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M O T I F is a new anthology series published annually
by MotesBooks of Louisville, KY
Details: www.MotesBooks.com
Each volume in the series focuses on a theme. The first is MUSIC.
Anthology series title: M O T I F
Working title for Volume 1: WRITING BY EAR
Theme for this volume: music
Editor: Marianne Worthington
The inaugural Motif Anthology will accept submissions of these lengths:
prose - under 3,000 words
poetry/lyrics - up to 3 pieces.
All genres will be considered as long as music is referenced in the works. Submissions may address music either directly or indirectly, but the presence of music should figure significantly and artfully in the piece.
Submissions may be poems, short stories, song lyrics, short memoirs, essays, letters, creative nonfiction, or other forms. Combinations of forms are acceptable up to the limits described herein.
Each contributor whose work is accepted will receive one (1) complimentary copy of the book upon publication as payment. Contributors will also receive an ongoing contributor's discount (equivalent to wholesale pricing) for unlimited purchase of additional copies to use or resell.
Marketing outlets will include Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and the publisher's website: www.MotesBooks.com. Special marketing strategies will also be utilized, including at least one public reading with selected contributors by invitation of the publisher.
* Submit by email.
* Send manuscript (Arial 12 pt., single-spaced) as a .doc file (Word document) to
MOTIF@MotesBooks.com. IMPORTANT: Use "MOTIF Anthology" as the subject line (email containing blank subject lines will automatically be deleted; other subject lines may inadvertently be tagged as spam).
* Include all author contact information
(including phone, snail mail, and e-mail address) with each submission.* Do not send previously published or simultaneously submitted material.
* Include a 50-60 word bio to appear in “contributor's notes” section of the anthology if work is accepted.
* Submission period closes August 5, 2008. Publication is slated for November 2008.
For clarification or questions, visit www.MotesBooks.com
or email MOTIF@MotesBooks.com.
Submission deadline: August 5, 2008
Publication: November 2008
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Details: www.acappellazoo.
ORIGINS CONTEST
Fiction: 1,000-10,000 words
First Place Prize: $250
A cappella Zoo has begun its first issue.
Beginning May 1st, we invite submissions of fiction, poetry, plays, creative
nonfiction, photography, art, and genre-confused works of all
creative kinds: up to 10,000 words of prose or up to 3 poems or visual works. We
are especially excited about experimental fiction, magical
realism, and bilingual works. Simultaneous and electronic submissions are
acceptable and we currently pay $5 per page. Guidelines are
available online.
 The Writer Instructing and inspiring writers since 1887, The Writer is an indispensable magazine for both professional and aspiring writers. Each issue includes articles written by leading writers in all fields. Tips on manuscript submission and up-to-date markets, craft of writing and getting published.
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A CAPPELLA ZOO
635 ½ East Benton Street
Pocatello, ID 83201
Deadline: July 31, 2008
INSPIRED BY the Life, Words, and/or Work of
Abraham Lincoln
Details:
www.sci.edu/
Quiddity international literary journal and public-radio program are pleased to
announce a call for submissions for a special issue devoted to the literary
essence of Abraham Lincoln. Quiddity is seeking submissions of original creative
work (poetry, prose, and artwork) inspired by the life, work, and works of
Lincoln.
“Better Angels,” the Fall/Winter 2008-09 issue, will publish the best creative
work inspired by the quiddity of Lincoln as president, statesman, politician,
poet; by the essence of Lincoln’s life; and by his essence as crafter of
language. Quiddity is looking for creative work that stirs the marrow in our
bone-centers and is devoted also to the eloquent writing and exquisite essence
of a man rough-hewn.
Like Shakespeare, whom the sixteenth president greatly admired, Lincoln shaped
language to fit his thought as opposed to forcing his thought to fit language’s
conventional mold. The term quiddity denotes, by OED definition, “the real
nature or essence of a thing; that which makes a thing what it is.”
Quiddity will publish and broadcast exceptional works of poetry and prose,
paying tribute to Lincoln’s quintessence via an issue devoted to
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original, contemporary
work both inspired by Lincoln’s essence and that seeks to capture it in creative
work.
Individuals whose work is selected for publication may be invited to read their
work aloud for Quiddity’s companion public-radio program on WUIS/WIPA, NPR
member and PRI affiliate.
Guidelines
● Prose: one work (no more than 5,000 words)—Please note
that we are NOT seeking essays.
Poetry: up to five poems (no more than ten pages total)
Artwork: up to five images—Query first with
hardcopy images of the work(s) before sending digital images.
● Include complete contact information in the cover letter;
bios are appreciated.
● Please be sure your name is listed on each page of the work.
You may list contact information on each page as well, if you wish.
● U.S. submissions should include both an email address and a
self-addressed, business-size (#10), stamped envelope.
● International submissions should include an email address to
which an electronic reply may be sent.
● Work must be previously unpublished. All manuscripts
will be recycled.
Please ensure that your submission fits the guidelines listed above.
Submissions should be addressed to
Quiddity
LINCOLN/BETTER ANGELS Issue
Springfield College-Benedictine University
1500 North Fifth Street
Springfield , IL 62702
U.S.A.
Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but we require notification immediately
if the work is accepted elsewhere.
Deadline: August 8th, 2008 (postmark deadline).
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True story contest: FieldReport
FieldReport Award for True-Life Stories;
$40,000 in total prizes awarded July 1
Details:
www.fieldreport.com
Password: truelife
FieldReport is a new web site that awards significant cash prizes for the best
in personal writing. This call for submissions is for FieldReport’s pre-launch
beta period.
Contest Guidelines
To Enter:
Post 2,500 words or less by going to www.fieldreport.com
<http://www.fieldreport.com> and typing in the password “truelife.”
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