributions will not only tell tales but also reflect the diverse\, sometimes paradoxical nature of democracy worldwide. There’s no better city explore Join us in navigating and depicting the intricate\, often humorous labyrinth of democratic experiences. \nSubmissions guidelines: \n\nFiction and creative non-fiction: up to 4\,000 words\nFlash fiction: up to 500 words\nPoetry: up to 3 poems\, no longer than 40 lines each\nPlease submit your work in a Word document\, double-spaced\, 12 pt font.\nInclude a brief cover letter with your name\, contact information\, and a short bio (50-100 words).\nSimultaneous submissions are accepted\, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.\nWe do not accept previously published work.\nSubmissions must be in English.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-call-for-submissions-to-litro-magazine-theme-democracy-the-power-the-peril-and-the-paradox/
LOCATION:Litro Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to Free the Verse Poetry Magazine\,  Theme: Bodies
DESCRIPTION:We are now accepting submissions for our Spring issue. While the theme and title of this issue is ‘Bodies’ we encourage you to interpret it creatively. \nOur favourite poems are the unexpected kind. We love free verse poems that take familiar situations and turn them on their head\, using unusual metaphors and drawing parallels no one else would see. Poems with a sense of place and story are always welcome\, as are experimental pieces. You can read our latest issue\, Do You Smell Burning\, to get a sense of the poetry we publish. \nThe deadline for this issue is February 28th\, 2024. Please read our general submission guidelines below before sending us your work: \n\n\nPlease submit up to 3 poems per issue\, in one submission. \n\n\n‘Bodies’ is the title of the issue\, and therefore should not be the title of your poem. \n\n\nYour work must be original and unpublished\, either in print on online. We will accept work that has appeared on your personal website or equivalent. \n\n\nPlease include a brief third-person bio with your submission\, up to a maximum of 50 words. You are welcome to include details of previous publications\, but this will have no impact on whether your poems will be selected for our magazine. \n\n\nAt this time\, we only accept poems written in English. You are welcome to include words and phrases from other languages. \n\n\nIt is free to submit your work. At present we do not offer compensation to our authors. If your work is accepted for publication\, it will be published in our digital magazine. \n\n\nWe accept simultaneous submissions. If one of your poems is accepted for publication elsewhere\, please let us know immediately via our withdrawal form. \n\n\nYou must be over 18 years old to submit.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-free-the-verse-poetry-magazine-theme-bodies/
LOCATION:Free the Verse Poetry Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN - Chicken Soup for the Soul Series Seeking Submissions about: Miracles\, Messages from Heaven\, Angels
DESCRIPTION:Stories about miracles\, angels\, messages from heaven\, premonitions\, amazing coincidences and other unexplainable but good events! \nWe are looking for powerful\, astounding\, stories that will make people say “wow” or give them chills. This book is for everyone\, whether religious or non-religious. \nHere are some suggested topics but we know you can think of many more: \nSigns and wonder\nDivine intervention\nAngel visitations\nEveryday miracles\nMessages or guidance from those who have passed on\nDreams and premonitions\nMiraculous healings or recoveries\nVisions and revelations\nUnexplained happenings\nWhen something\, against all odds\, works out\nMysterious helpers\nUnexplained happenings\nAmazing coincidences\nNear misses and astonishing luck\nAnswered prayers\nStories that make you say\, you are not going to believe what just happened?\nStories that have people exclaiming really?!!!when they finish reading them \n***Please note that we are not looking for stories about people who are “angels” because they do nice things. Please do not submit eulogies about a loved one who has died and is now an “angel” \nGuidelines for a Chicken Soup for the Soul story\n\nTell an exciting\, heartwarming or funny story about something that has happened to you or someone you know. Your story should be written in the first person and should be about yourself or someone close to you.\nTell your story in a way that will make the reader cry\, laugh\, get goose bumps or say “Wow!”\nThe story should start “in the action” and draw in the reader. Do not start your story with an introduction about what you are going to say\, or end with a concluding paragraph about what you just said.\nDon’t be afraid to speak from the heart. Many people tell personal stories for the first time in our books\, and they find it to be a cathartic and productive experience. We do let you use a pen name for your story if you do not want to use your real name.\nDon’t try fancy moves with tenses. Writing in the present tense about something that happened in the past rarely works.\nKeep your story to 1200 words or less. Tighten\, tighten\, tighten!\nYour story must be true. No fiction\, no creative writing.\n\nWhat a Chicken Soup for the Soul story IS NOT:\n\nA sermon\, an essay or eulogy.\nAn “as told to” story written by you for someone else. If you ghost-write a story for someone\, we thank you for helping that person share his or her story. That person’s name will be listed as the author and he or she can acknowledge your help in the bio section.\nA term paper\, thesis\, letter or journal entry.\nAbout politics or controversial issues.\nA biography or testimonial.\nA journalistic article about a third party that reads like a newspaper article.\n\nGuidelines for a Chicken Soup for the Soul poem\n\nWe love poems that tell a story. A Chicken Soup for the Soul poem does the same job as a story. The reader goes away having learned your story\, just through poetry instead of prose.\nWe do not publish poems that do not tell a story.\nWe also do not publish poems that seem overly focused on rhyming and read more like greeting cards.\n\nA few more tips about submitting\n\nThe only way to submit your stories or poems to us is via our website. If you have any problems when trying to fill out the form and submit your work\, please contact our webmaster at: webmaster@chickensoupforthesoul.com. Responses from the webmaster usually take several days\, so be patient.\nOur webmaster cannot help you with your personal computer problems. If you have questions\, such as\, “How do I paste my story into the submission form?” please ask a friend or relative\, not our webmaster.\nPlease submit only stories or poems that have not been previously published. The only exception to this is if your work has only been published in a small local publication with limited circulation or on your own blog.\nPlease do not send us any book manuscripts\, unless through a literary agent\, as these will be automatically discarded. Also\, we do not accept title ideas from the public. If we receive any\, they will be discarded and will not be shown to an editor.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-series-seeking-submissions-about-miracles-messages-from-heaven-angels/
LOCATION:Chicken Soup for the Soul Series
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN - Call for Submissions to Chicken Soup for the Soul Series.  Theme: The Power of Positive Thinking
DESCRIPTION:We know that using the power of thinking positive helps you to achieve your goals and lead a happy\, purposeful\, and productive life. Almost anything is possible if you think you can. You can dream big\, overcome challenges\, create the best life possible for yourself\, and turn adversity into opportunity. \nWhat do you do to think positive and how did it change your life? Tell us your success story about using the power of thinking positive! \nHere are some suggested topics but we know you can think of many more: \nHow your attitude has made a difference in your life\nHave you used the fake it till you make it strategy?\nThe unexpected benefits of challenges\nPutting things in perspective\nTurning negative thoughts into positive thoughts\nCounting your blessings\nUsing humor to improve your life\nSilver linings that you have discovered\nAppreciating the simple pleasures\nWhat changes you made to create the best possible life for yourself and for your family\nHow gratitude helped you achieve your goals\nHow you used the power of forgiveness\nHow you pursued your passion\nHow you found purpose in your life\nWays you can actively practice using positive thinking to improve your life\nTell us about a role model who showed you how to use positive thinking\nUsing forgiveness to put the past in the past and find your way forward\nPowering through health challenges through positive thinking\nThe best advice/wise words that helped you use positive think. \nGuidelines for a Chicken Soup for the Soul story\n\nTell an exciting\, heartwarming or funny story about something that has happened to you or someone you know. Your story should be written in the first person and should be about yourself or someone close to you.\nTell your story in a way that will make the reader cry\, laugh\, get goose bumps or say “Wow!”\nThe story should start “in the action” and draw in the reader. Do not start your story with an introduction about what you are going to say\, or end with a concluding paragraph about what you just said.\nDon’t be afraid to speak from the heart. Many people tell personal stories for the first time in our books\, and they find it to be a cathartic and productive experience. We do let you use a pen name for your story if you do not want to use your real name.\nDon’t try fancy moves with tenses. Writing in the present tense about something that happened in the past rarely works.\nKeep your story to 1200 words or less. Tighten\, tighten\, tighten!\nYour story must be true. No fiction\, no creative writing.\n\nWhat a Chicken Soup for the Soul story IS NOT:\n\nA sermon\, an essay or eulogy.\nAn “as told to” story written by you for someone else. If you ghost-write a story for someone\, we thank you for helping that person share his or her story. That person’s name will be listed as the author and he or she can acknowledge your help in the bio section.\nA term paper\, thesis\, letter or journal entry.\nAbout politics or controversial issues.\nA biography or testimonial.\nA journalistic article about a third party that reads like a newspaper article.\n\nGuidelines for a Chicken Soup for the Soul poem\n\nWe love poems that tell a story. A Chicken Soup for the Soul poem does the same job as a story. The reader goes away having learned your story\, just through poetry instead of prose.\nWe do not publish poems that do not tell a story.\nWe also do not publish poems that seem overly focused on rhyming and read more like greeting cards.\n\nA few more tips about submitting\n\nThe only way to submit your stories or poems to us is via our website. If you have any problems when trying to fill out the form and submit your work\, please contact our webmaster at: webmaster@chickensoupforthesoul.com. Responses from the webmaster usually take several days\, so be patient.\nOur webmaster cannot help you with your personal computer problems. If you have questions\, such as\, “How do I paste my story into the submission form?” please ask a friend or relative\, not our webmaster.\nPlease submit only stories or poems that have not been previously published. The only exception to this is if your work has only been published in a small local publication with limited circulation or on your own blog.\nPlease do not send us any book manuscripts\, unless through a literary agent\, as these will be automatically discarded. Also\, we do not accept title ideas from the public. If we receive any\, they will be discarded and will not be shown to an editor.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-call-for-submissions-to-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-series-theme-the-power-of-positive-thinking/
LOCATION:Chicken Soup for the Soul Series
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - 3Elements Literary Review Seeking Submissions Including the Three Elements: Orchestra\, Bedridden\, Sift
DESCRIPTION:SUBMISSION GUIDELINES\n\nWe appreciate good writing in any genre. We especially like edgy writing that offers insight into darkness. We prefer character-driven stories as opposed to plot-driven ones. We relish a piece with a great deal of heart and more than a little bit of Truth (note the capital “T”). We want to read a story that makes us feel edified or philosophical or amused or creeped out or angry or melancholy or inspired or\, best yet\, all of these things together. \nWe find stories that include gratuitous violence distasteful. Sexism\, racism\, or other forms of intolerance are intolerable to us. That said\, you can certainly reveal a character through his/her prejudices; just don’t use a story to perpetuate negative stereotypes or ignorance. The world is already bursting with both. \nUsing the elements\n3Elements Literary Review  is a themed literary journal\, and all THREE elements (the specific words\, Orchestra\, Bedridden\, Sift) given for the submission period must be included in your story or poem for your work to be considered for publication. NO EXCEPTIONS WHATSOEVER. \nYour story or poem doesn’t have to be about the three elements or even revolve around them; simply use your imagination to create whatever you want. You can use any form of the words/elements for the given submission period. For example\, if the elements are: Flash\, Whimsy\, and Seizure; we would accept the usage of Flashed\, Whimsical\, and Seizures. \nLength\nThere is no minimum word count\, but please keep your fiction and nonfiction submissions under 3\,500 words. Poetry must be under two typed pages. \nSubmission period category limits\nWe will only accept the following number of submissions per submission category: Fiction and nonfiction is capped at no more than two submissions per submission period. Poetry is limited to three submissions per submission period. \nMultiple submissions\nWe do not accept multiple submissions within the same document/file. Each submission (fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry\, art\, photography) must be submitted individually. \nSimultaneous submissions\nSimultaneous submissions are completely fine with us. Our only requirement is that you notify us as soon as you can if you intend to publish your piece with another publication. \n 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-3elements-literary-review-seeking-submissions-including-the-three-elements-orchestra-bedridden-sift/
LOCATION:3Elements Literary Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Lifespan Series Seeking Submissions about: Retirement
DESCRIPTION:Retirement – Lifespan Vol. 10\n\n\nSubmissions for Retirement Lifespan Vol. 10 HAVE OPENED \nSubmissions close 29th February 2024. \nFrom 2021 through to mid-2024\, Pure Slush has been conducting a 12-volume anthology series\, looking across the Lifespan. \nThis is a unique opportunity to contribute works taking characters across the arc of their whole lives\, whether prose or poetry\, fiction or non-fiction. \nOr alternately\, to create unlinked works. \nSubmit to one … or a few … or many … or all. \nYour Retirement submission must be: \n\noriginal\, so previously unpublished online or in print (so that includes authors’ websites and blogs)\n150 word minimum limit for fiction and non-fiction\, stories and essays / maximum 1000 words. (That’s for each story / essay: maximum number of prose pieces you can submit is 3.)\n80 word minimum limit for poetry / maximum 1000 words. (That’s for each poem: maximum number of poems you can submit is 5.)\nmust include something about retirement / semi-retirement / stopping employment.\n\nYou must be minimum 18 years of age to submit. \nWe prefer submissions to be made through Submittable (scroll below to click here) and much prefer Word.docx to PDFs or other alternatives. \nTo submit\, click here. Please include the word RETIREMENT\, plus your name and the title of your submission\, and the word count. (Please note: word counts do not include titles or your name.) \nPLEASE NOTE: if you are submitting more than one poem\, story or essay\, we really prefer they are all included on one document. So if you have 5 poems or 3 stories to submit\, please include them on one document\, and thus make one submission\, rather than 5 submissions (one for each poem) or 3 submissions (one for each story).
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-lifespan-series-seeking-submissions-about-retirement/
LOCATION:Lifespan Series
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:3945-1709193600-1709226000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Wordrunner eChapbooks Anthology Series Seeking Submissions.  Theme: Displacement
DESCRIPTION:GUIDELINES FOR ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSIONS:\nWe are especially interested in historical fiction for our next issue. The theme is: DISPLACEMENT. This can be anything from physical displacement (moving\, emigrating\, exile) to estrangement or emotional or spiritual shifts. We want emotional complexity and nuanced characters in prose pieces\, as well as precise and telling language. \nFor poetry: Surprise and delight us with fresh language and boundary-breaking daring. Show us something we have never seen before\, but have always felt is true. Uncover or discover a new mode of expression\, inextricably wed to its message. \nSubmit up to three poems (no longer than a page each) or three flash fictions (500 to 1\,000 words each)\, or one short story\, novel or CNF/memoir excerpt\, or a personal essay (up to 5\,000 words). There are separate categories for each genre (poetry\, fiction\, nonfiction). \nWork should not have been previously published. No AI-generated or assisted writing\, please. \nSubmit ONE FILE (Word doc or docx\, RTF or ODT)\, which includes title (or titles\, if poems or multiple flash fictions) in the file name (but do NOT include the author’s name anywhere in the manuscript).
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-wordrunner-echapbooks-anthology-series-seeking-submissions-theme-displacement/
LOCATION:Wordrunner echapbooks
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F- Call for Submissions to Bridge House Annual Anthology.  Theme: Good News...?
DESCRIPTION:Our title is Good News….? The work “gospel” really means good news. But is what we regard as good news always good news? Even the loveliness of Christmas and the birth of the special baby is tinged with sadness; the beautiful Coventry carol isn’t about the little baby Jesus but about one of the children who was going to be slaughtered because Herod thought a new king had arrived. \nMany of the Jews who survived the Holocaust fled to Israel … only to be plunged into another conflict that has flared up time and time again. And look what’s happening now. \nGreat\, World War II ended in 1945. In 1947 the Indian sub-continent was torn apart. \nOn 20 April 1889 a woman was delighted to have given birth to a baby boy she named Adolf. Her husband would be pleased. Only he grew up to be abused by a step-father and in turn did his own abusing. Big time. \nYes\, the technology for electric vehicles is improving all the time. Except that many electronic parts come from the Ukraine and most of the lithium for the batteries comes from Afghanistan. And what of the carbon footprint that making them creates? \nIt seems we can’t do right for doing wrong. \nThere may be a sense of “be careful what you wish for”. \nOr: is the good news a trace of hope in a bleak time? Perhaps those elements of our lives for which we should be grateful? \nAnother thought: good news doesn’t sell newspapers. Therefore there are a lot of good news stories that don’t get told. Can you unearth one? \nPerhaps even what looks like bad news is actually good. \n\nHow to Submit\n\n\nPlease name your file as your story antholgy  e.g.  Finding the Butterfleis Good news ….?\n\nTry to avoid having the word “Good News” in your title but if you must make sure there are other words.   \n\n\nTexts should be:\n\nBetween 1\,000 and 5\,000 words \nPreviously unpublished \nDouble-spaced (Please do not put an extra double-space between paragraphs but do indent new paragraphs – use the Word paragraph settings to set this up) \nIn a regular font – e.g. Times New Roman or Arial\, 12 point \n\nYour name should not appear anywhere on your text. \nPlease use the header and footer function in Word to create headers and footers. Include the title of your story and the anthology in the header and page numbers in the footer.\n\n\nPlease adhere to these guidelines even if they sound pernickety – it really helps us if you submit this way. Although we wouldn’t necessarily reject your story if it was fantastic and you’d done something a little out of kilter\, if you’re borderline or your story is very similar to another this could be a deciding factor.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-call-for-submissions-to-bridge-house-annual-anthology-theme-good-news/
LOCATION:Bridge House Annual Anthology
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SUMMARY:PFN - LIT eZINE Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme of Transformation & Renewal
DESCRIPTION:Terms and Guidelines\n\nAll work needs to be accompanied by a short bio not exceeding 150 words\, written in the third person along with a link to your website or social media where readers can follow and support you.\nYou may also submit a photograph of size 250 x 250 px to be published with your bio. (The photograph is optional but we recommend it as readers love to get to know their favourite authors)\nWe are unable to provide monetary compensation for accepted submissions at this time. However\, we don’t charge any reading fees either.\nWhat we do give you is a chance to widen your audience by posting live links along with your work so your readers can find you.\nThis is voluntary labour of love and we aim for the widest possible circulation and exposure for our writers by keeping our magazine free of cost for the readers.\nYou may submit not more than three works across genres at one submission. However\, you can submit your work again for the next editions.\nIf you submit two or more works\, preferably in different genres\, you will automatically be considered for the “Author Spotlight” section. You may also request to be considered for the same. If your work is chosen to be featured in this section\, you will be required to do an additional interview.\nSubmissions:\n\nSubmit all written work as a .doc or .docx. or pdf file. However\, we prefer .doc or .docx files.\nThe submission may also include a photograph or copy of a work of art to accompany it (in .jpeg or .png format) only if that is also your work and you hold a copyright to the same.\nPlease use standard formatting and Times New Roman font\, size 12 points.\nSubmission size-\nPoetry: 50 words to 1000 words\nMicro poetry: Less than 50 words. We do not hold you to any character limits.\nShort story: 1000 to 4000 words\nFlash Fiction: Less than 1000 words\nMicropoetry has to be submitted as a set of 3 to 5 poems on the same common theme to be freely chosen by the poet. They must be collectively titled according to the theme chosen.\nDownload the submission format here.\nTo submit photography and artwork\, please contact us directly by email.\n\n\nAs this magazine will be circulated all over the world\, we require you to be the owner of the copyright and world rights to the submitted work.\nBy submitting your work to us\, you have permitted us to publish the same in our magazine in any format/formats that we choose and to maintain records of the same in our archives.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-lit-ezine-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-transformation-renewal/
LOCATION:LIT eZINE Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN - Rabbit: A Journal for Nonfiction Poetry Now Accepting Submissions for Issue 39.  Theme: Mutiny
DESCRIPTION:Rabbit is currently accepting poetry submissions for Issue 39: the MUTINY Issue. \nWhen you don’t trust the captains\, it’s time to take back the ship. \nFor Rabbit: MUTINY\, we seek rogue poems that resist the usual rules of resistance. We’re after nonfiction poems\, in all aesthetic registers\, that scorn the tyranny of planned obsolescence\, false idolatry\, rabid anthropocentrism\, bad governance\, and the logic of the market above all else. Send us your long-sighted\, large-hearted\, reverent/irreverent calls to arms.  Any increment of subversion or transgression\, down to and including dumb insolence\, is eagerly solicited for this issue. Now is not the time to be a civic coward. \nWe invite poets to send up to 3 poems in one document through Rabbit’s Submittable site. Please include in the cover letter of your submission: \n• full contact details (postal address\, email) \n• 50-word max. bio \n• a short (50-word max.) response to the following: “Name a poem or a work that refuses to obey orders\, that incites rebellion\, or that questions the validity of authority\, and why it gets you.”
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-rabbit-a-journal-for-nonfiction-poetry-now-accepting-submissions-for-issue-39-theme-mutiny/
LOCATION:Rabbit Poetry
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN - Parabola Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme of: Reality
DESCRIPTION:Parabola is a quarterly journal devoted to the exploration of the quest for meaning as it is expressed in the world’s myths\, symbols\, and religious traditions\, with particular emphasis on the relationship between this store of wisdom and our modern life. \nSubmission Guidelines\nLength\n\nArticles: 1000-3000 words\nForum contributions: no longer than 500 words\n\nBiographical Information\nPlease include a brief (2-3 sentence) biography with your subscription. Fit the description to the subject matter of the article\, e.g.\, for an article on Tibetan Buddhism\, “Smith spent three years travelling in Tibet.” Or\, a publication credit: “Smith is the author of Pilgrimage in Tibet (W. W. Norton\, 1987).” Always include your publisher. \nArticles and Translations\nParabola welcomes original essays and translations. We look for lively\, penetrating material unencumbered by jargon or academic argument. We prefer well-researched\, objective\, and unsentimental pieces that are grounded in one or more religious or cultural tradition; articles that focus on dreams\, visions\, or other very personal experiences are unlikely to be accepted. \nSend your submission to the email or physical address listed below\, along with a brief autobiography (2-3 sentences). Emails should include the article attached as a .doc\, .txt\, or .rtf file. \nAll articles must be directly related to the theme of an upcoming issue. \nEntries that do not follow submission guidelines cannot be considered. \nPoetry\nPoetry must be submitted as email attachments in the following file formats: \n.doc (MS word)\,\n.txt (standard text file) or\n.rtf (formatted text file). \nSubmissions in other formats will not be considered. \nSubmissions are limited to a maximum of five (5) poems per author.\nThe file must be transmitted under the author’s last name\, with all poems in a single file\, separated by page breaks. Each page must have the author’s name on it. \nSubmissions should be sent by email to editorial@parabola.org \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Submissions to: \neditorial@parabola.org \nMail Submissions to: \nEditor\nParabola\nP.O. Box 193\nLincolndale\, NY 10540 \nMailed submissions are to be accompanied by a stamped\, self-addressed return envelope\, #10 or larger. Submissions without SASE will not be returned. \n*Unfortunately\, owing to the volume of submissions we receive\, we are unable to respond unless a submission is accepted for publication.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-parabola-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-reality/
LOCATION:Parabola Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - THEMA Seeking Submissions on the Theme of Bookmarks
DESCRIPTION:Be sure to Indicate target theme in cover letter or on first page of manuscript. \nShort Stories: All types welcome―both traditional and experimental \nSend to: Virginia Howard\, editor\, Box 8747\, Metairie\, LA 70011-8747 \nOutside the US: email to Virginia Howard at thema@cox.net \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat we like: a carefully constructed plot; good character delineation; clever plot twists \nWhat we don’t like: bedroom/bathroom profanity.  Why? \n\nIt’s boring! Writers should be more creative than to depend on the same tired and dubious language crutches to express surprise\, disdain\, shock\, bemusement\, anger\, sadness\, and other emotions.\nSuch profanity\, used in excess\, often serves as a camouflage for a weak plot. If the plot is good\, the story can be told much more effectively in nonscatologic language even though a character in the story may be sleazy.\nStories of lasting quality rarely need it.\n\nPoetry: All types of poetic form welcome. Submit no more than three poems per theme\, please. If more than three poems are submitted\, we will read only the first three poems in the stack. \nSend to: Gail Howard\, poetry editor\, Box 8747\, Metairie\, LA 70011-8747 \nOutside the US: email to Gail Howard at thema@cox.net \nWhat we like: poems that are thoughtfully constructed and carefully distilled. \nWhat we don’t like: sexually explicit wording. Subtlety is more creative. \n\n\n\n\nTHEMA isn’t for everyone. To find out why\, click here. \nNew to submitting manuscripts to journals?\nClick here to download a PDF file of a few basic guidelines. \nOn acceptance for publication\, we will pay the following amount: short story\, $25; short-short piece (up to 1000 words)\, $10; poem.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-thema-bookmarks/
LOCATION:THEMA Literary Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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