Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Calls for Submissions
Friday, November 13, 2009
OK. I've tried three times to deal with the copy below, listing calls for submissions. Something gets screwed up every time. In this case, some e-mail addresses disappeared. Just go to the website and get the details. If I don't post this today, I'm afraid I'll never get it out!
Versal
Deadline: Jan. 15
Versal wants your poetry, prose, and art for its eighth issue due out in May 2010. Internationally acclaimed literary annual published in Amsterdam, bringing together the world's urgent, involved & unexpected. See Web site for guidelines and to submit: http://versal.wordsinhere.com. Inquiries (only) can be directed to:
Crash
Deadline for first issue: Dec. 15
http://www.cra.sh/
Crash is an online literary journal celebrating the spontaneous, amorphous, and surreal. Embracing spontaneity, we consider a variety of genres from across the literary spectrum. Honoring amorphism, we support liberation of literature from boundaries imposed by traditional forms. Finally, Crash brings a diversity of enjoyable styles together, creating a surrealistic effect unique to each issue.
Each submission may include 1-10 works, but the total word count of the works included must not exceed 3,000 words. For example, you could send one short story that is within 3,000 words, or three flash fiction stories that are within 1,000 words each. You could also send up to ten poems or prose pieces if their combined total falls within the 3,000 word range.
Gulf Stream
Deadline: Dec. 15 for No. 2
http://w3.fiu.edu/gulfstream/guidelines.asp
Gulf Stream is now accepting submissions for Issue No. 2 of Gulf Stream Online. This is a special issue for us--it's our twentieth anniversary! Come be a part of South Florida's premier literary journal. We are currently reading submissions until December 15. Submit online only at http://fs8.formsite.com/gulfstream/form385843734/index.html.
We publish poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Past contributors include Sherman Alexie, David Kirby, Richard Blanco, Dennis Lehane, Ha Jin, Ann Hood, Susan Neville, Naomi Shihab Nye, Virgil Suarez, Catherine Bowman, Maureen Seaton, Jim Daniels, Stuart Dybek, Len Roberts, Peter Meinke and Jill Bialosky. For further information and submission guidelines, please visit our Web site at http://w3.fiu.edu/gulfstream/guidelines.asp.
damselfly press
Deadline: Dec. 15 for No. 10
damselfly press, an online literary journal for women selected as Best of the Web 2009 by Dzanc Books, is pleased to announce the publication of our ninth issue and call for submissions for the tenth issue. We are seeking electronic submissions of original fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by female writers slated for online publication in January 2010. As always, we welcome a myriad of women's voices from new and experienced writers.The deadline to submit for the tenth issue is December 15th, 2009.
Nonfiction editor: nonfiction@damselflypress.net. Visit the damselfly press Web site: http://damselflypress.net to read the latest issue and learn more about the journal.
Connotation Press (food writing)
http://connotationpress.com/index.php/from-plate-to-palate
The online arts and literary magazine Connotation Press is seeking food writing from the creative writer's perspective. If you're a creative writer in any genre who is also interested in food writing or who is currently involved in food writing, please submit your tasty morsels to Amanda McGuire, the Food and Wine feature editor at Connotation Press
Permanent Vacation: Living And Working In Our National Parks - Anthology
Deadline: Jan. 5
http://www.bonafidebooks.com/permanent-vacation/
Bona Fide Books seeks literary essays for a collection about life and work in our national parks. Diverse park experiences desired. Although we enjoy tree-hugging epiphanies, we also want to read about day-to-day life, and the societal, environmental, and existential implications of living in the park. What happened there, and how did it influence your life? Writers will receive $100 for their essay and one copy of the collection. Deadline: January 5, 2010. See www.bonafidebooks.com for guidelines.
Deadline: Dec. 31
www.fifthwednesdayjournal.org
Fifth Wednesday Journal is accepting submissions for the Spring 2010 issue. Submissions for this issue will close on December 31, 2009. We publish poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and black and white photography. All work must be submitted with our online submissions manager. Please visit the Web site for complete guidelines and instructions.
The Breakwater Review
http://www.breakwaterreview.com/ (submit online at Web site)
The Breakwater Review, the online literary journal run by students in the creative writing MFA program at the University of Massachusetts Boston, is seeking high-quality submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis (currently reading for the June issue). We are considering fiction under 5,000 words, nonfiction under 3,000 words, or 3 to 5 poems. We look forward to reading your best work. The Breakwater Review is particularly interested in discovering new and interesting voices and welcomes submissions from previously unpublished writers. For more information, visit the Web site www.breakwaterreview.com.
PARENTHOOD?! - Anthology
Deadline: Jan. 4
http://www.cityworkspress.org/submit.html
City Works Press seeks poetry, fiction, prose and art on motherhood and/or fatherhood for our upcoming anthology. Give us your moments of sublime joy as well your dark nights of the soul. Talk about birth, nursing, relationships, adoption, same-sex parenting, high tech conception, loss, etc. Tell us what it means NOT to have children. Limit 2,500 words for fiction/prose or 4 poems. Attach short bio. Send e-mail or hard copy submissions by JANUARY 4, 2010, to: City Works Press, ATTN: Mamas and Papas, San Diego City College, 1313 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101.
Daughter/Father Stories - Anthology
Deadline: Dec. 15
Seeking Female Writers to to share how your father's character, personality, and/or actions (in-actions) influenced your development, for the opportunity to be included in an anthology to be published in June 2010. Details for submission can be found at www.daughterstory.blogspot.com. Deadline is December 15, 2009. No longer than 1,200 words, your narrative should be emotionally moving and tangible with descriptive imagery readers can relate to via sight, sound, smell, touch and taste.
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What Doesn't Kill You... - Anthology
Deadline: Dec. 31
http://www.press53.com/whatdoesntkillyou.html
What Doesn't Kill You... a new anthology coming from Press 53 in Spring 2010 is looking for stories of struggle-real or imagined, physical or mental. We're looking for eight stories to run alongside the seven we have already requested from some of today's top award-winning writers. Stories can be fiction or nonfiction, from 100-10,000 words.
Contributors will receive a complimentary copy of the anthology plus the opportunity to buy unlimited copies at a discount. Contributors will also have one page in the back of the anthology for his or her bio, photo, and story comments. There is NO reading fee. Please limit your submission to one story. Previously published works are acceptable, so long as the author holds all rights and no previous publication agreement is violated. DEADLINE: Submissions will be accepted until the New Year rings in at midnight December 31, 2009. Send your submission via e-mail attachment to co-editor Murray Dunlap--see Web site.
Hot Metal Bridge
The University of Pittsburgh's creative writing journal, Hot Metal Bridge,
Stone's Throw Magazine
Stone's Throw Magazine (www.stonesthrowmagazine.com) welcomes submissions in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, reviews and art. Prose should be submitted one story or essay at a time, limited to 5,000 words. Reviews of current fiction, nonfiction and poetry (1500 words or less) will be considered. We're also interested in receiving brief accounts of daily life from around the world. Working on issue 5.
Please paste your submission into the body of your e-mail rather than sending an attachment and include a bio of no more than 100 words. The subject line of your e-mail should read: Poetry, Fiction, Non-fiction, Art, or Review and it should include the title of the piece and your last name.
Authors retain copyright and there is no compensation for publication. However issues will be archived and available online.
Kartika Review
Kartika Review is accepting submissions for upcoming issues of our online Asian American literary magazine.
We accept: fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction (memoir, reportage, essays, letters), poetry and visual art by Asian American artists. We are a quarterly journal We read submissions all year. Simultaneous submission are okay, but please notify us immediately if your work has been accepted elsewhere. Full submission guidelines, including the e-mail addresses for submitting work, are available at our Web site: http://www.kartikareview.com/submit.html.
Kartika Review serves the Asian American community and those involved with Diasporic Asian-inspired literature. We scout for compelling Asian American creative writing and artwork to present to the public at large. Our editors actively solicit contributions from established virtuosos in our community in hopes their works here will inspire the next generation of virtuosos. We also want to promote emerging writers and artists we foresee to be the future powerhouses of their craft. Ultimately, Kartika strives to create a literary forum that caters to and celebrates the wordsmiths of the Asian Diaspora.
shady side review
The New Anonymous
Deadline: Feb. 1 for issue No. 2
www.thenewanonymous.com
The New Anonymous is now accepting submissions for its second issue. The New Anonymous is a print journal whose contributors and editors will remain forever nameless. Not only is all work published anonymously, but The New Anonymous blindly screens and edits its submissions, i.e., the submission, editorial, and publishing process is anonymous from beginning to end. Our goal is to serve as a safehouse where writers-both up-and-coming and well established-can not only question the creative process but also, in the words of Freud, "play." We are now reading submissions in all genres for our upcoming second issue and hope you'll join us in continuing this unique endeavor. For submission guidelines, orders, and more information, visit our Web site at: www.thenewanonymous.com. Deadline for this issue: February 1, 2010. Questions? E-mail us: thenewanon@gmail.com.
What Makes You Stronger: Real Talk About Breast Cancer
http://whatmakesyoustronger.atwc1.com/calls-for-submissions
We want your true stories about your journey, the journey of a loved one or your secondhand experience as caregiver or medical professional. We want the anger, the despair, the "Why me, Lord?" and the moment you realized, that despite the ravages to your body, the body of the loved one or the person in your professional care... you gained strength from the experience. Tell us about it, keep it real, nothing is taboo. The aim is to strengthen those who've just begun the journey, form a support community by mentorship, for those desiring it, prayer and daily inspirational thoughts, coping strategies for the pain, recipes that tempt the appetite and anything else that you wish to share.
Guidelines: All essays/stories should be nonfiction narratives, written in the first-person. Focus on one or a few selected moments; do not send rants or political speeches. Essays/Stories should be titled. Essays/Stories should be between 100 - 650 words and poems restricted to 40 lines. No funky fonts, please. Please include a brief bio (1-3 sentences) at the end of your submission and forward a headshot (neck and shoulders) to
Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. Feel free to repost and forward!
Puerto del Sol Issue 45.1 (Summer 2010) and 45.2 (Winter 2010)
Deadline: March 31
Puerto del Sol, now in its 45th year of publication, is a nationally distributed journal dedicated to providing a forum for innovative poetry, prose, drama, critical and theoretical work as well as artwork from emerging and established writers and artists. Puerto del Sol is reading submissions through March 31, 2010.
In our latest issue, you'll find work by Helen DeWitt, Jenny Boully, Blake Butler, and many others.
Puerto del Sol is especially interested in reading submissions of reviews and short plays or excerpts from longer plays for our upcoming Summer 2010 issue.
The Winter 2010 issue will be film and popular culture themed-if you wish to submit work that fits this theme, please mark your submission clearly in the notes field.
Writers can submit their work exclusively through our online submission manager. Submit one story, book review, play, essay, set of (or link to) artwork, set of 3-5 poems, or set of 2-4 short short stories at a time, all in a single document, and please wait for our response before submitting again.
For more information about Puerto del Sol, visit: www.puertodelsol.org. To submit work, visit: www.puertodelsol.org/submissions.
DRT Press - Anthology
Deadline: March 1
Is your child easy to love, but hard to parent? DRT Press is seeking personal essays written by parents of children with ADD, ADHD and/or other mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders for a book about the experience of parenting children with such conditions, for publication (expected) in January 2011. Compensation includes 10 copies of the completed book and unlimited discounted copies. Payment may be offered. The book will be co-edited by author/editor/publisher Adrienne Ehlert Bashista, Publisher, DRT Press and Kay Marner, a freelance writer who contributes regularly to ADDitude magazine, and blogs for ADDitudeMag..com. Soft deadline for submissions is March 1, 2010. For more information visit http://www.drtpress.com/anthology.html. Questions may be directed to
Emerging Edge Publishing
http://www.emergingedgepublishing.com/home
Stories, poems, and articles about relationships with individuals who have made an impact on your life. Must be non-fiction. Based on honest and introspective stories of life-lessons learned and sometimes humorous reflections on life and relationships. Stories about an unique individual whose relationship with that person has changed your life forever. Examples: personal relationships with everyday people like mother, father, sibling, teacher, mentor, etc. * We especially like humorous and introspective stories.
No payment. Author will get one copy of the book. Please write: "TRUE RELATIONSHIPS STORIES" in the title of the e-mail. Submit your story, poem or article to
Conte
http://www.conteonline.net/
The editors of Conte, an online journal of narrative writing founded in 2005, announce an open submissions call for poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Recent contributors include Jim Daniels, William Hathaway, E. Ethelbert Miller, and Kenneth Womack. Visit
The New Plains Review
Deadline: Jan. 15 for Spring issue
The New Plains Review, the recent literary home of such authors as Stephen Dunn, Billy Collins, Galway Kinnell, and Julianna Baggott, seeks quality fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
http://www.libarts.uco.edu/english/newplains/
We are interested in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that is thoughtful and compelling, but otherwise we do not have any specific guidelines for style or subject matter. We no longer arrange issues with thematic topics. On occasion, we do publish issues with special sections; always look at our Special Section announcements on our Web site before submitting. We do accept simultaneous submissions. We do not accept previously published work. Your submission gives us permission to publish your work online. At this time, we do not pay upon publication. Each submission is, however, automatically eligible for the editors' prize.* Submit your poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction by January 15 for our Spring Issue to
Back issues of New Plains Review are $10, when available. E-mail
newplainsreview@yahoo.com or call our office at 405-974-5613 to place an order.
*On occasion, an editors' prize is awarded. Student writing prizes are also awarded periodically. These prizes will be announced on our homepage.
Mom Egg
Deadline: Dec. 31 for Spring issue
The Mom Egg, an annual journal, seeks flash fiction, prose, poetry and art for its Spring 2010 issue, which will be a print issue on the theme of "Lessons". The Mom Egg publishes work by mothers about everything, and by everyone about mothers and motherhood. Details on the site ("Submit"); you can also download a special online issue free ("Current Issue") and see samples from back issues. Deadline Dec. 31, 2009.http://themomegg.com.
Deadline: Dec. 20
Now Accepting:
- Short Stories of 1,500 Words or Less
- One Act, One Scene Plays
- Photography
- Sketches
- Paintings
- Essays
- Poetry
Submit all work to:
Silk Road Review
Silk Road Review, a Literary Crossroads, invites submissions of poetry, fiction and nonfiction for upcoming issues. The magazine will celebrate its fifth year of production and expand to two print issues per year in 2010. This is a great time to submit your work to the magazine.
We are interested in publishing compelling and finely crafted writing from locations around the world. We are also producing a special issue on "secret places" and welcome writing that would fit the topic.
Silk Road takes submissions through our online submissions system.
Visit Silk Road's Web site for more information on the magazine and how to submit.
http://silkroad.pacificu.edu.
Bayonet
Deadline: Jan. 1
bayonet, a print DIY art and literature magazine, is looking for submissions for its first issue. poetry, flash fiction, and short non-fiction attached in .doc format will be considered, as well as any type of visual art in a jpg or pdf format. Please e-mail the co-editor, Charlotte at
2 anthologies
I have several publishers interested in the two projects listed below. It's enormously difficult and time-consuming to process e-mail submissions, so unless you live outside the U.S, please send all submissions via USPS along with an SASE to June Cotner, PO Box 2765, Poulsbo, WA 98370
WISDOM OF WOMEN: THOUGHTS AND POEMS FOR EVERY STAGE OF YOUR LIFE (Previously titled Girls Night Out and A Woman's Book of Poetry for the Soul) Over the past decade I've received wonderful submissions from female writers that never quite fit the particular theme of my general "inspirational books." These are poems and prose about womanhood, stages of life, memories, and everything in between. I would love to add a few more high-quality selections--poetry or prose. Unlike most of my other anthologies, there are no prayers in the book, but there is a chapter on Spirituality. The content of WISDOM OF WOMEN is much "edgier" than my other books. Chapters include: 1) The Strength of Us; 2) Relationships; 3) Motherhood; 4) Ordinary Life; 5) Self-Image and Beauty; 6) Aging Gracefully; 7) Heartache and Healing; 8) Joy and Gratitude; 9) Friendships; 10) Shared Experiences; 11) Spirituality; 12) Reflections; and 13) Inspiration. I particularly need submissions for chapters printed in bold. The submissions should not have an "I am woman, hear me roar" tone, but more "this is my experience as a woman." The collection will be for women to turn to when they need encouragement, understanding, inspiration, and to reflect upon the great blessings of being a woman. This book easily spans two generations and is geared to women in their late 20s to early 60s and possibly beyond. Submission date closes March 31, 2010.
GOOD DOG! BAD DOG! FUNNY DOG! A compilation of "funny dog" stories. Two publishers have expressed interest in this project. The word limit ranges from 180 to 600 words. My goal is to create a book as humorous as Marley and Me by John Grogan. Please put "FUNNY DOG STORY" on the lower left-hand corner of your envelope. Submission date is open.
I have several publishers interested in the three projects. It's enormously difficult and time-consuming to process e-mail submissions, so unless you live outside the U.S, please send all submissions via USPS along with an SASE to June Cotner, PO Box 2765, Poulsbo, WA 98370
Please feel free to forward this call to other writer friends and groups. Also, please visit www.junecotner.com for additional calls for submissions.
Silver Boomer Books - Anthology
http://silverboomerbooks.com/submissions.html
A Pinch and a Dash -- recipes from home and long ago
Silver Boomer Books seeks submissions for an anthology tentatively identified as A Pinch and a Dash - recipes from home and long ago. Submissions of prose and poetry should be submitted pursuant to these guidelines by January 15, 2010. The focus of the anthology is family or friendship memories associated with a particular meal or food. We're asking for the recipe as well as the poem or prose about it.
You will be asserting you have the right to publish the recipe in your name. If it is copied from a cookbook, it doesn't work. If you use the same ingredients and describe the process differently, you have written an original work. The combination of ingredients cannot be copyrighted; the text somebody else wrote is. Send poetry or prose and recipe, and consider our earlier anthologies, Silver Boomers, Freckles to Wrinkles, and This Path for examples of style. Follow the guidelines set out later on this page.
Flashlight Memories
Silver Boomer Books seeks submissions for an anthology tentatively identified as Flashlight Memories. Submissions of prose and poetry should be submitted pursuant to these guidelines by March 15, 2010. The focus of the anthology is childhood reading. What events in your childhood led you to become a reader for life? Did you crawl between the sheets with a book and a flashlight? Did a friend or family member influence you? What books drew you into the world of literature? Send poetry or prose, and consider our earlier anthologies, Silver Boomers, Freckles to Wrinkles, and This Path for examples of style. Follow the guidelines set out later on this page.
How We Want It:
Electronic submission is preferred, with the manuscript or poem pasted into the body of the e-mail. We are giving first preference to poetry of less than 50 lines, and prose not exceeding 1500 words. Poetry shorter than 12 lines tickles the editor in charge of formatting and stands a good chance of being used if the quality's there. We ask for one-time rights. If the submission has been previously published, cite each prior publication. If prior publication history is not included (including "This piece has not been published") the piece will not be considered. We require that a 50-100 word biographical sketch, written in third person, be included with the submission. See the SilverBoomers.com authors page for sample bios. Entries not meeting this requirement will not be considered.
Silver Boomer Books reserves the right to edit text for grammar, spelling, punctuation and minor syntax errors -- that's what editors do. We consult with the author before making major changes.
Please don't submit material you sent previously for a Silver Boomer Book as we have that and will be contacting authors if we feel the work would fit in future anthologies.
Electronic submissions: E-mail us at
Identify the anthology, either as "A Pinch" or "Flashlight" in the subject line.
Still on the subject line type "Submission -- Prose: Name of Entry" Substitute your title for "name of entry" and for poetry substitute "poetry" for "prose."
Do not put more than one poem or piece in one e-mail.
In the body of the e-mail type this information:
Your name
Your pen name if you desire to use a different name
Your mailing address
Your e-mail address
Your telephone number
Previous publication history of your submission
Word count for prose, line count for poetry. In counting lines for poetry, start with the first line and count each line to the last including blank lines.
A 50- to 100-word biographical sketch of yourself written in 3rd person. See the Silver Boomers authors' page for style.
Cut and paste your entry into the body of the e-mail.
Multiple submissions are welcome but must be in separate e-mails with all information listed above in the e-mail with each entry.
In submitting your entry, you represent:
The work you are submitting is your work.
You have the rights to the work and have not previously conveyed exclusive rights to any other publisher.
You agree to the terms and conditions set out on this page.
Postal Mail Submissions:
Postal Mail Submissions require prior permission from Silver Boomer Books, 3301 S 14th Suite 16 - PMB 134, Abilene, TX 79605.
What You Get:
Payment is $5 for poetry and $10 for prose plus a contributor's copy. If you label it prose but we think it's poetry, we'll pay the poetry rate. In addition, contributors will be allowed to purchase copies of the work at an author's price for two years following the initial release. All payments are upon publication. Your name and story/poem title will be listed on the Web site for two years. You will be allowed to post to the authors' blog on the Silver Boomers Web site so you can publicize signings and speaking engagements as well as comment on the experience.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
With all the ways to self-publish these days, it's becoming a viable option. (And it's not using a vanity press.) Here's an item that was in John Kremer's free e-newsletter about someone who did well self-publishing. Credits are after the item. I have no qualms plugging John's material. He is very generous with time and information to authors.
self-publishing success story
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In 2002, Rosemary Thornton wrote and self-published a book about Sears homes, The Houses That Sears Built. Here is what she had to say about that experience:
What a crazy bold move that was. At first, I feared I might end up giving those 1,000 copies away to friends and family for Christmas presents for the next 40 years. But then the New York Times called and they wanted to do a story on Sears homes, and they quoted my book.
Next came PBS History Detectives, A&E's Biography, CBS Sunday Morning News and more.
In Summer 2004, my book was a featured category on Jeopardy!
In 2006, I made it to the front page of the Wall Street Journal (above the fold).
Perhaps most importantly, this self-published book provided me with a thoroughly delightful career and income for five years and continues to sell well at Amazon.com.
Copyright 2009 by John Kremer
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John Kremer, editor, Book Marketing Update newsletter
author, 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, Sixth Edition
Open Horizons, P.O. Box 2887, Taos NM 87571
575-751-3398; Email: JohnKremer@bookmarket.com
Web: http://www.bookmarket.com
Note from John: For more inspiring stories about successful self-published authors, order John Kremer's Self-Publishing Hall of Fame ebook via http://www.bookmarket.com/
Friday, November 06, 2009
If You Write It, You Should Read It
Go check out the autumn 2009 issue of this publication, described in this note from the editor, Lauren Kessler:
Etude: The Journal of Literary Nonfiction
In this issue…
> THOMAS GIBBS, M.D. struggles to help a patient.
> MICHELLE THERIAULT searches for sea otters.
> MARC DADIGAN goes to the fights.
> KATHERINE GRIES tries to get a good night’s sleep.
>JOHN R. CORRIGAN remembers important lessons.
>In LISTEN UP, our audio feature, JACK HART, national writing coach and author of A Writer’s Coach, talks about narrative techniques in news writing.
>In WIDE ANGLE, our multi-media feature, Etude’s own MICHAEL WERNER and KATIE CAMPBELL chronicle the experiences and transformative art of World War II-era pacifists at Camp Waldport on the Oregon coast.
Plus…
>ISOLDE RAFTERY interviews the inestimable (and delightfully curmudgeonly) Barbara Ehrenreich.
>TERESA BARKER explores books that place little actors on a big stage.
>LAUREN KESSLER bids adieu to another book manuscript.
>Our thoughtful reviewers comment on seven new literary nonfiction books on topics ranging from western wildfires to British birds, from boat building to fine art collecting, from life in an urban hospital to the joys of house remodeling.
Etude is published quarterly by the Literary Nonfiction program at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication.
As always, we encourage and invite your comments. Use the “contact us” link on the magazine’s website.
Look for our WINTER 2010 issue on January 31.
All back issues are archived at our site.
Lauren Kessler
www.laurenkessler.com
Director, graduate program Literary Nonfiction
latest project, ThinHouse.net
Quote
Understand this, I mean to arrive at the truth. The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.
--Agatha Christie, author (1890-1976)
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
For Those Who Twitter
http://twitter.com/WritersDigest/agents
WD's list of publishers on Twitter
http://twitter.com/WritersDigest/publishers
and a blog:
http://guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Peeking into the Publishing World
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Assistants & Resources
I've heard of virtual assistants; today I came across a Web site for certified authors' assistants. And on the site, there was a list of author resources, including On Becoming an Author," "Ten Powerful Strategies for Writing a Nonfiction Best Seller," and "Ten Things Rookie Authors Do to Mess Up Their Nonfiction Book Success." Take a gander.
And I'd love to hear from anyone who uses an assistant--where you found the person, what he or she does for you, how it's working out.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Call for submissions
We are now seeking submissions for our fall edition. The deadline is September 21st. The Rio Grande Review is a nonprofit bilingual publication run by students of the MFA in Creative Writing at The University of Texas at El Paso. All genres and visual art forms are considered for publication. Prose: 5,000 words, Poetry: 10 pages. We accept works in English and/or Spanish.
To view our complete submissions guidelines, visit our website at www.riograndereview.com
We look forward to reading your submissions!
Sincerely,
Rio Grande Review EditorsSahalie, Miranda & Silvana
RIO GRANDE REVIEW
University of Texas at El Paso
PMB 671500
W. University Avenue
El Paso, Texas 79968
(915) 747-7012
editors@riograndereview.comwww.riograndereview.com
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Markets
I hesitate to post these because most of them pay very little. On the other hand, literary magazines usually pay nothing; a little money is a step up from nothing.
WRITING MARKETS
MIAMI HERALD TRAVEL SECTION, USA
Travel section: "Well written, well researched stories that we cannot easily get on the wires get our attention." Will accept finished manuscripts on spec only. Rates range from $300 for a lead, $200 for a normal-length article, $25 for photographs used in black-and-white and $75 for photographs used in color, with a cap of $500 for a story/photo package with multiple images.
Guidelines: http://www.miamiherald.com/816/story/8006.html
MOMSENSE, USA
http://www.christianitytoday.com/momsense/
Nurturing mothers from a Christian perspective with articles that both inform and inspire on issues relating to motherhood and womanhood. Published bimonthly. Paying market. Guidelines: http://www.christianitytoday.com/momsense/content/info.html
MIDSTREAM, USA
A monthly Jewish review. Welcomes submission of manuscripts that deal with Jewish life and culture, current Jewish affairs,political, social, and cultural, in America and in Israel. Each issue contains many articles, at least one short story (fiction),and 5-10 poems. Length: articles: 2,000 to 4,000 words; fiction: 2,000 to 5,000 words. Pays $0.05 per word, $25 for poems.
Guidelines: http://www.midstreamthf.com/writerguide.html
MOMENTUM, CANADA
The magazine for the self-propelled. For people who ride bikes. Providing urban cyclists with the inspiration, information, and resources to fully enjoy their riding experience and connect with local and global cycling communities. Pays between $15 and $50 for an article, and $10 to $30 for a photo or illustration.
Guidelines: http://www.momentumplanet.com/about/get-involved
US-CHINA TRAVEL NEWS
The main areas of interest are China and North America, but also have a continuing interest in Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, Australasia, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Most stories are 800 to 1,400 words and conclude with a "Know Before You Go" sidebar that lists hotels, restaurants, clubs, tours, and attractions. Welcomes both veteran and novice writers. Pays $35.
Guidelines: http://www.usctn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=35
MIDWEST TODAY, USA
Quarterly general interest magazine covers a variety of subjects, including news, sports, politics, entertainment, the arts, religion, poetry, fitness, outdoors, travel, exclusive interviews with Midwest-born celebrities, people profiles, the environment, nostalgia, economics, agriculture, humor, consumer issues, and more. Pays "a modest fee."
Guidelines: http://www.midtod.com/new/writers_guide.html
METRO, AUSTRALIA
A national, refereed journal that is published four times per year.Australia's oldest, continuously published film and media magazine having been published since 1968. Specializes in longer articles,reviews, interviews
and analysis of Australian, New Zealand and Asian cinema, television and new media. Paying market.
Guidelines: http://www.metromagazine.com.au/writers.html
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More Bits of Info
For anyone interested, the July 2009 issue of the Southern Review of Books newsletter has been posted and may be accessed at Southern_Review <<http://www.anvilpub.net/southern_review_of_books.htm>http://www.anvilpub.net/southern_review_of_books.htm>.
Do you know the percentages of books sold by various retailers? You may be surprised at what we found.
Other stories include:
1. For first time ever, more POD than conventional titles published in 2008
2. Breaking news from the book barons
3. Top-flight faculty announced for Boston author-publisher classes
4. Little, Brown to publish book on 'missing link' fossil
5. Publishers Weekly's Ed Nawotka joins Publishing Perspectives
6. News about bookstores, publishing, marketing and promotion
7. Where do consumers buy books? Here's the latest data
8. SIBA introduces 'The Okra Picks,' a southern-fried book list
9. How bad is it - and what is the book business doing to cope?
10. BookExpo America attendance down a bit less than expected
11. AAP reports April sales up, but still down for year to date
12. Update journalism: Latest skinny on past Southern Review stories
13. Georgia author specializes in books on Virgin Mary apparitions
14. Bookstore manager details experience with Espresso book machine
15. The publishing revolution: News of e-books and other new media
16. Lightning Source now providing books for Espresso book machines
17. Useful information and free services for writers
18. Arcade Publishing files for Chapter 11 protection
19. Berean Christian Stores seek Chapter 11 protection
20. News about self-publishing and vanity presses
21. Oldest indie bookstore in nation, Conkey's, going out of business
22. Shaman Drum in Ann Arbor closing at end of June
23. Marketing books: what works and what doesn't
24. Atlanta author promotes first novel by visiting 100 indie bookstores
25. Authors swear by Twitter, but hype undercut by study
26. Milestones: Records and news of note in book publishing
27. Fanny Howe wins $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
28. News of chicanery, dishonesty and tort-feasing in the book business
29. Author Robert Vaughan to keynote Harriette Austin Writers Conference in Georgia
30. Major upcoming trade shows, book fairs and book festivals
Web site at <http://www.anvilpub.net/> www.anvilpub.net for the latest information on books, manuscripts and publishing properties we're brokering.
Noel Griese, Editor, Southern Review of Books, Anvil Brokers/Anvil Publishers, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Saturday, May 30, 2009
A Year of . . .
This week I read A Year Without "Made in China": One Family's True Life Adventure in the Global Economy by Sara Bongiorni. On little more than a whim, Sara convinces her husband to go along with the idea of not buying anything made in China to see how difficult it is to do for a family of four (having two kids brings up the issue of Christmas a lot). The book chronicles the year's struggles with finding sunglasses, deciding how to classify a product that has a Chinese-made component, and other people's reactions to the boycott, etc.
I remain unperturbed about China's place in the world economy, but it struck me how important the reader's perception of the narrator is in these "year of" books. I'd rather not spend an entire book with a narrator I consider ho-hum. I've worked out a formula, something along these lines:
- If you like the narrator, the topic doesn't matter much.
- If you're obsessed with the topic, you care only that the narrator is competent and credible.
- If you don't care much about the topic, the narrator ought to be funny or brilliant or beyond ordinary in some way.
Nieman Suspends Narrative Conference
Monday, May 18, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Oh, That Web Site We All Need
The Book Publicity Blog has a post and lots of excellent comments on why you should have a Web presence NOW (or no later than four months before your book comes out). My first impulse is to grouse about yet another thing to do. But, speaking for all the writers who are shy, miserable at small-talking and glad-handing, and otherwise antisocial, we should be relieved to market outselves in the vast halls of the Internet where we are a step away from real people.
*To learn more about this seminar, see the article on the Southern Review of Books.