{"id":6861,"date":"2025-05-27T13:44:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=6861"},"modified":"2025-05-27T13:44:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:44:42","slug":"pfn-thema-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-i-wish-id-said-that","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/event\/pfn-thema-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-i-wish-id-said-that\/","title":{"rendered":"PFN – THEMA Seeking Submissions on the Theme: I Wish I’d Said That"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
Submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0Previously published pieces are welcome, provided that the submission fits the theme and that the author owns the copyright.<\/em><\/p>\n

The premise (target theme) must be an integral part of the story, not necessarily the central theme but not merely incidental.\u00a0NOTE: Stories longer than 20 double-spaced typewritten pages will not be considered.<\/strong>\u00a0Indicate premise (target theme) on title page.\u00a0Be sure to Indicate target theme in cover letter or on first page of manuscript.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Include self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with each submission. Rejected manuscripts unaccompanied by an SASE will not be returned. Response time: 3 months after premise deadline.\u00a0\u00a0NO READER’S FEE.<\/em><\/p>\n

Mail to: THEMA, Box 8747, Metairie, LA 70011-8747.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Outside the US: email thema@cox.net<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

On acceptance for publication, we will pay the following amount: short story, $25; nonfiction\/essay, $25, short-short piece under 1000 words, $10; poem.<\/p>\n

Copyright reverts to author after publication.<\/strong><\/p>\n

THEMA<\/strong>\u00a0isn’t for everyone. To find out why, click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

New to submitting manuscripts to journals?<\/strong>
\nClick\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to download a PDF file of a few basic guidelines.<\/em><\/p>\n

Unlike many publishers, we prefer works submitted by the authors themselves, without the involvement of an agent.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Be sure to indicate premise and include SASE for each submission.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>BE SURE to include a\u00a0separate<\/strong>\u00a0SASE for\u00a0each\u00a0<\/strong>premise.<\/em><\/p>\n

No handwritten manuscripts will be considered.<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We do not accept e-mailed submissions EXCEPT from authors who live outside the U.S.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For those living outside the U.S., submit manuscript as an email attachment (readable by MSWord\u00a0\u2015\u00a0either as a DOC file or an RTF file), and include the following information on the title page:\u00a0target theme, title of work, name of author, email address and physical address.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Short Stories<\/strong>:\u00a0All types welcome\u2015both traditional and experimental<\/p>\n

Send to:<\/strong>\u00a0Virginia Howard, editor, Box 8747, Metairie, LA 70011-8747<\/p>\n

Outside the US:<\/em>\u00a0email to Virginia Howard at\u00a0thema@cox.net<\/a><\/td>\n

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What we like: a carefully constructed plot; good character delineation; clever plot twists<\/p>\n

What we don’t like: bedroom\/bathroom profanity.\u00a0 Why?<\/p>\n