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This edition will be updated for 2008. Always find links to our most recent editions of Writers Wanted on our home page.
August Edition
Writers Wanted
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July Literary Press seeks material for new Christmas Anthology
Guidelines 2009 Anthology
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July Literary Press seeks well-crafted stories, essays and poems for a Christmas
anthology. Although the central theme is Christmas, related subjects will be
considered, including other holidays (Hanukkah, Kwanzaa) or winter-, solstice-,
or other related themes.
All submissions must be typed on white 8 ½” x 11” paper. Stories and essays must
be double-spaced, poems single-spaced. Include name, address, phone number,
email address and word or line count in the upper left corner of the first page.
No previously published except by invitation.
Electronic submissions will be deleted unread.
Stories 5,000 words maximum.
Essays 1,500 words maximum.
Poems 50 lines maximum.
Deadline September 30, 2008.
Stories and essays should be sent to:
July Literary Press
294 Hunters Lane
Williamsville, NY 14221
Poems to:
July Literary Press
274 North Street
East Aurora, NY 14052-1334
SASE for response only. MANUSCRIPTS WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
Entrants chosen for the anthology will receive one free copy plus the
opportunity to purchase additional copies at a discount.
July Literary Press does not accept material that is pornographic, profane,
sexist, racist or violent.
Check out July Literary Press’ website: www.
N.B. Manuscripts under consideration may be kept as long as 6 months.
Last Call for Dad/Fatherhood Stories and for Kids with Special
Needs Stories
Because
You Loved Me:
Seeking Stories that Celebrate Dads and Fatherhood
Stories must be true, original, and 1000-2000 words.
Writers’ guidelines: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/share.htm
$500 grand prize / $100 each all other stories published; plus copy of book.
Entrants pay NO entry or reading fees.
Counting
Blessings, Facing Challenges:
Share Your Story about Parentng a Child with Special Needs
Stories must be true, original, uplifting, and 1000-2000 words.
Writers’ guidelines: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/share.htm
$500 grand prize / $100 each all other stories published; plus copy of book
Entrants pay NO entry or reading fees.
Chicago Overcoat: A Print Anthology
Details:
http://susurruspres
A print anthology, coming in late 2008.
Fill in the Blank:
“Hard-boiled detective” meets ________.
Now write it. But remember: You're not selling ideas, you're selling
stories. So no matter how good of an idea "hard-boiled detective" meets "vegan
zombie lesbians from Mars" may be, if you don't flesh out a great story, we'll
pass.
We like slipstream, cross-genre, surreal, humor, SF/Fantasy, and
experimental. Elements of horror are fine, but we like "odd" a lot more than we
like "shocking."
More than anything, however, your story should focus on noir. Since the
term Chicago Overcoat is taken straight from The Big Sleep, the stories of this
anthology will be as new and adventurous as its inspiration material was back in
the day. Also, we don't only want stories with surprise, twist, or
fabricated/contrive
Honestly, this will be a difficult anthology to get into. So two tips:
1. It really helps your chances if you know both genres that you're
writing in. We can tell if you're just dabbling. It's good to branch out, but
you've gotta pu
t in the time before it pays off. You have to hit every genre cliché before you
know to look out for it next time.
2. Make your characters real people. Real people have dentist
appointments next month, talk on the phone, have pets, and they go out for lunch
with friends. They have bad habits; they burn popcorn. And there's an entire
range of emotions for them to experience. When they die, they leave all sorts of
loose ends untied. But most importantly: They all have motivations for
everything they do.
Fiction from 100 to 6,000 words, and we may publish one novella of
10,000 to 15,000 words.
No reprints.
Simultaneous subs okay.
Because you may not get a response until after the deadline, we accept
multiple subs, up to four stories or 6,000 words, whichever comes first, OR, one
novella length submission. Anything above this will be deleted unread. You
should receive an automatic response letting you know that we received your
e-mail, if you don't get this, please query.
Submissions go to James Maddox and Brian Worley, editors. Subject line
like this (or our spam filters may eat it): COsub/Title/
Submit work in the body of the email, or attached as a rtf or doc to:
susurrusantho(
If your work is selected, we will purchase
FNASR at the following rates:
$5 for flash20(>1000 words)
$10 for short stories (1000 + words),
and $25 for a novella of <10,000.
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Terms and dates subject to change.
Submission Deadline: August 1st, 2008
Two Anthologies : Call for submissions
Literary Cottage is currently seeking entries for two, exciting new anthologies to be published by Adams Media: Woodstock Revisited and My Dog Is My Hero. Please click on my website www.literarycottage.com for full details.
For Woodstock Revisited, we are seeking fifty true stories written by people who attended the 1969 Woodstock Festival. This anthology will document the event itself, but will also provide a portrait of America as that tumultuous decade came to a close. Stories should be historical within the context of 1969, and yet unique to your experience. Stories must be TRUE, 850-1100 words, vivid, and substantive. Adams Media pays $100 and one copy of the book. Literary Cottage offers prizes of $100, $75, and $50 to top three stories respectively. Please carefully review the guidelines and sample story provided on the "Woodstock '69 Guidelines" page available on www.literarycottage.com. HURRY - DEADLINE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008
Black Men Love anthology
Seeks essays
and memoirs, up to 5,000 words
Will include "a wide
selection of Black men's voices describing how they give and receive love as a
natural part of their humanity. The anthology will contrast individual
experiences and reveal the commonalities Black men share.
The editors, Robert Penn and John Frazier, invite Black men with diverse
backgrounds and experiences to submit personal narratives that examine how
they love." Work may address families, institutions, self-love, how we were
taught to love, and what we teach others.
Submissions must be typed, double-spaced, paginated, with full contact
information. No simultaneous submissions, but previously published work will
be considered if the writer owns the copyright. Submissions by email in
attached Word file (with .doc extension) only.
Mail to: blackmenlove@
Deadline:
Sept. 1.
Against Agamemnon: War Poetry
WaterWood Press, a publishing consortium with editorial offices in Texas,
New York, London, Paris & Madrid will be accepting war poetry beginning May
1, 2008, and ending September 1, 2008 for its upcoming soft cover
anthology entitled Against Agamemnon: War Poetry.
WaterWood Press is managed by a worldwide editorial staff, including faculty
from top universities, who have been published by leading houses such as
Peter Lang Publishing, Reed Elsevier Publishing, Thomson Publishing, West
Group, LEXIS NEXIS, and others.
American poet James Adams, a 2007 Pulitzer Prize nominee for his poetry
collection Noble Savage (St.-Lukes Presse), which featured themes of
American Indian genocide and African civil war, has agreed to serve as
editor. Noble Savage (available at Brazos Books, Houston, Texas) was
called "a substantial achievement" by Houston poet-research physician
Michael Lieberman. Adams' war poetry has been called "original and
moving" by American poet-humanitarian Carolyn Forché. Adams has edited
over four dozen books and treatises.
Complete submission guidelines:
1. Seeking original poems/poetry translations on war from any good
poet ("known" or unknown) in any style.
2. No reprints or previously published work. Prior to publication,
all to-be-published poets will have to sign a document certifying that their
chosen work has not been previously published in any format.
3. Non-English originals must be accompanied by English translations.
4. Mail to: WaterWood Press, 47 Waterwood, Huntsville, Texas 77320,
Attn: 2008 War Poetry Editor
5. Snail mail submission only. No email submissions will be considered,
unless the author is located in a foreign country, and regular U.S. mail is
impracticable or overly expensive. These foreign submissions may be
made to:
waterwood.press.
Please place the poem in the body of the email and ALSO as
an attachment. Note whether any attached poems are virus checked prior
to sending by indicating in the "RE:" line: VIRUS CHECKED. Email
submissions without such notice will not be opened.
6. 1-3 poems per poet. Three copies of each poem, each poem
identified with author's name only.
7. Length: no more than 30 lines per poem. Will consider one poem of
two pages length maximum.
8. Include a separate one-page cover letter containing a list of your poems
submitted (or poems and translations)
9. The Editor will read every submission and may comment upon each
submission. Preference will be given to what poet Carolyn Forché has
termed "the poetry of witness." Please do not send poems about 9/11,
as these will not be considered.
10. WaterWood Press will begin receiving submissions during National Poetry
Month, April 1, 2008. Submission ends September 1, 2008, unless
overload submiss
ions force an earlier ending date.
11. The Editor has suggested that poets may wish to refer to American War
Poetry, edited by Lorrie Goldensohn (Columbia University Press); Against
Forgetting (Norton), edited by Carolyn Forché (also as translator); Brian
Hunter's Here, Bullet (Alice James Books); and the poetry of Wilfred Owen,
Siegfried Sassoon, Isaac Rosenberg, Walt Whitman, and other well known war
poets.
12. There will be no fees charged to poets for submitting their work.
Those poets selected for publication will receive a copy of the anthology as
payment. All rights revert to poets except future reprint rights for further
"Best Of"-type anthologies from WaterWood Press.
Mid-American Review
Details:http://www.bgsu.edu/studentlife/organizations/midamericanreview/
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1st Prize, each genre: $1000 + Publication
Four Finalists: Notation + Possible Publication
Guidelines
There is a $10 entry fee (check or money order, made out to Mid-American Review) for each set of three poems, or each story/essay up to 6,000 words. These contests are for previously unpublished work only. Submissions will not be returned; send SASE for early results (~late December, 2005). Pages need not be left anonymous. All participants will receive MAR v. XXVI, no. 2, where the winners will be published. Contests are open to all writers not associated, past or present, with the judges or MAR. The judges' decisions are final.
Send entries to
Contests
Mid-American Review
Department of English, Box W
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green OH 43403
The postmark deadline for each contest is October 1.
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Short Fiction Call for “HOW’D THEY DO THAT?”
Details:
www.notoriouspress.
Notorious Press invites authors to submit short fiction to be considered for
inclusion in the upcoming mystery/crime anthology HOW’D THEY DO THAT? (temporary
title) edited by Jenifer Nightingale-
Submit or query to the editor by email: editorjen@otoriouspress.
editorjen@
Unpublished as well as experienced pros are encouraged to submit. If you have
them, please include your most relevant publishing credits. This publication
will also solicit a forward and/or afterward from each selected author to
include in the final book. Putting a word-count in the intro would be nice, too.
OTHER ANTHOLOGIES FROM NOTORIOUS PRESS:
Notorious Press is committed to producing at least 2 anthologies per year, along
with selected single-author collections and reprints of forgotten works in the
Mystery/Horror/
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Questions specifically about submitting to this anthology should be directed to
the editor, editorjen@
Call for Submissions: Tarpaulin Sky
Details:
Poetry / Prose / Transgenre work: Submissions are accepted throughout the year.
Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose
Details: http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/dogwood/
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$1000 First Prize and Publication Fiction Award: $1000 First Prize and Publication Finalist Judge
Poetry: Dick Allen
Submission Guidelines:
Submit by October 15, 2008 Kim Bridgford, Editor Winners and Finalists to be published in Spring 2009 Issue of Dogwood |
All entries must be postmarked by September 1, 2008.
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