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Announcing the First Ever Writing Show New Year’s Poetry Slam
On September 18th, 2007 Allie says:
The Writing Show is pleased to announce our first ever New Year’s poetry slam!
We are looking for poets, judges, and sponsors for the event, which will be posted online on January 1, 2008.
A poetry slam is, as Poetry Slam, Inc. defines it, the competitive art of performance poetry. Writing and performance both matter!
Most slams take place in auditoriums and other bricks-and-mortar venues, but ours will happen online in audio format.
Information for Poets
We want you to participate! Help us ring in the new year in Writing Show style!
We will be following basic poetry slam rules with a few variations:
* Each poem must be of your own construction.
* You must hold the audio rights to your poem. If you haven’t given them away, you own them.
* Each poet or team gets three minutes (plus a ten-second grace period) to read one poem. No exceptions.
* You may not use props or musical instruments.
* One entry per person or team.
You may contribute any kind of poem, but please write in English! Remember, your performance is as important as the writing.
How to Submit:
Send an email to paula@writingshow.com that includes:
* The name of your poem.
* The text of your poem (this will not be published–it’s just for our information).
* Your contact details, including name, location, email address, and phone number (we will use this only if we have trouble reaching you via email. We will not be giving out any of your personal information without your permission except your name and location, which will be available to our audience as part of your entry).
* A link to your performance in .mp3 or .wav format.
Entries are due by October 31, 2007.
The Writing Show will select 20 contestants from this pool of entries. The 20 final poems will be posted on January 1st. We will ask the finalists for photos to be published on our site(s).
Information for Potential Judges
Judges will listen to and score the final 20 entries.
If you would like to be a judge, write to me at paula@writingshow.com no later than October 31, 2007 and tell me why you would be a great judge. The Writing Show will select five judges.
Judges will rate each entry on a scale of 1 to 10. The high and low scores will be dropped and the middle three added together, giving the poet a total score of 3-30. I will break any ties.
Judges must be available to listen to and vote on the performances no later than January 8, 2008. Winners will be announced as soon as possible after that date.
Information for Potential Sponsors
We are looking for sponsors for our slam. We would like to be able to offer cash prizes to our winners. Can you make that possible? You don’t have to be a big corporation to participate. You can be an author who wants to publicize a book; a publisher who wants to promote a line; someone who provides services to writers; or anyone else who wants to support writers and reach a vibrant community of intelligent, active people. We’re talking about amounts from $50.00 U.S. up.
Sponsors get their names plastered all over our Web site and in the audio for the slam itself and the awards show. Contact Paula B. at paula@writingshow.com to discuss details.
The better we do with sponsorship, the more likely we’ll be able to hold other slams.
Winners will be announced in mid-January.
Non-Paying Market: Poetic Legacy: Call For Submissions
On September 18th, 2007 Allie says:
Brand new publisher website seeking new submissions from poets
Submit poems to: poetryoldman@hotmail.com
This is the home of poets and writers. This site's requirements will evolve and change over time as we learn our lessions the hard way. Feel comfortable here. We welcome new writers, and established writers. The quality of your work is what is important to us. We are the final judge of merit. We are looking for poetry, free verse and metric (but not contrived form); very small flash fiction, and small non-fiction articles that reflect a sincere cause or issue. We believe writers need a voice. We are supporters of small presses and publications. Haiku and other small poetry forms are welcome, you likely will teach us how to write them. Yes, Christian poems are welcome but must show same imagination as others.
In the beginning, at least: we prefer previously unpublished works, but, we believe that everyone should be ultimately in control of their work, which is why we accept simultaneous submissions on occassion and previously published work if proper credits are included. We do not accept responsiblity for you being irresponsible with your submissions. What we are not looking for: contrived form for its own sake, poems without substance, foul language for its own sake with no creative purpose, or sex for sex sake. We don't favor long poems primarily due to space considerations.
We work fulltime self-employed businesses, so it may take awhile for us to get back to you-please alow 2 months before inquiring via email. You can view some of Michael Lee Johnson's own poetic works by simply typing: "Poet: Michael Lee Johnson" into Google search. We may or may not have the ability to archive works, as electronic storage space permits. At this time we aren't a paying market since we don't get paid.
WHERE TO SEND SUBMISSIONS AND COPYRIGHT
Send all submissions to: poetryoldman@hotmail.com
Include a brief bio of yourself-50 words or less and contact info.
We only accept e-mail or electronic submissions.
Don't send attachments less they are asked for.
No snail mail-it will be ignored.
Send no more than 4 poems, it you aggravate us, we will delete them.
The word "Submission" must be in the Subject line.Editor retains the right to make a few comments about each selected poem, if you are selected, your chances of it being positive are good.
As a general rule we require "one time rights" (meaning we plan to publish and use a poem "one time"). We also allow all rights to revert back to the writer upon publication of our issues, which means the writer can have his work back and do with it as he wishes. If you need to remove a work for any reason, email us. Simultaneous submissions are ok, if you tell us, and give credit to the publisher (s).
In the beginning we will select works and post them as quality provides them-and notify the authors when they are accepted.
TWO LINES Call for Submissions
On September 13th, 2007 Allie says:
We are currently accepting work for the 15th anniversary edition of TWO LINES: World Writing in Translation, edited by Pulitzer-nominated playwright, novelist, and translator John Biguenet (prose) and acclaimed poet and translator Sidney Wade (poetry).
Guest prose editor John Biguenet is the author of The Torturer's Apprentice: Stories and the novel Oyster. His play Rising Water won the National New Plays Network Commission Award for 2006 and has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. An O. Henry award winner and New York Times guest columnist, Biguenet was twice elected president of the American Literary Translators Association and has published two volumes on literary translation. He is the Robert Hunter Distinguished Professor at Loyola University in New Orleans.
Guest poetry editor Sidney Wade is a recent president of the Associated Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) and is currently a professor at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she teaches poetry and translation workshops. Wade is the author of five collections of poetry: Stroke, Celestial Bodies, Empty Sleeves, Green, and Istanbul'dan/From Istanbul, which was published in Turkish and in English by Yapi kredi Yayinlari, Istanbul.
Please read the submission guidelines carefully before sending in work.
Submissions deadline: October 22, 2007.
What to Submit
Original translations into English of writing from any genre—including fiction, poetry, drama, reportage, proverbs, song lyrics, diaries, oral histories, case studies, essays—and short articles concerning the translation process will be considered.
Translations from any language will be considered. Especially sought are works in new genres and rarer languages. We also highly encourage submissions of writing from non-European authors. Previously unpublished work only. The translator cannot also be the author of the piece unless it is a co-translation.
We generally publish one to four poems from a single submission, but we will read up to a maximum of ten pages of poetry. Prose submissions should not exceed 2500 words. We will consider excerpts from novels and plays if the excerpt can stand on its own as a short story.
All submissions must include a copy of the original text.
Submissions must include a brief (400 words) introduction that comments on the translation process and provides background information about the piece and original author.
We expect translators to acquire copyright permission when necessary. Permission can generally be requested from the publisher of the original work. We gladly offer a copy of the anthology to translators (and living authors) whose work is chosen for publication. TWO LINES pays $35 for each accepted submission that is printed (a group of works by one author is considered a single submission).
We are not soliciting work around a theme for TWO LINES 2008. If a theme emerges from some of the submissions we accept, they will be gathered in a thematic section. No work will be accepted or rejected for TWO LINES 2008 based on whether it matches a particular theme.
We highly encourage everyone who submits to TWO LINES to read a copy before submitting. Several issues are now on sale.
How to Submit
Electronic submissions are greatly appreciated, but printed or typescript submissions are also welcome. For electronic submissions, please save your documents as RTF (Rich Text Format). If you would like your materials returned, please send an appropriately-sized self-addressed stamped envelope. Send submissions to submissions@catranslation.org or to the postal address below.
TWO LINES
35 Stillman Street, Suite 201
San Francisco, CA 94107
Also Seeking Proposals for Anthologies
We are also currently considering proposals for anthologies of literature translated into English. Your anthology must focus on one region or a genre within a region. Rights must be available for originals and translations. Before submitting send a query to: Editors, TWO LINES World Library; Center for the Art of Translation; 35 Stillman St. #201; San Francisco CA 94107 or: twolines@catranslation.org.
CALL for SUBMISSIONS - Peril Issue #4 (Deadline: 30 Sept 2007)
On August 18th, 2007 Allie says:
Peril #4
The meaning of life issue.
The meaning of life may be a Monty Python movie, 42 and what else? Be profound, cynical, spiritual, scientific, humorous... or even all these at once!
We want your take on the meaning of life for you.
We accept submissions of any kind of text, sound or visual art, as long as it can be presented online (e.g. essays, reflections, poetry, fiction, memoir, spoken word tracks, photos, etc.). Text limit is 1000 words preferably submitted in txt form .
The due date is September 30 2007 to be published on line in November 2007.
Please send your submissions and queries to peril@asianaustralian.org
Check us out at http://www.asianaustralian.org/
Submissions Wanted: Atlas Poetica
On August 6th, 2007 Allie says:
Atlas Poetica Home
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS for ATLAS POETICA 1, 2008
SEND ALL SUBMISSIONS TO SUBMISSIONS (at) ATLASPOETICA (dot) COM.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND SUBMISSIONS TO ANY OTHER ADDRESS.
Submissions often close before the scheduled deadline because the issue is filled.
PUBLISHING SCHEDULE
Atlas Poetica 1, 2008 — Scheduled* deadline is January 1, 2008.
Atlas Poetica 2, 2008 — Scheduled* deadline is July 1, 2008.
* Submissions may close early if we have sufficient material before the deadline, or if our workload requires it. It is always better to submit early. Atlas Poetica is a 8.5" x 11" magazine available from ModernEnglishTankaPress.com. It does not have a digital version.
EDITORIAL POLICY Please read carefully.
Atlas Poetica is a biannual literary journal dedicated to publishing and promoting fine tanka poetry of place (including tanka written in variant forms). We are interested in both traditional and innovative verse of high quality and in all serious attempts to assimilate the best of the Japanese waka/tanka genres into a continuously developing English short verse tradition.
Our touchstone is tanka, but we will accept sets and sequences in which tanka is the basic unit of organization, but which may include verses in other forms, including haiku, cherita, couplets, monostiches, sonnets, quatrains, prose, etc. Thus a tanka sequence with a haiku as an envoy, a sequence in which sonnets alternate with tanka, or a haibun in which the verse portion is a tanka are some possible examples. We welcome innovations and traditions in tanka sets and sequences. We will NOT publish single poems which are not tanka, waka, kyoka, or one of their recognized variants (cinquains, etc). Do NOT send renga/renku that would be welcome by mainstream haiku magazines; we are seeking new ground in tanka sets and sequences.
Atlas Poetica intends to be a poetic atlas of the tanka world so is very open to work in other languages from poets around the world. It especially seeks tanka which reflect the human and natural landscape and believes that through the specific details of place and person universal insight can be gained. However, not all details will be grasped by all readers, so brief explanatory notes in the form of headnotes or footers are appreciated where needed. We particularly welcome location/time notes that illuminate the place of the poem.
Atlas Poetica welcomes both single poems and sets and sequences, either single author or multi-author. We welcome international submissions, but require that poems written in languages other than English be accompanied by an English translation. In addition, we will NOT accept poems that are English translations only, the original poem in its original language must be included. The submitter, by virtue of submitting works to Atlas Poetica, certifies that he or she is the authorized agent of both author(s) and translator(s).
Serious poetry and adult themes are appreciated. Doggerel and anything that is pornographic or in any way nasty, hateful, bigoted, or partisan political, will not be accepted. All such judgments will be made at the sole discretion of the editor.
BOOK REVIEWS AND NOTES: Atlas Poetica cannot guarantee that we will review unsolicited books sent in for review; we may choose to review such an unsolicited book or not. All books received, solicited or unsolicited, will not be returned, whether reviewed or not. Book reviewers receive a biographical entry on the Contributors page. We publish “Book Notes” and announcements at our sole discretion. If you wish to submit a fully written Book Note (300 words, maximum) along with a copy of the book, we will consider publishing it; no guarantees. No biographical entry is published with a Book Note. For both book reviews and notes/announcements, we will only publish those which have some relevance to the scope of Atlas Poetica, i.e., tanka poetry of place. Works outside this scope are better submitted to our sister publication: Modern English Tanka.
ARTICLES & ESSAYS: Atlas Poetica is interested in serious articles and essays of interest to our target audience, which is to say, readers of poetry of place tanka. Any length, up to chapter length, may be acceptable (target range is 500 to 2,500 words). We are very sensitive to even the appearance of copyright-infringement, so be certain that you have and provide, any necessary permissions for works quoted in an article or essay. (U.S.A. Copyright Information) We may solicit articles and essays but we also are glad to receive them after queries or even over the transom. We seek to promote the assimilation of the best of the Japanese waka/tanka/kyoka genres into a continuously developing English short verse tradition.
The criteria for publication of articles and essays are that the topic be of interest to our readers, that the author(s) have something fresh to say, and that the article or essay be well written. We are interested in items on various levels of expertise and scholarship and do not expect all items to be written at the same technical level.
We do NOT exclude good articles simply because they propose any idea with which we do not agree. We do NOT exclude good articles simply because the author is someone not in favor with us, with readers, or with the tanka community in general. We do NOT publish inferior articles on the basis of their agreement with our various positions on relevant matters. In short, the publication of articles and essays is decided according to our editorial criteria. Concomitantly, publication of any article or essay in Atlas Poetica cannot reasonably be, and should not be, taken as Atlas Poetica’s or Modern English Tanka Press’ endorsement of the propositions and ideas contained therein. We publish, as we are able, multiple viewpoints of important poetry of place tanka questions and issues.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Letters to the editor of Atlas Poetica are welcome and may be published in the currently open issue. Please put “ATLAS POETICA: LETTER TO THE EDITOR” on the subject line of your email to distinguish letters to the editor from other correspondence. Your letter may be edited for grammar, spelling, or brevity.
NO GRAPHIC ART: Atlas Poetica does not solicit art or graphics of any kind.
NO SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Please do not submit anything on offer anywhere else. We are not in the market for works under consideration for publication elsewhere. Generally speaking, you will have an initial response within one month, and will know if your work is not being accepted at that time. You will receive final notice when the selection for the issue is complete. However, due to the exigencies of publishing, until the issue actually goes to print, there is no guarantee. It is rare, but sometimes necessary, to make last minute cuts.
RIGHTS SOUGHT: We seek first world English rights, plus the right to reprint the work in our compilations and archives. Do NOT submit material that has been previously published in English. Poems published in another language are eligible if accompanied by English translation. If we discover that the work has been previously published or submitted simultaneously, we will reject it. Errors happen, and we appreciate being notified when they do. However, a submitter who develops a record of failing to respect our submissions policy runs the risk of not being published with us at all. There are many fine poets who understand the importance of editorial guidelines and are happy to comply with them. These are the people we want to publish.
Clarification: If the work was published in a venue that can be seen by the general public, it has been ‘previously published.’ Thus, if you have published it in your blog or your own collection, it is ‘published.’ For workshops and email lists, if the archive of the group is accessible to the public, it is ‘published.’ If it is accessible to members-only, then it is ‘private’ and eligible to be submitted to our journal. If you are unsure of a group’s policy, please contact the administrator. If you have questions about our policy, please inquire.
We have an exclusive right to publish your poem from the time you submit it until ninety days after the print edition becomes available. At that time, all rights revert to the author(s) and are free to be submitted elsewhere. In the event that a poem previously published by Atlas Poetica is reprinted elsewhere, we expect a credit to be given, e.g. “First published in Atlas Poetica [#], [year].” If you wish to republish the poem during our period of exclusivity, you need our permission. However, once our period of exclusivity has expired, you are free to publish it anywhere you like and do not need our permission and do not need to notify us. Poets are encouraged to purchase the issue in which their work was published, but it is not a requirement for publication.
PLEASE NOTE: This is an edited review. We DO NOT publish everything that is submitted to us. We reserve the right to exercise editorial discretion in ALL cases. If, for any reason, you cannot cope with rejection, better not to make submissions. We use only a portion of the submissions that we receive. There are plenty of other venues which are virtually unedited and where you can publish your poems with no editorial interference if that is what you seek. We do not accept poems that have been previously published in English, except by special arrangement. When we do reject a poem or poems, we will notify the submitter. Occasionally, we may want to offer some editorial comment, assistance, guidance, etc., in which case, we will respond to your submission before publication. IF YOUR EMAIL DOESN’T WORK, then you will not receive your notification. Likewise, if your spam filter/security software rejects our email, you will not receive our notices. We will attempt an alternative email if we have it, but it is up to you to maintain an open line of communication with us.
HOW TO SUBMIT FOR ATLAS POETICA: You may submit up to forty poems at one time. We may publish as few as 1 or 2 poems or a larger number. Please do NOT send us works that are still in progress. We will also consider sequences and sets of up to 50 poems. We will consider multi-author works, provided all other criteria have been met, plus the submitting author(s) certifies that they are authorized to act as the agent for the other authors. Please clearly indicate which part is authored by which person. Please send us polished works, error-free. Make your submission by sending your poems in to Atlas Poetica in the body of an email. Do NOT send any attachments. Emails with attachments will be deleted. If you need clarification, or have a special situation you want to discuss, please feel free to write to the Editor at atlaspoetica (at) gmail (dot) com.
SEND ALL SUBMISSIONS TO SUBMISSIONS (at) ATLASPOETICA (dot) COM.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND SUBMISSIONS TO ANY OTHER ADDRESS.
WHAT TO SUBMIT: Atlas Poetica needs the following information: 1. Your name. 2. Your email address. 3. An alternative email if you have one. 4. Biographical sketch (75 words max., written in the third person), including your location: your city, State/Province, and country (the minimum information acceptable is your country; the rest is optional). 5. If you are younger than 16 years of age, tell us so that we may comply with the U.S.A. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (the COPPA applies to children under 13; our minimum age limit is 16 as a matter of editorial policy). 6. The submission itself.
NOTE: You must be 16 or older to submit anything to
Atlas Poetica. If you are under 16,
EXIT NOW !
EMAIL POLICY:
Generally, we prefer NOT to publish email addresses and will not include your email address with your bio sketch unless you specifically request it. If you want your email address published, please say so in your submission email.
THERE IS NO PAYMENT FOR CONTRIBUTORS
No payment will be made. No contributor copies are furnished free. There will be no payment of any kind for accepted submissions for current and future issues of Atlas Poetica.
READ OUR COPYRIGHT POLICY & OUR PRIVACY POLICY
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CONTRIBUTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES
If you choose to submit any work(s) for publication in Atlas Poetica, please read and familiarize yourself with these Submission Guidelines, as well as our Copyright, Privacy, and Editorial Policies. By submitting any work(s) to Atlas Poetica, you are representing to Atlas Poetica, its publisher, and its editor that you have the copyright to the work(s) or are the authorized agent, and you are permitting Atlas Poetica copyrights in accordance with the published Copyright Policy and Submission Guidelines of Atlas Poetica, and that you hold Atlas Poetica, Modern English Tanka Press, its editor(s) and agents harmless in all respects from any copyright infringement caused by your submission.
Include this personal information with your email submission:
SUBJECT LINE: "Atlas Poetica submission - [Your Name]"
BODY OF EMAIL:
1. Name.
2. Email Address.
3. An alternative Email Address if you have one.
4. Bio sketch (75 words max.)
Include your residential location: [City, State/Province] Country.
5. Age—check this box IF YOU ARE UNDER 16: [ ]—Younger than 16.
6. Submission: 1 to 40 poems.
Feel free to copy and paste the above list to your email, for convenience's sake. Just highlight
the list, then hit EDIT and COPY; then send in an email to the SUBMISSIONS email address and, in the body of your email,
hit EDIT and PASTE, and you will have the list to fill in. Add your poetry submission after
your personal information WITHIN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL.
Call for submissions: Political/legal
On July 10th, 2007 Allie says:
The first edition of Onyx, the Journal of the Blackstone Society, sponsored by Allens Arthur Robinson, is now available!
You can find copies of Onyx within the Law School Library, or on the Blackstone publications stand within the Law School Courtyard. It will also be available online in electronic form on the Onyx sub-page of the Blackstone website soon.
The Onyx team is also looking for submissions for the second edition, aiming to be produced in August.
So do you have an opinion or comment or a current political or legal issue? Feel like writing a case summary on a recent High Court decision? Have you read a book or article related to law or justice that you want to review?
Then feel free to submit it to Onyx at onyx@blackstone.asn.au. Onyx is more than just a journal for traditional academic articles, it’s a forum for UWA Law students. So send in something today - whatever it may be! And of course academic essays are welcome too!
Call for Submissions - Sustainable Eating
On July 4th, 2007 Allie says:
Reply to: submissions@semagazine.com
Date: 2007-06-30, 7:42PM PDT
Sustainable Eating: Building Community through Food (www.semagazine.com) is an online zine exploring the connections between the food we eat and our personal, community and environmental health.
Currently, SE is seeking submissions from writers, artists, activists, gardeners, cooks, teachers, students, etc for issue #6.
**Issue #6 (Fall/Winter 2007): Hot Lunch
This issue will explore the many ways in which food, and information about food, is present in our schools. Possible topics include school meals, health and nutrition classes, cullinary programs, school gardening projects, home economics cooking classes, and more.
*Deadline for Submissions: August 1, 2007
*Issue Available Online: Fall/Winter 2007
Sustainable Eating welcomes all kinds of submissions, including: personal essays; news articles; feature stories; interviews; profiles of people, organizations and projects; and fiction.
In addition, Sustainable Eating is always looking for:
*recipes featuring local, seasonal ingredients;
*food-related book, film and product reviews;
*information on upcoming events, actions and campaigns;
*news briefs on food-related current events; and
*artwork (images of art in any medium welcome).
For more information, please view the submission guidelines at www.semagazine.com/submit.php or send your questions to submissions@semagazine.com.
Thanks!
www.semagazine.com
**PLEASE NOTE: Sustainable Eating is an all-volunteer, independent-media project. No compensation can be offered for submissions, beyond the opportunity to be involved in our community-building efforts and to have your work highlighted in the magazine. Thanks for understanding.**
Call for submissions: Sin Fronteras/Writers Without Borders
On June 17th, 2007 Allie says:
What: 12th annual issue
Wanted: four to six poems or one to two short stories, essays or works of creative non-fiction (no longer than 10 pages)
Format, etc:
Typed manuscript.
Writer's name and address at the top of each page.
Include a cover letter with very brief (2 to 3 sentences) bio and publication information, your e-mail address and your phone number.
Include SASE.
Manuscripts not returned.
June 30 deadline.
Address:
Sin Fronteras
P.O. Box 3416
Las Cruces, NM 88003.
Torch is now accepting submissions.
On June 16th, 2007 Allie says:
June 1 to August 31
Torch was established to promote the work of African American women. We provide a place to celebrate contemporary poetry, prose, and short stories by experienced and emerging writers alike. We prefer our contributors to take risks and offer a diverse body of work that examines and challenges preconceived notions regarding race, ethnicity, gender roles, and identity.
Submissions
Torch is published twice a year on-line. Our reading period is June 1 through August 31. Please be advised that unsolicited manuscripts received outside of our reading period will not be considered for publication.
Torch accepts submissions via email only.
Only previously unpublished work will be considered.
Simultaneous submissions will not be accepted.
Unsolicited submissions for our Flame section will not be accepted.
Include a brief cover letter and bio in the body of your submission email.
Send written work as one attached file (MS Word) with pieces on separate pages.
You may submit in each genre; however, please do not send more than one submission in each genre per reading period.
Poetry: send three to seven poems (max 40 lines each). Poems should be individually typed and either single or double spaced on separate pages. Email submission with the subject line 'Poetry Submission' to poetry @ torchpoetry.org.
Prose: send two prose pieces (max 500 words each). Prose and should be double-spaced. Email submission with the subject line 'Prose Submission' to prose @ torchpoetry.org.
Short Stories: send one short story (max 2,000 words). Email submission with the subject line 'Short Story Submission' to
shorts @ torchpoetry.org.
Photography & Art: send three to seven high resolution JPEG images. Email submission with the subject line 'Art Submission' to art @ torchpoetry.org.
If work is accepted for publication, expect to receive notification via email. There is no payment for publication. All published work will be archived online at www.torchpoetry.org.
Submission questions should be sent to: info @ torchpoetry.org.
Ballyhoo
On June 7th, 2007 Allie says:
PRINT | Particles and Galaxies
Submit unpublished fiction or nonfiction stories for Number 5 on the
theme of "Particles and Galaxies" to the address below. Think
metaphorically (e.g., all things large and small.) Note we only accept
submissions via e-mail for the 50 States Project. Stories must be 7,000
words or less. Please include your name and address on your cover
letter, along with the title of your story. Submissions will not be
returned. Please include e-mail address for response (no SASE required).
Simultaneous submissions are accepted provided you notify us
immediately, either in writing or by e-mail, if your work is accepted
elsewhere. Deadline is October 31, 2007. For work published in the print
magazine, we offer authors two copies of the issue in which their work
appears. We acquire first North American serial rights, non-exclusive,
one-time anthology rights, and online rights (to post a portion of the
story). Please wait to hear from us before sending another submission.
*BALLYHOO STORIES*
P.O. Box 170
Prince Street Station
New York, NY 10012
ONLINE | 50 States Project
BALLYHOO STORIES is also accepting story submissions for all states
except California, New York, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Ohio, and Indiana. Stories should
show a strong representation of the people and culture of the particular
state. Stories will be published online as part of our 50 States
Project. Unpublished stories of 5,000 words or less should be sent as an
attachment (.doc or.txt) to fiftystates@ballyhoostories.com. Do not
paste in body of the e-mail. Sorry, no snail-mail submissions. Specify
the state for which you are submitting in the subject line of your
e-mail. Deadline is October 31, 2007. Please wait to hear from us before
sending another story.
For updates, please visit us at Ballyhoo Stories: The Blog.
Click our graphic link up at the top of this post.
"~CALL FOR
On June 5th, 2007 Allie says:
"~CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS~
Blood Pudding Press is the personal small press of poet Juliet Cook and so far I have used it to self-publish several of my own poetry chapbooks, with plans for expansion in the future.
In the future, I hope to publish more of my own poetry chapbooks, as well as poetry chapbooks by others, plus occasional special projects.
I am now recruiting poetry for the very first special project--a one-off, limited-edition, hand-designed poetry magazine, which will include poems by approximately thirty selected contributors. Each of these contributors will receive a one-of-a-kind copy of the issue, which will be gorgeous in its own warped way.
If you think you might wish to have your material represented therein, please peruse the guidelines below.
Submissions will be accepted from now until September 7. The magazine will be published in October 2007. I will be announcing its title closer to that time.
Please submit 3-6 poems either in the body of an email OR as an attached Word Document OR both, however you see fit. The subject line of your email should include the words ‘poetry submission’. The body of the email should include a small bio. Cover letter doodad is optional; please do feel free to introduce yourself to me if so inclined, but also feel free to be brief and just submit the poetry and bio.
Submissions should be sent via email to JulietX@Bust.com.
Those who submit will hear back from me by the end of the reading period and sometimes sooner. If it’s September 17 and you have still not heard back from me, then you may most certainly feel free to query.
Simultaneous submissions are perfectly acceptable; just let me know promptly if a piece you submitted to me has been accepted elsewhere. I do not desire material that has been previously published in other literary magazines, but stuff that’s been posted to personal blogs is fine.
I will consider whatever is sent to me, but this will be a smallish publication, so I will have to turn down some quality work. To give you a closer idea of the aesthetic I am seeking for this project, here are some additional notes to absorb.
Special interests:
--poetry by women, sinister cream puffs, alien witches, and stylish misfits
-poetry that is well-crafted and sophisticated in its own peculiar way
-poetry that in some way expresses a monstrous feminine, tainted confectionery, and/or consumption-oriented thematic
-poetry that flirts with the horrific and/or the erotic without being genre-esque
-poetry that is darkly and/or lushly imagistic or atmospheric (textural, tonal, musical, sensual, trance-inducing, maybe even nausea-inducing)
-poetry that is experimental without being nonsensical; poetry that abides by its own logic
-poetry that is fiendishly playful without being just plain silly; I prefer fancy over plain, ornate over plainspoken, figurative over literal, juicy over dry, emotional over intellectual, pomo or post-pomo over mainstream accessible; but mostly, I prefer provocative and scarily edible
-hybrids, collaborations, delectable exceptions, and volatile surprises
I eagerly await your doomishly delicious offerings.
(Please do feel free to repost this and/or link to it on your blog or pass it along to your poet friends. Please also feel free to email me any pertinent questions/comments. Thank you.)"
Escape Pod
On November 5th, 2006 Allie says:
Escape Pod is a paying market genre ‘zine looking for science fiction, fantasy, and a tiny bit of horror if it is written very very very well. The project is intended to be a weekly audio zine and content is read by staff. Guidelines are here
I hear the horror has gone to a sister site. If you're interested, read the gl.
Call for Submissions: Bad Idea
Call for Submissions
Bad Idea, a UK magazine specializing in non-fiction story telling, is looking for a photo essay on the subject of “death.” Sadly there is no money available, but the exposure is worth a fortune.
These guys are the business, recently publishing photo essays by two Magnum photographers as well as work by Pulitzer Prize winning journos.
Email submissions to photo@sebmeyer.com and remember, the more creative your take on the subject, the greater your chances are that we’ll pick your story.