Agni Literary Magazine

"Agni" is not only the name of the Vedic guard of fire. It's also the name of a print and online publication that accepts submissions of poetry, short fiction, and essays between September 1st and May 31st. The print magazine is published twice yearly, in spring and in fall, while their website is updated monthly with new, online-only, fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and interviews. They pay $10 per printed (or printed-out) page for prose, and $20 per printed page for poetry (with $150 maximum). They will consider novel excerpts provided they are cohesive enough to stand alone.

Clean Sheets Erotica Magazine

If sexuality is featured in your writing, you may be able to market your work to Clean Sheets Erotica Magazine. They are accepting submissions for their upcoming Sex & Spirituality anthology, to be published next summer. They are looking for stories and poems that invoke spirituality along with sexuality. Stories should be less than 5000 words and can be much shorter. Payment is $50 per story, $25 per poem, plus 2 copies of the book. Deadline is March 1, 2008.

Reverse Dictionary

I just discovered this fabulous online writing tool, a reverse dictionary! Type in a concept and out pops related words. I'm sure everyone in the world already knows about it, but I just discovered it - it's mucho fun!

OneLook Reverse Dictionary

Apple Valley Review Accepting Submissions

Apple Valley Review, an online literary journal, is published twice a year, in spring and in fall. They accept submissions of poetry, fiction, and essays year round and are looking for work that has both mainstream and literary appeal. Prose should be from 100 to 3000 words (shorter pieces stand a greater chance of being published), novel excerpts must be self-contained, and preference is given to non-rhyming poetry under two pages. The deadline for submissions to their spring issue is February 15, 2008. Although they are not currently a paying market, all work published in the Apple Valley Review will be considered for the annual Apple Valley Review's Editor Prize of $100 plus a book of poetry or fiction.

Premier Book Awards

Premier Book Awards is now accepting entries for the 2008 Awards in both fiction and non-fiction.

With so many new titles published every year it is increasingly difficult for any given title to stand out. One of the best ways for a book to gain credibility, exposure, and increased sales is to win an award for writing excellence.

These awards were established to recognize meritorious works by writers who self-published or had their books published by a small press or independent book publisher. POD books are welcome. The contest is open to selected book length fiction and non-fiction titles with a 2007 or 2008 copyright, published in the English language and targeted for an adult audience in the North American market. There are $100 cash awards for the winners in each category, plus a $500 award each for the best fiction and best non-fiction of the year. Winners also receive a certificate suitable for framing and Premier Book Awards will issue a press release to announce the achievement. Check out the website for details: www.PremierBookAwards.com

Poets&Writers Submissions Calendar

Quick reminder to check out the Poets&Writers, Inc. Grants & Awards Submissions Calendar. Lots of great stuff listed there!

Groovy Writer Hangout: Cafe Muse in Los Angeles

Cafe Muse, a groovy cafe/coffeehouse in Hollywood, just wrote us to let us know about her newly opened we-heart-writers-and-artists cafe:

"I am writing because I wanted to let you know that we just opened a new writer-friendly cafe/coffeehouse in Hollywood. It's called Cafe MUSE, and it's located at 6547 Santa Monica Blvd, in the heart of Hollywood's Theater Row. I wanted to let you know that it's a great place for writers to work because we keep it very quiet, we have free Wi-Fi, and some electric outlets for patrons to use. We are an artist's cafe, being the Muse and all... and so I'd love it if you'd pass it on to your writers that we welcome them at the cafe!! We also have really great food (healthy, mostly veg) and really yummy organic coffees & teas. We always hope that all patrons will buy food and beverages, of course, so we can continue to keep our doors open, but we welcome the coffee-refillers, as well! It's a beautiful, serene, and comfortable environment, with a very creative vibe. There are a lot more details, as well as pictures and our menu, up on our website... www.CafeMuseLA.com."