Wednesday, July 30, 2008
What Was The Most Important Day In Your Life?
If you can think of many, select one of them, write a 1500-or-less-word essay (or polish up one you already have), and enter it in Real Simple's Life Lessons Essay Contest, for a chance to win a $3000 prize and have your essay published in Real Simple! The contest ends September 9, 2008, but they are accepting snail mail entries as late as September 16 (if they are postmarked by September 9); mail to: Essay Contest Real Simple, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 9th floor, New York, NY 10020. Email entries can be sent to lifelessons(at)realsimple(dot)com.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Is It Truly Better To Have Loved And Lost?
No matter how you answer that question, you probably have a short story, either written or not-yet-written, that could illustrate your point. If you do, If Only I Could Tell You ... Where Past Loves and Current Intimacy Meet is sponsoring it's 2nd annual Past Loves Day contest whose deadline isn't until midnight, August 17, 2008. Tell them, in no more than 700 words, as though you were telling a best friend, about how this past love influenced your life.
Send your entry to: contest(at)ourpastloves(dot)com or: CONTEST, Spruce Mountain Press, 61 Katuah Road, Plainfield, VT 05667.
Winners will be announced on Past Loves Day, September 17, 2008. There is no fee to enter.
- First Prize: $100
- Second Prize: $75
- Third Prize: $50
Send your entry to: contest(at)ourpastloves(dot)com or: CONTEST, Spruce Mountain Press, 61 Katuah Road, Plainfield, VT 05667.
Winners will be announced on Past Loves Day, September 17, 2008. There is no fee to enter.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
A Call For "War" Poetry
Among the horrible things people do to each other, war is one of the worst. It's a tough issue to address, but if you can delve into it and come out with a poem, this may interest you. WaterWood Press is accepting war poetry until September 1, 2008 for its upcoming softcover anthology: Against Agamemnon: War Poetry. They are seeking 1 to 3 previously unpublished poems (up to 30 lines) from any good poet, (known or unknown), in any style. They ask that you do not send poems about 9/11, as those will not be considered. Unless you are submitting from a foreign country and sending via US Mail is unpractical or too expensive, submissions will be accepted only via snail mail: WaterWood Press, 47 Waterwood, Huntsville, Texas, 77320 -- Attn: 2008 War Poetry Editor. Poets whose poems are selected for publication will receive a copy of the anthology as payment. Please go to their website for further submission guidelines, which include a recommendation of other works you may wish to refer to (#11).
Monday, July 21, 2008
52 Perfect Days 2008 Travel Writing Contest
Do you know of an "off-the-beaten-track" area of the United States? If so, you are invited to submit a travel article to the First Annual 52 Perfect Days Travel Writing Contest. 52PerfectDays.com is looking for 750 to 1500 word submissions written by authors who have firsthand knowledge of an undiscovered section of city, or a relatively unheard of town or experience. Articles should appeal to those who enjoy U.S. travel and are willing to get a bit adventurous. Whether you want to explore the ethnic foods in a certain section of town, backpacking in a remote location, or know of a coastal town yet to be discovered, they want to know your story! Share how to spend a perfect day in the location of your choice. They're not interested in travelogues or diaries, but do tell them what makes your location unique or why is it off the main travel radar and why it is worth a visit. You have until October to submit your entry to travelwritingcontest(at)52perfectdays(dot)com.
- First Place Prize is $150
- Second Place Prize is $75
- Third Place Prize is $25
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Flash Fiction Contest
The Wilda Hearne Flash Fiction Contest (maximum of 500 words) deadline is September 1, 2008.
In their own words:
In their own words:
We're searching for the best short-short story of any theme. Semi-finalists will be chosen by a regional team of published writers. The final manuscript will be chosen by Susan Swartwout, publisher of Southeast Missouri State University Press. Winner receives an award of $200 and publication in Big Muddy: A Journal of the Mississippi River Valley.There is a $15 reading fee.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Work Needed for "When Mother Died" Anthology
This just in from Sellingham Publishing:
The relationship between a mother and a child offers us glimpses of complexity, fragility, challenge and faith. The death of a mother provides opportunity to reflect upon so much of that complex world.
Sellingham Publishing is currently accepting submissions for the publication of an anthology of stories entitled "When Mother Died."
Below please find submission guidelines. If you would prefer to receive this as an attachment please send email to SellinghamPublishing@yahoo.com. If you wish to receive it via US Postal Service, please send a self addressed stamped envelop to the following address:
Corlis F. Carroll, Editor
Sellingham Publishing
1855 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
If you are submitting work, please send email indicating your desire to participate in this project to SellinghamPublishing@yahoo.com. This helps us to prepare our editorial staff with regard to the quantity of work anticipated.
Submissions will only be accepted until August 31, 2008. It is the editor's belief that submissions challenged by an urgency due to limited time constraints convey an authenticity and edge to the work that contributes to an enhanced quality that lengthy deadline options can otherwise compromise.
Submissions must be non-fiction and can be in the form of poetry, eulogy or memoir.
Your submission must include the following:
Cover letter to include a statement as to why you would like to see your work published in this anthology.
A brief summary (100 words or less) of the author's background.
Submissions must be in English, double-spaced with 1 inch margins in 12 point type on white paper. Your name and page number must appear on every page.
Submissions must not exceed twenty pages (page described above).
Email submissions are not accepted.
Include a stamped self-addressed envelope for return of your submission if it is not accepted for publication. Include a self addressed, stamped blank postcard for acknowledgment of receipt of materials if desired. International submissions will not be returned. Notification via email only will be provided to International Submissions.
Only send copies of your materials. Keep original work for your own files.
Your complete daytime contact information including telephone and email must accompany your submission.
Only one submission per person will be considered. (1 poem, 1 eulogy or 1 memoir)
Mail your submission in a page-size envelope. Submissions should not be stapled or folded and your envelope must reflect your name and address.
Simultaneous submissions to other publications is not allowed. You will be notified by October 31 if your work has been accepted for publication.
Submission fee for inclusion in this anthology should accompany your submission and should be a postal money order or personal check payable to Sellingham LLC in the amount of $20. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Arthritis Foundation for research into the causes and cures for Rheumatoid Arthritis, an illness that caused pain and suffering for over 70 years for the mother of the editor, Dorothy Mae Sellingham Carroll (1913-2004).
Payment for your submission if accepted for publication will be a signed first edition copy of the anthology, "When Mother Died" and $50 payable 3 months after publication.
As acknowledgment of and agreement with the terms for inclusion in this publication, print this email and sign and date it before a Notary Public and include it with your submission. Your signature acknowledges your understanding and acceptance of this agreement and grants permission for the editor of the anthology "When Mother Died" to publish your submission in the first and all subsequent editions of this anthology, to promote the sale of "When Mother Died" through book signing but promotion shall not restricted to book signing.
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Sincerely,
Corlis F. Carroll
Editor
Sellingham Publishing
The relationship between a mother and a child offers us glimpses of complexity, fragility, challenge and faith. The death of a mother provides opportunity to reflect upon so much of that complex world.
Sellingham Publishing is currently accepting submissions for the publication of an anthology of stories entitled "When Mother Died."
Below please find submission guidelines. If you would prefer to receive this as an attachment please send email to SellinghamPublishing@yahoo.com. If you wish to receive it via US Postal Service, please send a self addressed stamped envelop to the following address:
Corlis F. Carroll, Editor
Sellingham Publishing
1855 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
If you are submitting work, please send email indicating your desire to participate in this project to SellinghamPublishing@yahoo.com. This helps us to prepare our editorial staff with regard to the quantity of work anticipated.
Submissions will only be accepted until August 31, 2008. It is the editor's belief that submissions challenged by an urgency due to limited time constraints convey an authenticity and edge to the work that contributes to an enhanced quality that lengthy deadline options can otherwise compromise.
Submissions must be non-fiction and can be in the form of poetry, eulogy or memoir.
Your submission must include the following:
Cover letter to include a statement as to why you would like to see your work published in this anthology.
A brief summary (100 words or less) of the author's background.
Submissions must be in English, double-spaced with 1 inch margins in 12 point type on white paper. Your name and page number must appear on every page.
Submissions must not exceed twenty pages (page described above).
Email submissions are not accepted.
Include a stamped self-addressed envelope for return of your submission if it is not accepted for publication. Include a self addressed, stamped blank postcard for acknowledgment of receipt of materials if desired. International submissions will not be returned. Notification via email only will be provided to International Submissions.
Only send copies of your materials. Keep original work for your own files.
Your complete daytime contact information including telephone and email must accompany your submission.
Only one submission per person will be considered. (1 poem, 1 eulogy or 1 memoir)
Mail your submission in a page-size envelope. Submissions should not be stapled or folded and your envelope must reflect your name and address.
Simultaneous submissions to other publications is not allowed. You will be notified by October 31 if your work has been accepted for publication.
Submission fee for inclusion in this anthology should accompany your submission and should be a postal money order or personal check payable to Sellingham LLC in the amount of $20. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Arthritis Foundation for research into the causes and cures for Rheumatoid Arthritis, an illness that caused pain and suffering for over 70 years for the mother of the editor, Dorothy Mae Sellingham Carroll (1913-2004).
Payment for your submission if accepted for publication will be a signed first edition copy of the anthology, "When Mother Died" and $50 payable 3 months after publication.
As acknowledgment of and agreement with the terms for inclusion in this publication, print this email and sign and date it before a Notary Public and include it with your submission. Your signature acknowledges your understanding and acceptance of this agreement and grants permission for the editor of the anthology "When Mother Died" to publish your submission in the first and all subsequent editions of this anthology, to promote the sale of "When Mother Died" through book signing but promotion shall not restricted to book signing.
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Sincerely,
Corlis F. Carroll
Editor
Sellingham Publishing
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Hire Wordhustler.com to Submit Your Work
OK this has got to be the coolest web-based service for writers I've ever seen, and they're locals, so of course I love them doubly now. As a member of Wordhustler.com, they submit your work for you, poetry, fiction, screenplays, you name it. They print, lick, stamp, mail, and even track your submissions. Don't know where to submit, no problem! They have a thing-a-majigee that helps you match your work with places to submit.
I am seething with jealousy that I didn't come up with this idea, and am always impressed with someone who can not only come us with a great idea but actually invest the time and money to make it a reality, especially when it's something groovy for writers.
The one thing I couldn't discern from the site had to do with pricing. For example, currently their price for a project that is "Under 4 pages (Query Letters, poetry submissions)" is $2.99. I wasn't sure if that meant 2.99 per project per place submitted or 2.99 up to a certain number of places to submit. Perhaps they will chime in here and clear that up. If it is 2.99 per project per place submitted, which I presume it is, I can see that getting rather expensive for the writer, especially someone who is submitting a lot of poetry and short-fiction. In that case, it makes more sense price-wise for the screenwriter or novelist. I'd like to see a subscription based pricing option, where the writer gets X number of submissions a month. It would sure motivate me to keep sending stuff out, if I knew I was paying monthly for it and getting a slightly better bulk deal.
That said, a mere $2.99 in lieu of my time printing, licking, mailing, and tracking seems worth it. In fact, I'm digging into my money jar right now and running to the nearest CoinStar machine. You should check them out too. Run. Hurry. Now.
In their own words:
I am seething with jealousy that I didn't come up with this idea, and am always impressed with someone who can not only come us with a great idea but actually invest the time and money to make it a reality, especially when it's something groovy for writers.
The one thing I couldn't discern from the site had to do with pricing. For example, currently their price for a project that is "Under 4 pages (Query Letters, poetry submissions)" is $2.99. I wasn't sure if that meant 2.99 per project per place submitted or 2.99 up to a certain number of places to submit. Perhaps they will chime in here and clear that up. If it is 2.99 per project per place submitted, which I presume it is, I can see that getting rather expensive for the writer, especially someone who is submitting a lot of poetry and short-fiction. In that case, it makes more sense price-wise for the screenwriter or novelist. I'd like to see a subscription based pricing option, where the writer gets X number of submissions a month. It would sure motivate me to keep sending stuff out, if I knew I was paying monthly for it and getting a slightly better bulk deal.
That said, a mere $2.99 in lieu of my time printing, licking, mailing, and tracking seems worth it. In fact, I'm digging into my money jar right now and running to the nearest CoinStar machine. You should check them out too. Run. Hurry. Now.
In their own words:
WordHustler Opens Literary Marketplace to World
California-based WordHustler launches its new service that enables writers all over the world to submit manuscripts to US literary markets without ever having to lick a stamp.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - May 19th, 2008 - WordHustler, a writing services company, today launches a web-based application that enables writers all over the world to submit manuscripts to US literary markets. Formed by two Los Angeles writers, WordHustler, available at www.wordhustler.com, provides writers with a bevy of innovative tools designed to help authors of all genres get their manuscripts into the hands of editors and find publishing success. WordHustler offers a free database of over 3,000 community-moderated US literary markets, a submission tracker, a cover letter composer, a project manager, and OS X dashboard widgets for submission tracking on-the-go.
WordHustler doesn't just help writers find places to publish. Indeed, WordHustler will print, ship, and help writers track manuscripts of any length or genre. "What we've done is significant. The main reason that writers don't send their work out more often is actually quite simple: it's a pain," says John L. Singleton, chief architect and co-founder of WordHustler. "First, you have to write something brilliant. Then there's the costly printing, postage, and SASEs. When you're all done you still have to track those submissions and follow up. Otherwise it just ends up wasting a lot of time and money. We invented WordHustler so writers could spend their time writing."
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