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SUMMARY:PFN -  WayWords Literary Journal Seeks Submissions on the Theme of "Masquerade"
DESCRIPTION:Issue 8: open call!\nMasquerade\nEditor’s tip: Characters like to hide\, sometimes in plain sight. Show us your character’s hidden truth behind the mask. \nWith so many varied options for writers around the world\, we want this journal to inspire fresh ideas for pieces new and old with our chosen themes and tributes at the heart. We’re excited to publish first-time writers\, seasoned authors\, and everything in between. For self-willed writers who dare to break the mold\, WayWords welcomes everyone using words as a way forward.  We want to see fresh\, inspiring pieces; give us chills\, fill us with awe. Show the best (and worst) parts of your fictional world. \n​Fiction \nFlash Fiction: up to 1\,000 words\, Short Story: 1\,000 to 5\,000 words\nNonfiction\nEssay: up to 5\,000 words\, Narrative Nonfiction: up to 5\,000 words \nPoetry\n Up to 15 lines; up to 2 pieces \nSubmissions & Formatting\nWe hold simultaneous open calls and require specific Title Information (below) to ensure the correct team reviews your work. \nEntries must meet the following general formatting requirements: \nArial or Times New Roman\, size 10 or 12pt\, black text only \nSingle spaced \nNo extra spaces between lines or paragraphs except for scene breaks. \n1″ empty margins on all four sides \n0.5″ (12.7mm) or Tab indentations for all paragraphs \nDo not use the spacebar for indentations \nEmpty line for scene breaks \nDo not include your title a second time before your entry. \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-waywords-literary-journal-seeks-submissions-on-the-theme-of-masquerade/
LOCATION:WayWords Literary Journal
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SUMMARY:F - The Masters Review's Summer Short Story Award for New Writers
DESCRIPTION:Summer is for Short Stories! The Masters Review’s Short Story Award for New Writers is a bi-annual contest that recognizes the best fiction from today’s emerging writers. The winner receives a $3\,000 prize and agency review\, and their story will be published online in late winter/early spring. Second and third place finalists will be awarded publication\, agency review and $300/$200 prizes. Participating agents include: Nat Sobel from Sobel Weber\, Victoria Cappello from The Bent Agency\, Andrea Morrison from Writers House\, Sarah Fuentes from Fletcher & Company\, and Heather Schroder from Compass Talent. Our mission from day one has been to support emerging writers. We want you to succeed. We want your words to be read. \n\nGuidelines:\n\n\n\nWinner receives $3000\, publication\, and agency review\n\n\nSecond and third place prizes ($300 / $200\, publication\, and agency review)\n\n\nStories under 6000 words\n\n\nPreviously unpublished stories only\n\n\nSimultaneous and multiple submissions allowed\n\n\nEmerging writers only; writers with book-length work published or under contract with a major press are ineligible. (We are interested in offering a larger platform to new writers. Authors with short story collections are free to submit unpublished work\, as are writers with books published by indie presses.)\n\n\nInternational English submissions allowed. No translations.\n\n\nDouble-spaced\, 12 pt easy-to-read font (i.e.\, Times New Roman\, Garamond\, etc.) please!\n\n$20 entry fee\n\n\nDeadline: August 28th\, 2022\n\n\nAll stories are considered for publication\n\nAll submissions will receive a response by the end of November\nWinners will be announced by the end of December\nFriends\, family and associates of the final judge are not eligible for this award. Consider submitting to the Winter contest!\n\nA significant portion of the editorial letter fees go to our feedback editor\, according to the rates established by the EFA\n\n\n\n\nWe don’t have any preferences topically or in terms of style. We’re simply looking for the best. We don’t define\, nor are we interested in\, stories identified by their genre. We do\, however\, consider ourselves a publication that focuses on literary fiction. Dazzle us\, take chances\, and be bold.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-masters-reviews-summer-short-story-award-for-new-writers/
LOCATION:The Masters Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PF - Hysteria Writing Competition.  Theme: "Peace"
DESCRIPTION:It’s time for Hysteria 2022\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for this year’s competition is Peace. \nPrizes: \n\nOverall category winner for each category – £300 plus publication in Hysteria 9\n9 runners up in each category – publication in Hysteria 9\n\nCost of entry £3 per submission. \nThe purpose of the competition is to showcase entries that appeal to all my visitors; I accept entries in any genre except erotica or horror. \nEntries can be uploaded in .doc\, .docx\, rtf or txt format. No other file formats will be accepted and entries made using them will be disqualified. \nPlease make sure you read the guidelines and the rules before submitting your entry. \n\n\n\n\nCategories are:\n\nShort story – maximum 1\,000 words\nFlash fiction – maximum 250 words\nPoetry – maximum 12 lines
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-hysteria-writing-competition-theme-peace/
LOCATION:Hysteria Writing Competition
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SUMMARY:PFN - fws: journal of literature & art Seeks Submissions on "Woodlands & Elementals: Nature\, Spirits\, Magic\, Myth"
DESCRIPTION:We are currently reading for the Fall 2022 issue\, woodlands & elementals: nature\, spirits\, magic\, myth: moss\, moisture\, fungi\, toads\, nematodes\, mushrooms\, humus\, rot\, soil\, leaves\, bark\, understory\, bear\, serpent\, bird\, hike\, lost\, trail\, snogging\, microbial\, mycorrhizal\, mystery\, nymph\, dryad\, gnome\, caldron\, circle dance\, alchemy\, enchantment\, fairies\, fantasy\, trolls\, elves\, unicorns\, Boabab\, Bodhi\, Yew\, Artemis\, Gaia\, Mother. \nI suggest you spend a few minutes reading past issues of fsw before submitting to familiarize yourself with our preferences. Here is the skin issue from Fall of 2019 and here is the renga issue from Spring of 2020. Enjoy! Be sure to read the MSSP general guides on Submittable\, as well. \nPlease submit from one to three poems or one piece of short fiction or creative non-fiction in one .docx file using the titles of your submission as the file name. Use single-spaced\, Times New Roman 12 pt. font. Please do not put any identifiers inside the file itself. Please do not use any special formatting except as it is necessary for elucidating the poem’s meaning and or style. Poems may be of any length on the theme. The prose or CNF should be no more than 2\,000 words. \nFor the first time\, I have added a small reading fee to the submissions process. This is simply to help allay the cost of maintaining this website and fws. If\, for any reason\, you would like to submit to fws\, but cannot pay the fee\, please send me an email via the contact link in the menu above and let me know. These are hard times and for some\, even a small fee is too much. I understand.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-fws-journal-of-literature-art-seeks-submissions-on-woodlands-elementals-nature-spirits-magic-myth/
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SUMMARY:PFN - Longleaf Review Seeks Submissions for the Wayback Issue
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nWhat do you miss? Who do you long for? What lies buried in the past that you wish you could reclaim? \nWe’re calling this the Wayback Issue\, a space where past and present collide\, a place to rest in restlessness. Give us your take on wayward youth and liminal adolescence. Throw some light time travel our way. Don’t be afraid to get a little speculative\, a little retro\, a little sci-fi. Revise history — new endings most welcome. Tell us about your firsts\, your lasts\, your just-can’t-get-you-out-of-my-heads. \nShow us the dark side of nostalgia\, all its risks and rewards. There’s a danger to romanticizing the past\, and we’re interested in that too — the ways that wistfulness can poison and uplift in equal measure. Tell us: If you lose yourself to the bygone entirely\, can you still find your way back? But also: What don’t you want to go back to? What do you wish could be left behind? \nLay down your burdens\, your unwrittens\, your words waiting patiently with their hands raised high\, willing themselves to be called on. For the next issue of Longleaf\, we’ll read it all. \nGuidelines\nPlease review our guidelines. It’ll make us super happy (and way more likely to publish your brilliant writing). \n\nYou can submit work in one category per submission period. We accept poetry\, fiction (1 piece 500 – 5\,000 words\, or 1 – 3 pieces no more than 500 words each)\, creative nonfiction (1 piece 500 – 5\,000 words\, or 1 – 3 pieces no more than 500 words each)\, and hybrid (image-prose and image-poems). Please include your name\, pronouns\, and any relevant content warnings on the first page of your submission.\nWe prioritize #OwnVoices submissions\, so if your work centers the knowledge or experience of a marginalized group\, please also include an identity statement on the first page so we know your relationship to that group.\nGenerally\, we only accept unpublished work. However\, if you pulled your work because of harassment or bigotry\, we’d like to consider it. Please explain your work’s publication history (to the extent that you’re comfortable) on the first page of your submission.\nWe’ve pledged with VIDA’s #saferLIT campaign. This means we don’t tolerate or accept anti-Semitism\, racism\, sexism\, misogyny\, transphobia\, homophobia\, fatphobia\, Islamophobia\, xenophobia\, or stories that in any way perpetuate negative stereotypes.\nWe accept simultaneous submissions\, but if your submission is published elsewhere\, please let us know by withdrawing it in Submittable. If you need to withdraw one part of your submission but not the whole thing\, send us a message in Submittable.\nWe take one-time nonexclusive electronic rights and archival rights to your work. At this time we don’t provide contracts. By submitting to us\, you’re agreeing to the above terms.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-longleaf-review-seeks-submissions-for-the-wayback-issue/
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SUMMARY:PFN - House of Anansi Call for Submission of Full Manuscripts
DESCRIPTION:Before submitting\, please take the time to familiarize yourself with our recent books to see if your work fits with Anansi’s publishing program. \nWHAT WE PUBLISH\nHouse of Anansi produces works of fiction\, nonfiction\, and poetry. We get excited about work that explodes the status quo. Our fiction list collects the best of commercial and literary novels and short story collections by new voices and household names; our nonfiction list includes creative nonfiction\, essay collections\, and book-length deep dives alongside more lifestyle-oriented offerings; and our poetry list features experimentations within the lyric by debut poets and those with established reputations. \nFor children’s and young adult literature\, please refer to Groundwood Books. \nWHO SHOULD SUBMIT\nPlease note that during our open submission periods\, Anansi is only able to consider submissions from Canadian citizens or residents\, or Indigenous Peoples from Turtle Island and around the world who are eligible to hold Canadian citizenship. Writers submitting work through the portal must not currently have an agent. \nWe invite work from anyone who fits the above parameters and wishes to submit to us. In particular\, we want to see work by writers from historically underrepresented communities\, including—but not limited to—those who are Black\, Indigenous\, people of colour\, disabled\, neurodivergent\, LGBTQIA+\, debuting later in life\, or without an MFA. \nHOW TO SUBMIT\nYou will be able to submit your work through our online portal. We use submission periods to ensure that we are able to respond to all submissions in a timely manner. \nOur editorial team recognizes and is grateful for the time and effort involved in formatting your submission to our specifications. Please read our submission guidelines carefully. \nInclude the following in your submission: \n\nA pitch letter telling us about your book; this might include your reasons for writing it\, why you are the person to have done so\, who the ideal reader for it is\, and how you see it relating to the list of books we publish.\nA brief bio that includes your city of residence\, writing credentials\, and publication history (if applicable).\nA brief synopsis (500 words max) of your project to be pasted into a text box within the submission portal.\nYour full manuscript; for nonfiction\, a proposal\, chapter outline\, and writing sample. Please format your manuscript in an easy-to-read\, 12pt font with 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins.\n\nTitle your documents in the following format: \n\n[Last Name]_[First Name]_Pitch\n[Last Name]_[First Name]_[Title of Work]\n\nPlease note that Anansi prefers submissions in PDF format and only accepts .docx\, .doc\, and .pdf file formats. \nWe accept multiple submissions\, but please limit your submissions to one per genre. \nIf you select “send me a copy of my responses\,” you will receive an email confirming receipt of your submission. We do not charge a fee to submit.
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LOCATION:House of Anansi
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