Foliate Oak Literary Magazine
http://www.foliateoak.uamont.edu

The Foliate Oak is currently open for submissions. Please read our guidelines before submitting.
We only accept e-mail submissions.

After reading our guidelines, send word or rtf attachment to foliateoak@uamont.edu

We are looking for the genres in the drop down box

Do not pitch a series. Pitch the best book in the series. If that book is accepted, then we will consider a series.

We are looking for books with different levels of sex, but we are not looking to break into the Erotic market at this time.

We are not looking for:
Erotica
Poetry/literature/Academic/scripts/
Inspirational Fiction that promotes religion or beliefs (Christian, Metaphysical, New Age)
Children's, YA,
Biographies,
Horror
Based on true stories
Real life stories
Fiction/non-fiction based on experiences of child molestation, rape, bondage, etc.
Romance: Horror, sci-fi, fantasy, or paranormal
Western/War/Police Proceedural/Spy/Action/Adventure/Espionage/
Fan Club Stories
Anthologies unless they are submitted to one of our collections.

We do NOT accept simultaneous submissions at this time.
If you have submitted to another publisher, wait until you receive a rejection before submitting to Enspiren.

WE ACCEPT MANUSCRIPTS FROM NEW AUTHORS
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Reprints

We will look at any reprint that fits our lines. We will consider multiple books and series that are reprints. Please do not 'gut' an erotic book to make it a sweet romance, or take the 'bodice buster' element out of a historical to make it a historical suspense. These genres have elements of their own that go beyond the 'no sex' elements.

All self published reprints must not be currently for sale to the general public. We will consider e-books that are only available in one venue.

Unsolicited/No Agent manuscripts

We do not give preference to manuscripts received from agents. We will accept all manuscripts from all authors. However, we do suggest that new writers spend time in a critique group and have a freelance editor go over their work.

Romance

Soul Mates

Soul Mates is our imprint of sweet romances. Strong Heroines find their own strength, and in doing so, experience the fun of being a woman. These are true relationship stories, sensual, romantic, and with heroines of all ages. They do not focus on women who are wounded, but women who haven't yet learned the true definition of a woman.

These books are sweet romance, stories about women, and their discovery of love. The story should not revolve around sexual discovery, but of a woman finding her Soul Mates

30 00 - 45 000 Words

Historical Romance

We are looking for historical romance novels with heart. We do not want the story interrupted because it is 'time for a love scene.' We want books where the hero and heroine battle for their right to live happily, and in doing so, change into true heroes. This will be expressed through your clever use of words and active writing style.

We want to see the sacrifices they make for love, and share the moment when they face down the peerage and choose love, honor, and a noble heart. This will be expressed in your witty use of words and phrases, and the sexual tension and sensuality. We are not looking for sweet Historical Novels. However, we are not looking for bodice busters. The couple must not 'stop to have sex' just because it fits a formula.

Length: 80 000 words +/-

Traditional Regencies

We are looking for traditional regencies, marriages of convenience, style books where love blossoms from relationships and adversity - not sex. We want stories where people turn their backs on wealth and social standing for a chance at true love, family, and lasting traditional values.

We will consider Georgian stories, but we are looking for True Regencies. If there is any sex, you must close the bedroom door.
Length: 50 000 Novel
15 000 Shorts

Romance Tip:

When considering our romance imprints, think about what experience the reader will receive from the book. We are less interested in the situations in the novel, and sex, than we are in the emotions the story incites in the reader: appreciation, love, acceptance, joy, romance, intimacy, vulnerability, trust etc..

We are looking for characters who grow, characters who deserve a happy ending, and a well developed romance plot

Fantasy

We are looking for all types of fantasy novels.

Mystery/Thrillers

Have you written a book that really shouldn't be read just before bedtime?

Do you love playing 'mind games' with your readers?

Would you consider yourself a psychology or police buff?

We are looking for mysteries and thrillers that chill the blood and deal with the darker side of life.

We will even consider paranormal elements as long as they hover around the realm of reality or at least believability.

Can you blend evil and good together into a tapestry that touches the soul? I am not talking about vampires and werewolves. There are things out there that haunt us, born from our very soul's dark side. They cannot be fought. They cannot be destroyed. They can only be survived.

Medical
Paranormal
Psychological
Urban Legend
Women detectives
Amateur detectives
Humor

At this time we are not looking for courtroom drama, horror, Police Proceedural, serial killer, or military. We do not want mystery/suspense/thrillers with a lot of romance, or gratuitous sex. We do not want graphic violence, violence against women, sexual violence, or horror.

Novel Submission Form

Please read these guidelines thoroughly before you submit any work to Freya's Bower.

Freya's Bower is a non-subsidy publishing house. We are not a vanity press or self-publishing site. We pay royalties of 40% on electronic formats and 10% of the wholesale print price. There is no charge to authors.

We publish erotica and romance. New writers as well as cross-genre experimental styles and short story collections are welcome. If you are interested in submitting mainstream fiction, please visit our sister company Wild Child Publishing.

What we want:

Plot driven romances/erotic stories with happy, or at the very least
hopeful, endings and varying degrees of sex, depending on the classification
of the story. (Sweet, Tangy, Spicy, Sizzling, or Beyond Sizzling)

Heroes and heroines we can relate to. We want to see an arc of development in the characters throughout the story. Shorter stories must be tightly crafted for this reason.
Sex scenes must be relevant to the plot and organic to the story. If a scene can work without sex, then the sex isn't necessary and best left out.

Light bondage. This is acceptable as long as all parties are willing.

Titillating, passionate, well-written gay, lesbian and heterosexual stories.

We prefer third person stories.

We do not accept:

Pornography (The difference between porn and erotica.)

Works promoting hatred of any kind (racial, sexism, or homophobia included)

Violence not pertinent to the story line.

Excessive profanity. We understand that some types of erotica require a certain amount of profanity. However, we do not want every thought, dialogue scene, or descriptive scene overloaded with it. We are looking for classy erotica, not porn.
Yellow showers or defecation. That is not erotic.

No beastiality, not including with shapeshifters in their human form.

No rape for the sake of shock value. Remember, we are interested in sex between two consenting adults.

No sex involving minors.

No necrophilia.

Manuscripts littered with poor grammar, misspellings, and excessive typos. Do not rely on your computer's spell/grammar check. It does make mistakes.

For us to accept a first person story, it has to be spectacular. We prefer third person stories.

Although cunt is used in erotic fiction, we at Freya's Bower don't like the word because it's one of the most derogatory words for female genitalia (and more porn than erotica). Try not to use it much, but if you do, be sure it's used in an appropriate fashion.

How to submit:

The first step is to send a query letter with a 1-2 paragraph synopsis of your work and the first chapter of the manuscript. If we like the synopsis and first chapter, we will request a 'partial'. This is the first three chapters, or approximately 50 pages, of your book. If you send us a partial before we request it, it will be rejected and returned. You obviously haven't read our submission guidelines.

The work must be completed in its entirety. We do not take proposals for books that have yet to be written.

No simultaneous submissions. We will do our best to respond within 2-4 weeks. If we are reading work submitted elsewhere that another publisher has already accepted, you have just wasted our time.

Our standards are high. We expect submissions to be of a professional quality. Anything you submit must be edited and polished. Submissions with numerous grammatical and spellings errors will be rejected on the spot. If you do not take the time to catch such errors, you are not serious about writing professionally. If you are uncertain about grammar, consult one of the many online websites (see our reference page) or invest in a good reference book. A good dictionary can be your best friend when it comes to spelling and is a vital tool for any serious author. Do not rely only on your word processor's spell check and grammar program.

All works must be in English at this time.

You will be notified of our decision in 2-4 weeks, time allowing.

Formatting

Double-space your manuscript. Include a header with the title of the book, your name and numbered pages. Indent each new paragraph .5 inches. Start each chapter on a new page. If there is a scene break within a chapter, indicate it with a centered ***.

All first submissions must include:

your full name, a pseudonym if used,

a query letter,

a brief synopsis, subject or genre,

the first chapter,

and be in the body of the email

'Submission' must be in the subject line,

Mail submission to submit@freyasbower.com.

Should we request a partial, attach an RTF or text file to the email. We will not accept pdf, html, Word, WordPerfect, or any other files besides the two listed above. Include all 50 pages/3 chapters in one file. Name the file an abbreviated title of your book. So, if your novel is titled The Long Journey Home, your file name would be something like ljhome.rtf or ljhome.txt. Include your full name, address, title of manuscript, and length in the file.

Word counts:

Chapter Books: 5,000-6,000 words
Bites: 6,000-8,000 words
Short stories: 10,000-15,000 words
Novellas: 15,001-30,000 words
Category: 30,001-45,000 words
Novels: 45,001-70,000
Plus Novels: 70,001-100,000 words
Humongous Novels: 100,000 or more words
What are Chapter Books?

Chapter Books are a series of three, or more, installments of an ongoing story. Each "chapter" must be 5000-6000 words in length. They will be released monthly. The story can be any heat rating, any genre, and can even incorporate any of our series (Goddess Freya, Valkyrie, T.R.O.U.B.L.E.) Due to the length, they will not be given ISBN's and will have one cover for all installments with the exception of a minor change to distinguish each installment from the others. (i.e. Title one: The Southern Sting: Chapter One, title two: The Southern Sting: Chapter Two, and so on.)

To submit, include the first chapter in the body of the email text with "Chapter Books" in the subject line. Also include a one-paragraph synopsis of the following installments planned for the story.

What are Bites? -- We are not accepting Bites submissions at this time

These are collections of two short, short stories with an underlying theme running through both stories. Whether that theme is the same protagonist name for both stories, two vampire stories, two stories set in the Old West, two... You get the picture. The only difference is their length. Both stories combined can be no shorter than 6,000 and no longer than 8,000. So, if one story is 2,500 words, the second must be 3,500 words or more, but cannot exceed 5,500 words. All the same submission guidelines apply, except: do NOT query. Just send us the first story with a brief synopsis of the second one.

Series

Freya's Bower is open year round for submissions of stories for the following lines:
Goddess Freya series
This series features Freya in the story line. Her presence in the book, regardless of story length, must be an essential aspect of the plot, but Freya is not the heroine. Freya must appear as true to the tales in Norse mythology as possible with some extrapolation allowed, but nothing too far out of character.
Valkyrie series.

In this series, the heroine, or hero, is a Valkyrie. The story can be set in any historical era, on any planet and in any dimension, be of any genre or subgenre and not limited to M/F sexual relations. The Valkyrie can also be of any race, human, shapeshifter or alien life form. Although traditionally, Valkyries have been female and Nordic, we prefer not to limit our series to these restrictions. For instance, the Valkyrie could be posing as a cop in modern day sent to protect a particular person or to collect a soul soon to fall in "battle" — or as we know it, in the line of duty. However, we do expect the stories that include Norse mythology and/or are historical to have been researched thoroughly, and that both the history and/or the mythology should be accurate. Some dramatic license is allowed, but if the story is set in Ancient Rome, you wouldn't find the characters saying, "Hey, dude, how's it chillin'?" Nor would the characters be wearing go-go pants and thigh high boots, unless its a time traveling Valkyrie.
T.R.O.U.B.L.E. series.

She's gorgeous and causes chaos wherever she goes. Perhaps she's a klutz, a walking disaster. Maybe she has the worst luck imaginable. For males: He's dangerous. The bad boy you can't help but love. Maybe he's a chick magnet, or maybe he's the guy flipping burgers at the local diner. Catastrophe and mayhem seem to follow him around. Protagonists can also be Valkyries, werewolves, vampires, and shapeshifters that have trouble follow them wherever they go. All races and sexual orientations are encouraged.
In the Gloaming: A Faerie Anthology

A Faerie Anthology has been a pet project of mine for quite a while, so I'm looking for four to five authors who can do a bit of research into the realm of faerie lore. Some of my own artwork may be used for the cover, too, so I'm very excited about this anthology.
Faeries come in all shapes and sizes, wings and without, beautiful to ugly, malevolent to benign, helpful and irritating. Every culture has its own types of faeries and legends too.
I'm a faerie lore buff, so although sparkle wings and beauty is nice, chances are such material will have to be spectacular to wow me. Do your research and show me something new. For example, for a sweet romance weave a story about an ugly troll who finds love, or two selkies who are ostracized from their underwater world. There are phookas, kelpies, Red Caps, flora and fauna faeries, elves, dwarves, merfolk, sprites, pixies, Willow the Wisps, pucks, Jack-in-Irons, brownies, banshees, and there are specific worlds such as Tir Nan Og and various other faerie islands. There is a plethora of faerie info out there for you to draw upon...use it to dream and tranfer your dream into a unique submission.

This anth is fantasy at its highest. An element of legitimate faerie lore research must be present in the story. Remember, I know faerie lore, so I'll also know if you fudged the details, lol. The faerie lore must be integral to the plot.

Okay, 10K min wc and 20K max. Rating sweet to beyond sizzling. Deadline for submissions is November 20th 2007. Submissions MUST have "SUBMISSION: FAERIE" in the subject heading. Address your letters to me.

NOTE: Depending on the interest for this anth, which has been great so far, I may create more than one volume. I'm not worried about perfect manuscripts right now. I'm looking for well-woven plots and assurance that the author has done h/her research. However, don't send me a train wreck in regards to sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation either.

I'll select 4 to 5 submissions out of the entire slushpile, depending on word count and if there's room for an extra submission. Any content is acceptable minus the taboos listed on our Freya's Bower submissions page. Lesbian and m/m content is accepted.
For this anth to be considered for print format, the e-book needs to sell a specific amount of copies (details will be discussed with contracted authors), so authors most be devoted to promoting.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact me at editorfaith@sbcglobal.net. Also, if you know of a writing group or fellow writer who might be interested in this anth, pass this call along to them.

We are both an online publisher and print publisher. However, all communications will be made via email.

All works submitted must be your original creation, free of all legal constraints. In other words, you must own all copyright and publishing rights to your book. You cannot have a contract with another publisher on submitted work. If the work has been previously published, we will only accept it if the rights have reverted to you. Unless otherwise agreed upon, Freya's Bower retains the rights to publish a print copy for sale should Freya's Bower ever decide to move into print publishing. Should this happen, royalties will be re-negotiated.

All books accepted for publishing by Freya's Bower will be subject to editing. If you are not open to suggestions and/or recommendations, do not submit. However, we will keep British quotes and spelling provided it is consistent throughout the work.

2 November - closing date for non-fiction pitches

30 November - final closing date for non-fiction, fiction and poetry submissions

SO, YOU’RE ASKING, WHO ARE WE AND WHAT DO WE PUBLISH?

harvest publishes thoughtful and considered non-fiction, fiction and poetry. Our word limits are generous, and our pieces are most likely not the kind of thing you can dash off the night before (although we’re not saying it can’t happen!)

You don’t have to have a publication history as long as your arm, or leg, to submit to harvest. That’s not what we’re about. But we’re not after your school projects, your embittered diatribes to former lovers, your dear-diary entries or your angst-filled poetry, either. We want well-drafted pieces that have gone through a little pruning before they reach our hands.

If you’d like to send us something, but you don’t have anything that fits our categories straight off, why not drop us an email? We’re always happy to hear your idea and see a couple of sample paragraphs. If we’re interested, you can spend the next few weeks watering and pruning your ideas until it’s in a shape we both agree is right.

A WORD ABOUT US BEFORE YOU START

We’d love you to submit to our dear little mag. We’re voracious readers, and we’ll read whatever you send, but please give us a little time. Remember that like you all, we too are tired and haggard from too many late nights and drinking and jobs that don’t fulfill us but pay the bills.

We’re grateful for the effort you put in researching our mag and its influences, and polishing something our readers will enjoy. In return we put in work with your pieces - every writer who submits to us will receive considered feedback. This may take the form of a manuscript assessment or a long thoughtful letter. It all depends on how many submissions we get and how much time we can take on each. Remember, we’re new to this game too!

LENGTH

will vary. We try not to be too prescriptive - anywhere between 3,500 and 6,000 words suits us. If your piece falls just a fraction outside these guidelines, send it to us anyway.

Poetry has a limit of 100 lines.

SUBJECT MATTER
Non fiction

is broader than you may think.

We publish literary journalism - that is, journalism that can be imaginative, emotive, sharp, salient or poetic. As a general rule we don’t publish the journalistic, newsy this-happened-then-this-happened style of non-fiction, but every rule can have an exception if you think you have something really good.

What we do publish is personal or reflective pieces that read like stories but are based on fact. Opinion pieces where the writer gets really riled up. Gonzo journalism where you’re right in the thick of the action. Memoir pieces that examine how things were, and how they are. Reviews that use a book or a movie as a frame to discuss wider issues. Social commentary that will make you see the world differently. Sweet, anxious pieces that reveal the writer’s foibles as they cast a discerning light on contemporary society.

Think Truman Capote, think Helen Garner, think Hunter S. Above all, just think!

Fiction

can be anything.

Poetry

can also be on any topic.

Note to poets

We do publish single poems, as well as features*. It will vary from issue to issue, depending on what comes through our letterbox. So feel free to send us a sample of your best poems (two to four) with a bio explaining who you are and what you plan to do with your life.

* Poetry features will consist of a selection of poems from a poet such as yourself, plus an interview with you or an extended biography, to give our readers a sense of where you’re coming from and the themes in your work.

PITCHES

are encouraged and are always most welcome. Send us 300-500 words about your non-fiction or fiction idea, giving as much detail as you can.

Please include the following:

Who you are
A brief synopsis of your proposed piece
An outline of the structure of your proposed piece
A rough idea of word length
Influences - if it’s important to the piece. We may need to do a bit of background reading.
Those who include a couple of sample paragraphs will be looked upon favourably.

Pitches should be emailed to the following address:

harvest_mag@yahoo.com.au

with ‘NF Pitch’ in subject line.

SUBMISSIONS

are preferable in hard copy. We can’t afford to print all the submissions we receive, so if we’re not sent hard copies we have to read off screen. If you’d prefer your work read in hard copy (as we would) please submit it to the following address:

harvest magazine
PO Box 1115
Brighton Road LPO
Elwood 3184

Please include a covering note with contact details such as name, address, email and phone number.

However, we don’t want to discourage those who are hard up for postage. You can also submit via email to the following address:

harvest_mag@yahoo.com.au

In your email please include contact details such as name, address, email and phone number.

OVERSEAS SUBMISSIONS

can be posted or emailed. We understand postage from Nicaragua can be a bitch, so we won’t hold emailed submissions against you.

FORMATTING
really should be minimal. WordArt is great company at home, but the kind of friend who embarrasses you in professional situations.

All we ask is that you double-space your text and use a font size that’s amenable for the reader, i.e. between 11 point and 16 point.

PAYMENT
$100 for fiction and non-fiction pieces. $60 for a single poem, $100 for a poetry feature.

We wish we could pay more, but can’t. However, feel free to drop us a line if you suddenly inherit a squillion to lavish on new publishing ventures.

AUTHOR BIOS
must be provided with each piece. They can be as detailed as you like, as long as not more than twenty pages. They shouldn’t be unnecessarily self-congratulatory. They shouldn’t be overly abstract but essentially meaningless, as per current trends. They shouldn’t contain the word ‘postmodern’.

MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS
are encouraged. But there’s a limit of three per person.

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORK
can’t be considered.

GETTING BACK TO YOU
can vary from a week to a couple of months. It depends how inundated we are, and what else we have on our plates. We can give you the guarantee of reading your piece, though.

Submissions will be returned to those who provide a stamped, self-addressed envelope (SSAE in the lingo).

TROUBLESHOOTING
If, by any chance, you’ve sent us something incredible and haven’t heard back in a couple of months, please resend us the piece with a nasty email.

OUR INFLUENCES
The Believer

This dapper journal throws its hand at anything - reviews, features, opinion pieces, columns, and we admire that. Worth reading to see how their writers explore ideas in a generous word length.

The Monthly

The Monthly sometimes publishes literary journalism, albeit it mostly from well-known Australian writers. Chloe Hooper’s The Tall Man (winner of a Walkley, and also re-published in an issue of McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern) is one example of what we like from this mag.

Voiceworks

One of Australia’s oldest youth magazines, and long-time producer of various literary luminaries. Voiceworks columns are a great way to see how other writers go about exploring an idea and constructing an argument based loosely on theme.

Modern Drunkard magazine

Speaks for itself.

We recommend you look at some of these sources before submitting to our magazine.

LASTLY, WHAT’S NOT FOR US
is fantasy and fan fiction. We hate to be prescriptive, but it’s really not our thing. If you want to challenge our ban with something really clever, go ahead. But only if it’s really clever.

SO, WITH THAT
Good luck! We look forward to seeing something from you soon.

DEADLINE: Fri 30 Nov 2007
mphpublishing@mph.com.my

MPH Group Publishing are calling out for submissions of short fiction and creative non-fiction for an anthology tentatively entitled "Urban Odysseys: KL Stories". The aim is to publish the anthology in 2008, depending on the number of submissions received.

The theme of the anthology will focus on life in the city, specifically Kuala Lumpur, with writings that show images of the new juxtaposed against the old, urban living with contrasting bright lights and shadowy realities and other short fiction or creative non-fiction which best encapsulate the spirit of the national capital. This is not a travel book but an anthology of literary writings about the city.
Stories must be original, between 3,000 and 5,000 words, and must not have been previously published. They invite submissions from both emerging and established writers.

Stories for children are not eligible for this compilation.
Manuscripts must be edited, typed double-spaced with 12pt font and e-mailed to mphpublishing@mph.com.my. Please include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. You may submit as many pieces as you wish.

Faxed or handwritten submissions will not be entertained and manuscripts will not be returned. They will contact you only if your piece has been selected for inclusion in the compilation. Writers whose submissions are selected will be expected to work with the editors to fine tune their stories.

Deadline: Fri 30 Nov 2007
Payment: A small flat fee and two copies of the anthology

almecac is an anthology from Crass Dandy Publications that hopes to draw the interest of Hispanic readers to science fiction and modern fantasy. We're looking for stories of Aztec gods in the modern world, urban fantasies set in the barrio, time-travel tales and anythign so long as the focus is on Hispanic characters or traditions. We're not really interested in fantaies taking place in Pre-Columbian times, though alternate histories where those legendary empires still exist would be great.

We are also looking for filler art pieces of similar themes.

We only accept electronic submissions (we're a nomadic band of editors) and multiple Submissions will be accepted.

Submission Period: Now through June 1st, 2008.

We're hoping to be able to respond to all submissions within two weeks.

Editors: Jay Crasdan and Judith Morel.

Rights: 1st World Publication Rights in the English Language.

Pay: 10 dollars a story; 5 dollars per art piece.

Contact: calmecaczine@gmail.com

Editorial Standards & Policies—Literary Submissions

SHARK REEF publishes two issues a year, one in the spring and one in the fall. Submission deadlines are June 30 and December 31. We consider solicited and unsolicited material, published previously or unpublished, fiction, non-fiction prose, poetry and dramatic writing. We feature artwork by local visual artists in each issue as well.

Submissions can be made via email (RTF or Word format) to editors@sharkreef.org or by mailing a CD to
Lopez Writers Guild
c/o Lorna Reese
66 Country Road
Lopez Island, Washington, 98261.

We neither charge nor remit payment for submissions or selections. We do not require any legal document to change hands. The selections are posted on our Current Issue web pages for approximately six months and then moved to the Archives where they can be accessed through links.

SHARK REEF endeavors to give voice to the serious writers of the San Juan Islands who have made a true commitment to work hard to produce original writing of high quality. We are particularly passionate about publishing the work of the “common man and woman” whose writing emerges from first-hand experience.

As all evaluation of art is subjective, we make no bones about the fact that our selections are informed by our own tastes, whims, and fancies.

Editorial Standards & Policies—Visual Art

SHARK REEF considers solicited and unsolicited art work, exhibited previously or new. Submissions can be made via email (GIF or JPEG files) to editors@sharkreef.org or by mailing a CD to Lopez Writers Guild c/o Lorna Reese, 66 Country Road, Lopez Island, Washington, 98261. We neither charge nor remit payment for submissions or selections. We do not require any legal document to change hands. The selections are featured on our Current Issue web pages for approximately six months and then moved to the Archives where they can be accessed through links.

We endeavor to provide a venue to the serious visual artists and fine art photographers of the San Juan Islands.

As all evaluation of art is subjective, we make no bones about the fact that our selections are informed by our own tastes, whims, and fancies.

Contact Us

We’d love to hear from you. Send your comments to editors@sharkreef.org.

NōD, the University of Calgary's undergraduate-run magazine comes back to campus this fall for its third year of publication.

A venue for emerging artists and established ones alike, NōD is a professional journal that showcases creative work of beginning writers and undergraduates alongside that of practicing artists. NōD magazine intersects creative communities in the literary and visual arts, inviting innovative creative endeavors.

NōD magazine is currently accepting submissions for our seventh issue.

Spread the word!

OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Deadline: October 31st 2007

Submission Guidelines: Prose, poetry and visual art of all sorts, we want it all.

All submissions must either be in or easily transferable to digital format.

Ideally, submissions are 4-8 pages in length (1500 word max for prose pieces)

We look forward to hearing from you!

Ian Kinney,
Editor, NōD

Address:

NōD Magazine
c/o Dep't of English, University of Calgary
2500 University Drive N.W.
Calgary, AB
T2T 1N4

Email: nodmagazine@gmail.com

Website: www.myspace.com/nodmagazine

Dear Interpreter,
What an important job you do each day, and what fascinating tales you must have to tell about the people you’ve encountered, the conversations you’ve interpreted, and most importantly, the lives you’ve touched.

Now, you have the perfect opportunity to share these stories in an enduring publication, so that others may read them for years to come. The only question is this: which of the many stories you’ve saved up over the years will you decide to share with the world?

The FAQ and Guidelines will help you choose, and will also show you how to ensure the best chance of publication in an exciting new book that is all about you and your important work:

While the other sections of this website provide more information, here are some of the basics:

- Interpreters working in all settings are encouraged to submit stories

- Stories should aim to provide readers with a greater understanding of the importance of interpreters' work

- Submissions are accepted online, via email and via postal mail, starting on July 18, 2007

The final deadline for submissions is December 3, 2007.

If you have questions after reviewing the rest of the material, feel free to contact me, and I will be happy to attend to your concerns. As additional questions from potential contributors are received, the FAQ, Guidelines and related materials will also be updated accordingly.

It is both an honor and a pleasure to be working on this exciting project, in the hopes that it will help bring greater recognition to interpreters everywhere.

Respectfully,

Nataly Kelly, Editor

From Our Lips to Your Ears

Postal Mail:

Nataly Kelly, Editor
From Our Lips to Your Ears
P.O. Box 7303
Nashua, NH 03060
USA

editor@fromourlips.com

Fax: 877-572-0779
Phone: 603-891-1101
Blog: http://fromourlips.blogspot.com/

Jonah Raskin is editing an anthology of writings about northern California. The work can be fiction, or non-fiction: journal entries, and essays as well as short stories. While he cannot promise to publish anything sight unseen, he will read everything carefully. He is especially interested in work by young writers of Filipino, Mexican and Asian descent and origin. Please mail material to

Jonah Raskin
Coms. Dept.
Sonoma State University
1801 E. Cotati Ave.
Rohnert Park, CA. 94928.

Please put your name, street address, phone number, and email on each manuscript you send. Thank you.