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SUMMARY:PFN - 86 Logic: A Celebration of Artists from the Hospitality Industry Seeks Submissions for Issue #10
DESCRIPTION:86 Logic is a quarterly magazine representing artists with roots in the hospitality industry. It is made up of a team of veteran bartenders\, servers\, and hosts who love discovering how art and hospitality intersect. Submissions are open to anyone who has worked in the industry—restaurants\, bars\, and hotels\, to name a few. \nWe pride ourselves in having an easy submission process. Unlike most publications\, printed or otherwise\, we have no restrictions on file type\, size of submission (though our ‘zine is only so big)\, or on the type of work submitted. We feel this keeps us open to all printable genres. \nCurrently we are accepting any and all forms of work including but not limited to stories\, poems and non-fiction for our print magazine that explores\, promotes\, and celebrates artists with roots in the hospitality industry.\nYou must have worked in the hospitality industry — restaurants\, bars\, hotels\, etc. — at some point in your life.  \nSubmission Guidelines are simple. There are none. Show us what you have\, however you have it.  If we like it\, we’ll work with you to get it suitable for publication. We very likely won’t publish your 85 page novella\, but we might use some of it. \nEach selected submitter will receive a copy* of the issue featuring their work. Unfortunately\, we are unable to monetarily compensate artists at this time. \n*International contributors will receive digital versions
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-86-logic-a-celebration-of-artists-from-the-hospitality-industry-seeks-submissions-for-issue-10/
LOCATION:86 Logic
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Young Ravens Literary Review Seeks Submissions on "Exploring and Celebrating Womanhood"
DESCRIPTION:Issue 17 Call for Submissions!\nExploring & Celebrating Womanhood\n\n\n \nThe Priestess Tagerem\n\n\n\nWomanhood is a complex experience that involves more than motherhood or traditional expressions of femininity. From Virginia Woolf’s “a room of her own” to Maya Angelou’s “I’m a woman/ Phenomenally./ Phenomenal woman\,/ That’s me\,” women have claimed their voices unapologetically as writers and creators. \nBut there is still not enough of women’s voices and perspectives in the world. In Issue 17 of Young Ravens\, we are exploring womanhood in all forms as woven into our lives\, histories\, fairy tales\, and myths. We are looking to explore the full range of women’s experiences\, as creators\, historical figures\, the Divine Feminine\, and beyond. \nWe are inspired by a statue of the Egyptian priestess Tagerem\, who was seen as the wife of the god Re. In a version of Tagerem that exists at the Met\, she is bisected at her center. She was thought to display the ideal female form\, but we do not see her face; we only know half of her story. During the Late Period of Egyptian history\, women gained more opportunities “to record elements of their own biographies on stelae and statues” (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). \nWhat are the stories of women that are missing? Whose voices and perspectives need to be expressed today\, carved on monuments and chalked across busy streets? Ideas we would love to see you explore include: \n—Woman as a free and variable being: human.\n—Woman as seared into ink and tale\, from Eve to Cinderella. Can you trace their faces in your own\, or the other women in your lives?\n—Do you remember the day when you realized that your mother had another name before “mom\,” and wondered at the mystery of her?\n—Woman as God. What is the feminine divine\, and how can it be recovered or honored?\n—Woman as World. How does the natural world reflect the many facets of femininity?\n—Woman within. Share those moments that have broken and remade you again and again.\n—Women among us. Their stories shine and fall into shadow alongside your own—who are they? \nWe accept fiction\, nonfiction\, and poetry of all flavors\, from free verse to found.  We welcome voices across the gender spectrum\, including LGBTQIA+ creators. \nSubmissions will be accepted until December 13th\, 2022. Please check out our submission guidelines for further information.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-young-raven-literary-review-seeks-submissions-on-exploring-and-celebrating-womanhood/
LOCATION:Young Ravens Literary Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Blue Heron Review Call for Submissions.  THEME: Sanctuaries and Places of Peace
DESCRIPTION:The next reading period for Blue Heron Review will be:\nDecember 1st through December 15th\, 2022\nTHEME: Sanctuaries and Places of Peace \nOur theme for the BHR 16 Spring 2023 issue is “Sanctuaries and Places of Peace.”  Our whole issue will be devoted to creating a safe haven of peace for our writers and readers.  You can describe a fictional place\, your ideal haven\, or a memory of a special place you’ve visited that has given you a feeling of serenity and peace.  The goal is to create a collection devoted to finding a peaceful place to dwell within the self\, when the outer world becomes busy or challenging.  Having a place to refresh and renew the spirit allows us to move forward and give back in positive ways.  I look forward to reading about your sanctuaries!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-blue-heron-review-call-for-submissions-theme-sanctuaries-and-places-of-peace/
LOCATION:Blue Heron Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - BlueHouse Journal Seeks Submissions With the Theme: "Questions"
DESCRIPTION:Send us all your queries\, wanderings\, wonderings\, coming to’s\, coming back from’s\, who knows\, who says\, who feels\, who cares. Send us your thought out and thought around and thought through questions and quandaries. Piles of question\, batches of questions\, single questions resonating like bells\, questions and answers and questions left hanging. \nBlueHouse Journal is an experimental poetry and hybrid journal focusing in the formation of the written self. BlueHouse accepts poetry\, essay\, experimental writing\, hybrid forms\, scenes from plays\, visual poems\, audio poems and more. We DO NOT accept traditional fiction in any form. Please take these guidelines into consideration when submitting your work to us
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-bluehouse-journal-seeks-submissions-with-the-theme-questions/
LOCATION:BlueHouse Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - The Timberline Review Call for Submission.  Theme: "Dream"
DESCRIPTION:Timberline Review: General Guidelines\nWillamette Writers invites you to submit to our two programs\, the Timberline Review and Kay Snow Awards. The theme this year is DREAM. \nNew this year\, if you submit to the Timberline Review\, your piece is automatically entered into the Kay Snow Awards! As always\, Willamette Writers members may submit to Timberline Review free of charge. \nThe theme for the Timberline Review this submission year is “Dream.”  Dreams can be aspirations\, they can be ethereal\, they can be unreal or surreal. Dreams are open for interpretation\, aren’t they? Use your imagination! \nWe are seeking work in the following categories: \n\nPoetry\nFiction (flash\, short story\, novella\, and novel excerpt)\nCreative nonfiction (including essay and memoir) and Critical commentary (Writing about writing including literary analysis\, and craft instruction)\n\nThis year\, the Kay Snow Award will be chosen by our editorial staff and given to (1) the top piece and (2) the runner-up in each of the above categories. We are seeking submissions from writers 18 and up. Details about Kay Snow Student Submissions will be announced in 2023. \nAs always\, Willamette Writers members may submit to the Timberline Review free of charge. Members of the BIPOC\, LQBTQIA+ and disabilities communities are also encouraged to submit free of charge. The submission fee is not a reading fee – it helps cover the cost of the Timberline Review educational programming. \nIf you are not a member of Willamette Writers\, please use the guest submission form. Even better\, sign up as a member today!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-timberline-review-call-for-submission-theme-dream/
LOCATION:Timberline Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions for Fresh Words Magazine's Special Poetry Anthology: "Contemporary Poems"
DESCRIPTION:We are open for submissions for our SPECIAL POETRY ANTHOLOGY ‘CONTEMPORARY POEMS-2022’. Please send all submissions to specialanthologyfreshwordsmag@gmail.com as per the following \nGuidelines \n1. 3 to 4 poems (all themes and forms). We are looking for short poems (each upto 1 page in length). \n\n2. We shall not accept poems promoting or glorifying- violence\, sexual abuse\, racism \, hatred or any political ideology. \n3. Submission deadline: DECEMBER 15\, 2022.  (The selected poets will be informed on or before December 25th\, 2022 through email.). \n4.  Mention YOUR NAME followed by ‘SUBMISSIONS FOR CONTEMPORARY POEMS ANTHOLOGY-2022‘ in the subject line of your email \nGeneral Guidelines: \n1. All submissions must contain a cover letter and a short literary profile (Maximum 70 words) of the poet in the third person narrative. \n2. All submissions must be sent typed in MS Word or PDF doc as attachment with the email.  \n3. The author should mention: \nLegal Name: \nPen name (if any): \nSnail mail address: \n\n4.  The poet must send a high resolution photo(JPEG format) of self as a separate attachment with the submission. \n\n5. Simultaneous submissions are welcome but please immediately inform us in case they are accepted elsewhere.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-for-fresh-words-magazines-special-poetry-anthology-contemporary-poems/
LOCATION:Fresh Words Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - MSU Libraries Short Édition Seeks Submissions with the Theme "Water"
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the theme of Water\nMichigan State University Libraries Short Édition\, an innovative publishing platform affiliated with the international publisher Short Édition\, seeks short work (8\,000 character max\, about 1\,000 words) exploring the theme of Water. Submissions accepted through December 16\, 2022. Selected work will appear online and in MSU Short Édition machines\, and will be considered for publication internationally. This call is in conjunction with the Broad Art Museum’s 2022 fall exhibit\, Flint is Family in Three Acts\, featuring the photography of Latoya Ruby Frazier. Water\, for our purposes\, will be broadly interpreted and might include meditations on physical\, social\, racial\, environmental\, or other themes. We seek work that avoids platitudes and sentimentality\, demonstrates a deep understanding of craft\, and engages with fresh thinking. \nAccepted submissions will be included in a print issue distributed to all authors and added to MSU Libraries collections. Work will also be compiled in a themed issue available on the MSUL Short Édition site. \nPlease limit submissions to one story\, one short essay\, or up to five poems. Poems must be submitted separately. For example\, if you are submitting five poems\, each poem must be uploaded individually. Each submission should include a short biography directly beneath the work. If you do not receive an automatic confirmation email for each submission\, we have not received your work. \nPlease do not submit previously published work for themed issues.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-msu-libraries-short-edition-seeks-submissions-with-the-theme-water/
LOCATION:MSU Libraries Short Édition
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - The Molotov Cocktail Flash Contest Series Call for Submissions.  Theme: "Flash Monster"
DESCRIPTION:It’s after midnight\nsomewhere…\n \nSubmit to Flash Monster\nWell\, here’s something different. We’ve been running Halloween contests since 2014\, but this year\, in true nightmare before Christmas fashion\, we’re kicking off our Flash Monster contest mid-October and running it up until the holidays are upon us. \nThat may change the calculations on your lab-grown abominations a little bit; might be time to make your sins against Nature a touch more festive. \nThere’s plenty of room for holiday-themed horror here\, but we also don’t want to see 50 killer Santa Clauses or dozens of Krampuses (Krampi?). Mix things up. Winter themes work (we do love a good snow beast). So do monsters totally unrelated to winter and the holidays. \nIf you participated in or read our Folked-Up Flash contest earlier this year\, you know we’ve got a wicked hankering for folk horror\, and that’s not a bad angle to go here either. Tap into ancient pagan rituals. Subvert traditional holiday tropes. Gifts with sinister implications? Granted wishes with ironic outcomes? The holidays are a good time to mess with classical elements. A little sentimentality with your depravity? Sure\, why the hell not. We’re not monsters. Or just write about something gnarly and weird; that’s the whole point\, after all. \nWe like literary approaches\, but we also dig genre and pulpy takes as well.  Art house or grindhouse. Take a new approach to well-established monster archetypes or create something nobody’s ever seen before. \nYou can check out some past Flash Monster issues here\, here\, here\, here\, here\, here. \nThe top three entries will win cash money. \n$300 for Flash Monster 2022 winner \n$200 for 2nd place \n$100 for 3rd place \nWe also give mad respect to 4th-10th place\,\npublishing them in our Flash Monster mega-issue\nand in a future print anthology\, with contributor copy included. \n \nSubmit to Flash Monster\nFollow these guidelines\, and your best nightmare before Christmas could come true. \n– All submissions must absolutely be under 1\,000 words\, and we tend to look more kindly on 750 or fewer because… THREE-HEADED SQUIRREL! \n– All contest submissions will be read blind\, so we won’t be playing favorites. \n– Please paste your entry into the corresponding field. Do not list your name anywhere or we’ll assume you won’t be able to accurately recite the words that break the curse. \n– Submissions must be previously unpublished work\, and you will retain copyright (duh). By entering this contest\, you give us permission to publish your work (if selected for our Top 10) both online and in a future print anthology. \n– No limit on how many entries you can submit\, but you must submit them one at a time. Don’t just mash them all in there. \n– Contest soft deadline is end of day (PST) Monday\, December 5th\, 2022. Winners announced on December 19th and we’ll unwrap the Flash Monster 2022 mega-issue before the eggnog turns. \n– And\, most importantly\, this is a FLASH MONSTER contest\, so you must include some sort of literal or figurative monster. But again\, this can be in any form imaginable.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-molotov-cocktail-flash-contest-series-call-for-submissions-theme-flash-monster/
LOCATION:The Molotov Cocktail Flash Contest Series
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - inScribe: Journal of Creative Writing Seeks Submissions on "Birds"
DESCRIPTION:WRITE FOR US\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ninScribe\n\n\nJOURNAL OF CREATIVE WRITING\n\n\n\nWe accept original submissions of short fiction in any genre (up to 3500 words)\, both formal and free verse poetry (up to 50 lines) as well as works of creative nonfiction (up to 3500 words). \nSubmissions for \nISSUE 05 // THEME: BIRDS \n are now OPEN \nuntil December 16\, 2022 \n\n\n\nThe place of birds in literature and human experience is as rich and varied as the 10\,000 plus species that grace our wonderful planet. Their presence helps define our sense of place\, the movement of the seasons\, and even the time of day. Birds figure prominently in mythology\, in folklore\, in story and song\, while their place in Christian scripture and symbolism is just as varied. So let your imagination soar\, and send us your best avian-inspired poetry\, stories and essays! \nPlease follow the Journal Submission Guidelines below.\nFor any enquiries\, please contact us at  inscribe@tabor.edu.au \n​\nFor an example of the type of work we’re looking for\, please read our sample selection from our first issue:\n\nSAMPLE\n\n\n\n\nJOURNAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:​\n\n\nIn preparing your work for submission\, take note of any advertised themes for our up-coming editions \n\n\nBe sure to edit and proofread your work thoroughly prior to sending it to inScribe \n\n\nEmail your submission as an attached Microsoft Word document to inscribe@tabor.edu.au \n\n\nPlease ensure the attached file bears the same name as the title of your work \n\n\nInclude the title and genre of your work in the email subject heading – e.g.:\nAwakenings_Poetry\nRunaway Train_Fiction\nNever Again_Nonfiction \n\n\nYou may submit as many works as you like\, but please send a separate email for each title \n\n\nIn the body of your email\, provide your full name and contact details (i.e. postal address\, email address and phone number) together with a short (30-50 word) author bio \n\n\nPlease remove your name and any identifying information from the attached document – each title will be subject to a blind reading by multiple members of our editorial team \n\n\nBe sure to observe the maximum length of 3\,500 words per story (fiction and non-fiction) and 50 lines per individual poem \n\n\nWe ask that you format your submission using a plain\, size 12pt font (e.g. Arial\, Calibri or Times New Roman) with 1.5 line spacing
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-inscribe-journal-of-creative-writing-seeks-submissions-on-birds/
LOCATION:inScribe: Journal of Creative Writing 2
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to just femme & dandy.  Theme: "Survive"
DESCRIPTION:Vol. 4: SURVIVE \nTwo years into a global pandemic\, the existing stressors of domestic terrorism\, gender- and race-based hate\, and financial insecurity have reached a fever pitch. With basic human rights being stripped by governments at every turn\, it can feel like a struggle just to survive day-to-day. Yet survive we do\, and that’s an achievement deserving of recognition. \nFor this issue\, we want to hear what survival means for you and your queer identity as it relates to all areas of fashion\, including but not limited to clothing\, cosmetics\, skincare\, hair (styles and products)\, shoes\, perfumery/cologne\, accessories\, hosiery\, etc. Want to tell us about your favorite chainmail or faux-brass knuckles? What about that shade of red lipstick that feels like armor? How about your favorite bedazzled binder or mobility aid? We’d also love to hear about the roles clothing has played for in surviving (and/or recovering from) harm or protecting oneself against danger\, illness\, and other threats. Of course\, these are just a few examples. We are open to pieces across subjects and genres\, but in the spirit of queer and BIPOC celebration\, we’re especially interested in pieces that demonstrate triumph and endurance. \nNOTE: Submissions are not required to align with the theme\, but we will be highlighting the pieces that demonstrate survival. Priority\, as always\, goes to BIPOC writers and artists\, and we particularly want to hear from those in the trans\, non-binary\, intersex\, and other underrepresented and under-published communities.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-just-femme-dandy-theme-survive/
LOCATION:just femme & dandy
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PF - Written Tales Chapbooks Seeks Submissions on "The Holiday Season"
DESCRIPTION:Theme to Use: The Holiday Season\nForm to use: short story or poem \nNov. 10\, 2022 ~ Dec. 18\, 2022\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDirections\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs we set our sights on the holiday seasons\, it’s time to reflect on what it means to us. How it makes us feel\, the emotions it places upon our hearts\, good or bad. Chapbook Volume VI centers on the theme “The Holiday Season” and what it means to you. \nIs it: \n\nA Christmas story\,\nholiday memories from your childhood\,\nreflection on your connection with God\,\nthe winter and its glory\,\na fictional tale of fun\,\na poem about the seasons\,\nthoughts of a new year coming\,\nor times with family and friends?\n\nNo matter what it may be\, submit your piece and let us see what the holiday season means to you.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/1461/
LOCATION:Written Tales Chapbooks
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Holocaust Memorial Day Anthology Series Seeks Submissions: "Ordinary People"
DESCRIPTION:Submission Call: Holocaust Memorial Day 2023\n18/8/2022 \n\n\n\n\nHolocaust Memorial Day on January 27th 2023 encourages remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. The international day remembers the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust\, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups and in genocides that followed in Cambodia\, Rwanda\, Bosnia and Darfur. The theme for 2023 is Ordinary People.\n\n \n\n\n\nWe are looking for poems in memorial\, in protest\, reflecting or looking forward\, poems that lament but also inspire that tie in with the theme of Ordinary People: perpetrators as ordinary people\, persecuted people as ordinary people\, rescuers as ordinary people\, and ordinary people as bystanders \nAll accepted poems will be published in a free downloadable e-pamphlet\, to be released on HMD 2023. \n​To help inspire you\, read more about this year’s theme on the HMD website\, and have a look at our HMD anthology from 2016. \nSubmission Guidelines:\nSend a maximum of three poems in one Word document.\nPlease include a brief third-person biog with your submission (max. 50 words).\nEmail your poems to thepenpointsnorth@outlook.com.\nDeadline: 18th December 2022.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-holocaust-memorial-day-anthology-series-seeks-submissions-ordinary-people/
LOCATION:Poetry NI+
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Burrow e-journal Call for Submissions.  Theme: "What Does Mental Health (Good or Otherwise) Look Like Through the Prism of Non-Human Companions
DESCRIPTION:The provocation for the February 2023 issue of Burrow is: What does mental health (good or otherwise) look like through the prism of non-human companions? \nHow do your non-human companions help you with mental well-being? Maybe you treasure those brief encounters with wild animals or share your life with much-loved pets or family heirlooms. Burrow has run with this provocation previously. And it was a huge success. We just had to return to the well. \nWe interpret the provocation very loosely. It is really up to you to define or reimagine the theme in a way that is helpful. Be brave and bold\, have a go\, and send us your best. We are inclusive and value our readers and contributors. We can’t wait to read what you come up with.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-burrow-e-journal-call-for-submissions-theme-what-does-mental-health-good-or-otherwise-look-like-through-the-prism-of-non-human-companions/
LOCATION:Burrow e-journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - SPIRIT: A White Stag Element Series Anthology Seeks Submissions on "Spirit"
DESCRIPTION:NOW OPEN FOR PROFFERING \n#SPIRIT: A White Stag Anthology\nWhite Stag Publishing is closing out the #ELEMENTSERIES with the fifth element & highest point of the pentacle: Spirit. #Spirit embodies the aether / the quintessence. It is the ethereal space & what dwells within it; divine beings\, spirits & the Fae\, even the supra natural. Humans attempt to access the Spirit through various mediums & divinatory practices: through clairvoyance & psychic awareness\, lucid dreaming & astral projection\, tarot & scrying (to name a few). Some also believe it can be accessed through prayer or only after death\, when our souls leave our body to join the great expanse. It is engrained in all cultures\, in various ways throughout the world; through magic & science\, myth & fable. Spirit moves the pious\, inspires artists & dreamers\, brings magic to our terrestrial realm. \nFor this anthology\, we are looking for poetry that explores the ethereal realm through various mediums whether religious / spiritual\, through clairvoyance / meditation\, science\, & the imagination. We want theology\, mysticism & magick\, alchemy\, explore the ancient mysteries. We want work that goes beyond our sphere & into the void\, translating the unknown. Send us your séances\, your rituals\, your communions with the gods\, show us the creatures that lurk in the night (the ones we don’t already know about)\, tell us of your travels through space & time. We want poetry that is evocative of the otherworldly. Be bold & dare to go beyond.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-spirit-a-white-stag-element-series-anthology-seeks-submissions-on-spirit/
LOCATION:White Stag Publishing
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:1521-1672473600-1672506000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to 32 Poems Magazine
DESCRIPTION:Guidelines \n32 Poems publishes inventive language complicated by music\, form\, and feeling. As a rule we publish shorter poems that fit on a single page (about 32 lines)\, though we have been known to make occasional exceptions to accommodate remarkable work that runs a little longer. Send no more than five poems in a submission and no more than one active submission at a time. We do not accept translations or work that have been previously published in print or online. \nFor online submissions we charge a small reading fee\, waived for current subscribers. (Click here to subscribe now.) This money goes to support the publication of 32 Poems\, which\, as an independent journal with an all-volunteer staff\, continues to publish only through the generosity of our dedicated readers. \nWe believe poets should be paid for their work. Contributors receive $25 per poem and two copies of the issue in which their writing appears. \nFor online submissions\, we charge a $3 reading and processing fee\, but that fee is waived for current subscribers.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-32-poems-magazine/
LOCATION:32 Poems Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:1532-1672473600-1672506000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:FN - Call for Submissions to 100 Word Story Magazine
DESCRIPTION:One hundred seems perfect. It’s the basis of percentages\, the perfect test score\, the boiling point of water (Celsius)\, purity. Pythagoreans considered 100 as divine because it is the square (10 x 10) of the divine decad (10). Even a Scrabble set has 100 tiles. \nAnd yet 100 is a fragment. It’s an arbitrary marker\, like the “First 100 Days” of a president’s term—merely a promise of what’s to come\, or a whiff of what has passed. \nThe whole is a part and the part is a whole. The 100-word format forces the writer to question each word\, to reckon with Flaubert’s mot juste in a way that even most flash fiction doesn’t. At the same time the brevity of the form allows the writer “to keep a story free from explanation\,” as Walter Benjamin wrote. For life doesn’t lend itself so easily to our elucidations. “Incoherence is preferable to a distorting order\,” said Roland Barthes. None of us will ever know the whole story in other words. We can only collect a bag full of shards that each seem perfect. \n100 words for your story … no more or no less. Tell a story\, write a prose poem\, pen a slice of your memoir\, or try your hand at an essay. \nYou get 100 words—exactly 100 words—which is both the pain and the pleasure here. It’s short\, you tell yourself. You could write 100 words at a bus stop\, on your lunch break\, in your sleep. But with 100 words you must tell the whole story in its entirety\, so it holds together like a perfect little doll house. (Your title is not part of the 100 words.) \nPlease include a short bio (25 words\, max!) with your submission. Also\, did we say exactly 100 words? We weren’t kidding! Also\, make friends with your spell-check\, or have a friend proofread your story.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-100-word-story-magazine-seeks-submissions/
LOCATION:100 Word Story
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:1571-1673337600-1673370000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Whiptail: Journal of the Single-line Poem Seeks Submissions on the Theme: "Flora and Fauna"
DESCRIPTION:Whiptail Journal Submission – January 2023\n\nSUBMIT:  \nFor this issue\, PLEASE SEND ONLY WORK RELATED TO THE THEME FLORA AND FAUNA. Please ensure the poems you are sending are single-line poems only.  \n– Individual poems – Please submit 2-5 one-line poems of any variety\, including monostich haiku\, senryu\, one-line tanka\, poetic fragments\, one-line micropoems\, or lyrical lines. We will not consider prose sentences. Poems may be one word in length up to a column’s width\, written horizontally\, vertically\, or as a concrete poem (see below) in any shape a line may take. Such poems must work as a single-line poem with the display enhancing the meaning. For an example\, see the haiga by Shloka Shankar in the Summer section of Issue 1\, or the concrete haiku by m. shane pruett in Issue 2.\n\n– Sequences – Please submit 2-3 sequences of up to eight single-line poems. Sequences should have a title\, should link and shift between each individual poem (or poet\, if collaborating)\, and not have obvious repetition throughout the sequence OR TITLE. Additionally\, it should travel. Feel free to submit any format of sequencing you like. See note below on how to send. \n– Poetic images – One-line concrete poetry\, and haiga\, shahai\, and vispo that employ a single-line poem will be considered. Submit 2-3. Submit 2-3 in 600 dpi+. \n– Submissions of any mix of the above are welcome up to 5 total.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-whiptail-journal-of-the-single-line-poem-seeks-submissions-on-the-theme-flora-and-fauna/
LOCATION:Whiptail Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:1565-1673568000-1673654399@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Griffith Review Seeking Submissions: "Creation Stories"
DESCRIPTION:Griffith Review 80: Creation Stories\n  \nThe capacity to tell stories – along with language and the ability to create art – is seen as both intrinsic and unique to the human species. Over thousands of years\, we’ve forged narratives of our origins\, our journeys and our dreams as a means of accounting for who we are and to define our place in the world. \nIn the twenty-first century\, as our existential and environmental crises mount\, humanity’s place feels distinctly tenuous. What lessons from the past can inform\, even shape\, our increasingly uncertain future? And are the stories we’re telling ourselves about what comes next – environmental downfall or technological salvation – helping or hindering what we might do and where we might go? \nIn celebration of Griffith Review’s eightieth edition and twentieth anniversary\, Creation Stories looks to the stars above and the earth below to map our ever-evolving relationships with the world around us. From archaeology and astronomy to AI and transhumanism\, the preservation of traditional knowledge to the intricacies of postmodern identity\, this edition travels through time and space to explore the many tales of who we are and where we might be headed. \nThings for you to note: \n* We’re looking for non-fiction that responds to the theme.\n* We’d prefer pieces that are no longer than 4\,000 words (they can\, of course\, be much shorter than this).\n* Attention poets! We’ll be opening a separate poetry call-out in January – keep an eye on our social media and newsletter for more details soon.\n* We’ll let you know the outcome of your submission within eight weeks of the call-out closing date. \nSubmissions close at 11:59 pm AEST\, 13 January 2023 and should be made via Submittable.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-griffith-review-seeking-submissions-creation-stories/
LOCATION:Griffith Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:1603-1675152000-1675184400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:F - WestWord Journal Seeking Submission on the Theme of Vision
DESCRIPTION:Submission Guidelines\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. \nWORD COUNTS\n\nShort Stories: up to 3000 words\nFlash Fictions: up to 1000 words\nMicro Fictions: up to 350 words\n\nPlease use a legible\, easy-to-read font of 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. \nAuthors will retain all rights and copyright to their works. WestWord requests one-time\, non-exclusive rights to publish your work.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-westword-journal-seeking-submission-on-the-theme-of-vision/
LOCATION:WestWord Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:1611-1675152000-1675184400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Bethlehem Writers Roundtable.  Theme: "Jack of All Trades: Everyman’s Tales"
DESCRIPTION:$50 for published featured-author stories\n$20 for stories published on our &More page\n\n\n\n$10 for poems we publish \nPlease submit only one story or one poem for consideration at a time. Do not submit more than one story or poem until after you receive a final response to any prior submission. Once you receive either an acceptance or rejection\, you are welcome to submit a different work to us. \nYour manuscript length must be 2\,000 words or fewer (not including the title\, author name\, or contact information). \nWhat we are seeking:\nFor Prose (as described by editor Jerry McFadden) \nWe are an “old fashioned” editorial crew: we love stories. We admire great writing; we swoon at beautifully worded sentences and lovely descriptions\, and chuckle at clever metaphors–but we always choose a great story over all of that. We constantly receive great character sketches\, serious mood pieces\, wonderfully written scenes that in the end are just wonderful scenes or elegant reminiscences.… And we judge all of this by one simple standard–where is the story? \nWhat’s a story? A character (or characters) that we care for (or hate) in a conflict (plot) that leads to a plausible resolution that has an emotional effect on the character and on the readers. For us\, a terrific story trumps even superior writing. The writing quality may be less outstanding than in the character sketches\, mood pieces\, scenes\, or reminiscences\, if the story pulls us in and makes us root for the character as he/she wrestles through a conflict. \nThis does not disqualify memoirs or reminiscences\, as long as they are told as a story–a real-life story. You are the character fighting through a conflict which changed you somehow. If this hadn’t happened\, you wouldn’t be trying to tell us about it. \nSo send us a story\, real or imagined. Give us great writing\, but more important\, give us a great story. We will love you for it. \nFor Poetry (as described by editor Paul Weidknecht) \nWe enjoy reading poetry at the Roundtable and are intrigued as to how poets translate their work from the various themes we offer. We understand the nature of much poetry is personal\, often highly so\, making the process of what goes into accepting or rejecting a poem difficult to define. Poets might rightfully ask\, “What makes a good (publishable) poem?” To which editors might deliver the easy answer\, “We know it when we read it.”  Of course\, that answer is too slippery to be of any value\, so here are some observations about poetry and how poets might refine their work: \nWhile prose can stand a degree of dilution\, poetry is concentrated. From speaking with poets at writer’s conferences\, I’ve heard that word—concentrated—come up time and again. In a poem\, possibly due to its brevity compared to a short story\, readers roll around the ‘flavor’ of words in their minds\, sort of like a literary sommelier. Word number and choice are important\, as poetry readers (read: editors) don’t skim. \nPoems addressing emotional issues\, i.e.\, the tragedy of losing a loved one\, are most effective when they reach out\, causing the reader to reflect in a similar way\, and hopefully\, compelling multiple readings. A silent nod by a reader might be one of the best compliments a poet can receive. \nOther items of which poetry is fine; its originality is refreshing—as long as you keep the interest of someone reading that abstractness. When a poem becomes too much of a puzzle\, reading it becomes a chore. A poem is not a piece of flash fiction with line breaks; short stories do that better. Read the poem out loud. How does it sound? Does it stumble along under the leaden awkwardness of worn phrases or does it ascend in the inspiration of inventive language and imagery? \nPerhaps the two most important rules regarding the creation of poetry\, or any other piece of creative writing\, are the most obvious to understand and simplest to do: keep rewriting your own work; keep reading others’ work.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-bethlehem-writers-roundtable-theme-jack-of-all-trades-everymans-tales/
LOCATION:Bethlehem Writers Roundtable
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Cordella Magazine.  Theme: "Nourish"
DESCRIPTION:We only accept work from women-identifying and nonbinary people. \nWe encourage submissions that relate to the theme on some level\, but this is not a requirement for publication. \nCordella Press seeks to record and share the creative voices of women-identified and nonbinary people from all walks of life\, exploring the ways that our spirit and sense of self is engaged with our physical place and daily experiences. Our purpose is to encourage one another to know ourselves more deeply\, to value the stories we have to tell\, and to connect with a sense of feminine wisdom and community that has nourished women throughout history. \nWe honor the diversity of spirituality\, and recognize that the edification of one’s spiritual life brings healing to our earth\, to our families and communities\, and to ourselves. We center marginalized voices and prioritize the work of BIPOC creatives. We seek to create a safe and welcoming space for survivors of sexual assault\, domestic violence\, and child abuse. We reserve the right to remove any work from Cordella Magazine if it comes to our attention that the author is an abuser. \nWe are particularly interested in work that relates to a sense of spiritual life\, ecology\, and community\, but we welcome submissions of all kinds that reflect one’s unique stories. We accept poetry\, short fiction\, essays\, memoir and other creative non-fiction. We only accept work from women-identifying and nonbinary people. \nWe encourage submissions that relate to the theme on some level\, but this is not a requirement for publication. \nTo submit work to Cordella\, please send your documents to us through Submittable. Please do not email your submissions. Cordella is created by a small band of volunteers\, and unfortunately we are unable to respond personally to all incoming submissions. However\, if three months have passed without response\, feel free to check in with us on the status of your submission.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-cordella-magazine-theme-nourish/
LOCATION:Cordella Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:1551-1675238400-1675270800@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:N - HerStry Seeks Submissions With the Theme of Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:HerStry centers the experiences of women identifying persons. We’re looking for work from bigender/polygender persons\, cisgender women\, intergender persons/intersex persons\, non-binary persons/gender non-conforming persons\, transgender women/transfeminine persons\, two-spirit. In other words\,  if you are a cis man\, please refrain from submitting. \nMental health and all the struggles that come with it are more and more becoming part of the mainstream; nevertheless\, sometimes the personal  stories\, the struggles and triumphs that come with taking care of ourselves\, don’t make it into the general lexicon. In March\, we’re asking for your stories about what it’s really like to take care of your mental health in today’s world.\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.\nPlease do not put your name on your manuscript. We realize in personal essays\, the author’s name often comes up\, so just use your best discretion.\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\n$3 submission fee goes toward keeping HerStry sustainable. All accepted pieces receive $20 payment.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-herstry-seeks-submissions-with-the-theme-of-mental-health/
LOCATION:HerStry
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:1557-1675238400-1675270800@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - All Shall Be Well Anthology Seeks Submissions on Julian of Norwich
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nTo celebrate the 650th anniversary of this wonderful medieval mystic’s visions (in 2023)\, please submit your poems about Mother Julian of Norwich to editor Sarah\, at editor@amethystmagazine.org before the deadline of February 1st 2023. Please send up to three poems as a single Word doc or pasted into the body of the email\, subject head ‘Julian Poems’. Previously published poems and simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please include a brief\, 3rd person biographical note with your submission. \nAnthology contributors will receive a free PDF of the anthology and may purchase the print book at cost price. I hope to respond to submissions by 1st May 2023\, and publish the anthology soon afterwards\, with an online launch to follow. \nTo learn more about Julian of Norwich\, please visit the Friends of Julian and consider supporting their work. \nThank you – I look forward to reading your poems!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-all-shall-be-well-anthology-seeks-submissions-on-julian-of-norwich/
LOCATION:All Shall Be Well Anthology
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:1561-1675238400-1675270800@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submission for The First Line.  Theme: "I Am the Second Mrs. Roberts"
DESCRIPTION:We love that writers around the world are inspired by our first lines\, and we know that not every story will be sent to us. However\, we ask that you do not submit stories starting with our first lines to other journals (or post them online on public sites) until we’ve notified you as to our decision (usually four weeks after the deadline). When the entire premise of the publication revolves around one sentence\, we don’t want it to look as if we stole that sentence from another writer. If you have questions\, feel free to drop us a line. \nAlso\, we understand that writers may add our first line to a story they are currently working on or have already completed\, and that’s cool. But please do not add our first line to a previously published story and submit it to us. We do not accept previously published stories\, even if they have been repurposed for our first lines. And\, just to be clear\, we do not accept simultaneous submissions. \nOne more thing while I’ve got you here: Writers compete against one another for magazine space\, so\, technically\, every literary magazine is running a contest. There are\, however\, literary magazines that run traditional contests\, where they charge entry fees and rank the winners. We do not – nor will we ever – charge a submission fee\, nor do we rank our stories in order of importance. Occasionally\, we run contests to help come up with new first lines\, or we run fun\, gimmicky competitions for free stuff\, but the actual journal is not a contest in the traditional sense. \nFiction: All stories must be written with the first line provided. The line cannot be altered in any way\, unless otherwise noted by the editors. The story should be between 300 and 5\,000 words (this is more like a guideline and not a hard-and-fast rule; going over or under the word count won’t get your story tossed from the slush pile). The sentences can be found on the home page of The First Line’s website\, as well as in the prior issue. Note: We are open to all genres. We try to make TFL as eclectic as possible. \nPoetry: We do accept poetry\, though rarely. We have no restrictions on form or line count\, but all poems must begin with the first line provided. The line cannot be altered in any way. \nNon-Fiction: 500-800 word critical essays about your favorite first line from a literary work.\n \nAll Submissions: Writers should include a two- to three-sentence biography of themselves that we can use in the journal should your story\, poem\, or essay be accepted. \nMultiple Submissions: We don’t mind if you want to submit multiple submissions for the same issue. However\, it is unlikely we will use more than one of your stories or poems in the same issue. \nFour-Part Stories: If you think you are up to the challenge\, you can write a four-part story that uses the spring\, summer\, fall\, and winter sentences (five parts\, if you are brave enough to include a fifth story that ends with the last line). However\, all parts must be submitted at once (a single e-mail or snail mail) before the February 1st deadline. (If selected\, each part will be published in its respective issue.) \nSubmissions: We prefer you send manuscripts via email to submission (@) thefirstline (dot) com. We accept stories in MS Word or Word Perfect format (we prefer attachments). Please do not send pdf versions of your story or links to Google docs. Make sure your name and contact information\, as well as your bio\, are part of the attachment. Stories also can be sent to The First Line‘s post office box. No manuscripts will be returned without an accompanying SASE with sufficient return postage. Here is the submission schedule for 2022:
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submission-for-the-first-line-theme-i-am-the-second-mrs-roberts/
LOCATION:The First Line
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to Plum Tree Tavern.  Theme: Winter Haiku
DESCRIPTION:Plum Tree Tavern invites the submission of works for a special Winter Haiku edition. \nHaiku and related Japanese forms not to exceed five lines are requested. \nEach submission must expressly contain a seasonal word associated with winter. \nSubmissions are welcome now through February 15\, 2023. The issue will be published on or about February 19\, 2023. \nWritten works should be submitted within the body of an email addressed to plumtreetavern (at) gmail (dot) com \nUp to three written works may be submitted. Please place Winter Haiku in the subject line of any submission. \nPlease see Guidelines and Additional Guidelines for the Submission of Haiku below for further information on submitting to the Tavern. \nAt the editor’s discretion\, submissions may be selected for publication in regular editions of Plum Tree Tavern.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-plum-tree-tavern-theme-winter-haiku/
LOCATION:Plum Tree Tavern
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:1595-1676448000-1676480400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:F - National Flash Fiction Day Anthology Seeking Submissions about "Time"
DESCRIPTION:The theme of this year’s National Flash Fiction Day anthology is… TIME!\n\nDo you see it stretching before you\, or reaching back? Is there never enough\, or does it drag? Does it make you rush\, slow you down\, make you wish for more? Where will time take you? We can’t wait to find out. \nFeel free to interpret TIME however you wish\, in 500 words or fewer. \nThis year’s editors are Karen Jones and Damhnait Monaghan. \nSelected flashes will be published in National Flash Fiction Day’s 12th Annual Anthology. Payment is one contributor’s copy of the anthology.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-national-flask-fiction-day-anthology-seeking-submissions-about-time/
LOCATION:National Flash Fiction Day
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN - Call for Submissions to Friends Journal.  Theme: "Farming and Food"
DESCRIPTION:We’d like to open up the issue to the spirituality of food: how do we produce it\, how do we consume it? Food is also the heart of communal human behavior: how do we share it in our Quaker and outward communities? Friends have long been involved in farming: how is that occupation faring? And how should we be involved in the sourcing of food? \nQuick Facts: \n\nFeatures run 1200-2500 words\nSubmissions close February 20\, 2023.\nQuestions? Email editors@friendsjournal.org\n\nSome ideas for articles: \n\nHow have Quaker farms adapted to changing food production? Are there any new or experimental models emerging within Quaker farming? We’re not just looking at plant agriculture but also cattle raising\, cheese-making\, and other food products that Friends produce. How are farmers adjusting to climate change?\nFood security and community initiatives in urban areas and towns. This could include work with local food banks\, community-owned food coops\, and community fridges.\nEducational centers and Quaker schools that grow their own food. Also: individuals who garden and grow their own food.\nHow do our meeting potlucks and food festivals create community\, both within our Friends meeting and with neighbors?\nHow do we ensure our food choices reflect our testimonies? Do we or should we prioritize locally grown food or food which takes up a smaller carbon footprint?\nAs humans with bodies\, what is our relation to food? How do body image concerns and eating disorders affect our lives?\nMore metaphorically\, an article could look at food for the spirit: how do we nourish ourselves with arts\, poetry\, reading\, etc
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-call-for-submissions-to-friends-journal-theme-farming-and-food/
LOCATION:Friends Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Musing Publications Magazine Seeks Submissions on the Theme: "Bloom and Blossom"
DESCRIPTION:At Musing Publications we aim to uplift voices of writers and artists from all backgrounds. Our main goal is to publish works from underrepresented communities – writers/artists that are women\, people of color\, disabled and LGBTQ+ identifying. \nThe theme of our Spring issue is Bloom & Blossom! \nAbout our theme: Spring is a time for the flourish of creativity. A time to breathe new life into the Earth. A time for us to plant our seeds and begin to grow. Through each season of our lives\, we blossom; we bloom. The world may shift all around us\, tearing up our soil and roots. Yet\, through all of it\, we grow. We grow upwards – towards the sunlight that nourishes us and gives us the hope of a new Spring. The theme of Bloom & Blossom is all about the resurgence of life\, growth\, and the creativity we feel as the days start to get longer and our flowers begin to open up again. We want to hear from you what it means to Bloom & Blossom this Spring. \nWhat we’re looking for: We want your poetry\, short stories\, essays – any medium you choose to express yourself in is welcome!  For poetry submissions\, please submit up to three poems. Short stories should be 2000 words or less and essays should be 1000 words or less. Fees for all submissions to the magazine are $3. \nOur magazine is released quarterly\, with the Spring issue set to release in March 2023. We are accepting submissions for this quarter’s magazine from January 15th-February 20th. All contributors accepted to this edition will receive a free copy of the zine once it has been printed.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-musing-publications-magazine-seeks-submissions-on-the-theme-bloom-and-blossom/
LOCATION:Musing Publications
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - WayWord Literary Journal Seeks Submissions on the Theme: "Sandbox"
DESCRIPTION:This quarterly literary journal inspires fresh ideas from writers around the world in all stages of their writing career.  We welcome everyone using words as a way forward. \nThe theme is the one-word\, central topic for the bulk of each issue. For this section\, submit fiction short stories up to 5\,000 words or two poems up to 15 lines each\, inspired by the issue’s theme. WayWords welcomes fresh writing as well as pieces you may have submitted elsewhere\, provided the piece was not previously published and fits the central theme of the issue. \nEditor’s tip: Sandboxes contain wild adventure\, life\, and endless imagination. They also provide a sense of peace. \nTip: Keep things simple! \nThe Writer’s Workout uses industry standard formatting; it’s designed to let the work shine without extra flourishes and unnecessary efforts. You can find great examples of industry standard formatting in a traditionally published book.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-wayword-literary-journal-seeks-submissions-on-the-theme-sandbox/
LOCATION:WayWords Literary Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - 3Elements Review Accepting Submissions with the Elements: "Fugitive\, Swing Set\, Pinecone"
DESCRIPTION:Spring Issue #3 Submission Guidelines\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. \nUsing the elements\n3Elements Literary Review  is a themed literary journal\, and all THREE elements (the specific words\, Fugitive\, Swing Set\, Pinecone) 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. \nHow to submit your work\nWe will only accept previously unpublished (including digital/online content) work submitted to us through Submittable. You can easily submit material to us from our Submit page. Any work that is sent to us as an attachment\, or in the body of an email\, through our ‘Contact’ page\, or any other way outside of Submittable will automatically be declined. \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.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-3elements-review-accepting-submissions-with-the-elements-fugitive-swing-set-pinecone/
LOCATION:3Elements Literary Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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