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Shoofly: An audiomagazine for children. PO Box 339, Carrboro, NC 27510.  Guidelines by SASE or email: jack@shooflyaudio.com.   Semiannual publication on CD. Sample CD: $6.95.

        The editors invite submissions of original poems, stories, and limericks suitable for preschoolers and early readers (ages 3-7).

        Accepted works will be produced for audio presentation.

        Submission by mail only.

        Payment in copies and honorarium. (P&W)

  

The Freefall Review, James Hannibal, editor.  Website:  www.freefallreview.t35.com. Published 3 times/yr. Sample: $7.50.  40 pgs.  See website for guidelines.

        Accepts creative nonfiction, articles on current affairs, poetry, fiction photos and nonfiction.  Topics: the environment; humanism, humor, indigenous cultures, leisure/recreation, lifestyles, nature.

        Respond only to submissions accepted for publication.  Simultaneous submissions accepted.  Payment in copies.  Copyright reverts to author after publication. (SPR)

  

Lachance Publishing.  Please visit the website (www.lachancepublishing.com) for deadlines and submission guidelines.

        Seeking true stories of literary merit for upcoming books and anthologies: “Voices Of” series.

        Topics include: Voices from Iraq and Afghanistan; Depression; Bipolar Disorder; the life-changing impact dogs have on individuals and family; firsthand accounts of economic disaster and battling back to economic stability; woman who have “reinvented” themselves—and other topics.

        Stories should inspire, inform and foster a sense of community.

        Pays for accepted submissions.

        Proceeds from the sale of  Voices Of books fund The Healing Project (website: www.thehealingproject.org) (P&W)

  

Open Range Magazine—The West’s Premier Real Western Magazine, Dignified Designs, Amanda Smith, editor, PO Box 1207, Glenrock, WY 82637.  Phone: 307-436-5447. Email or inquiries: editor@openrangemagazine.com.  Website: www.openrangemagazine.com.  Publishes 7 issues/yr.  Back issue/sample: $4.99.  Subscriptions: $34.99. 40pgs.  Guidelines through SASE or website.

        Open to poetry, fiction, articles on the West and cowboys, ranching, etc.  Also uses artwork, cartoons, photos, interviews, reviews, music reviews, parts-of-novels, long poems and news items.

        Simultaneous submissions accepted.  Reporting time: less than one day. Payment: negotiable. (SPR)                     

  

What do we collect?  Coeditors seeking well-crafted poetry about collecting, for a proposed anthology. Theme open to various interpretations and styles.

        Dazzle us!

        Deadline: March 31, 2009.

        Send up to 3 poems, 64 lines or less per poem, with brief bio and SASE to:  A. Watson, PO Box 370627, Denver, CO 80237.  No info on payment, response time or rights. (P&W)

  

The Other Herald, Hidden Valley Farm, Publisher, T.F. Rice, editor.  PO box 172, Perry, NY 14530.  Email: publisher.hiddenvalley@ yahoo.com. Website: www.otherherald.com.  

Published 12 times/yr.  Subscription: $12. Sample free with SASE.  See the website for more details and guidelines.

        “We herald good writing of all genres (if suitable for an audience of all ages).”  Smaller pieces appreciated.  Uses interesting art, sometimes experimental pieces. Some issues are themed.

        Topics include: Adirondacks, Arts, Avant-Garde, Book Reviews, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, haiku, history of New York, satire, poetry and prose, quotations and writing in general.

        Simultaneous submissions accepted.  Reporting time: less than 3 months. Payment: 5 copies of the issue your work appears in; additional at discount.  No info on rights.  (SPR)

  

Paddlefish, Mount Mary College, 1105 W. 8th St., Yankton, SD 57078.  Website: www.mmcpaddlefish.com. 

        Paddlefish is interested in poetry (3-5 poems), short/short fiction (2,500 words or less), graphic fiction, nonfiction (10,000 words or less), illustrated essays, graphic memoir, and narrative documentary photography in all genres and styles.

        Submission dates: November 1, 2008-February 28, 2009.

        No previously published work accepted.

        Their online extension is also accepted a variety of media arts, including video, motion graphics and animation (submitted on CD/DVD and limited to 20 minutes).

        No info as to response time, rights purchased or payment. (P&W).

 

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The James Jones First Novel Fellowship; c/o Creative Writing Program, Wilkes University,  Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766.  For eligibility and guidelines also visit: www.wilkes.edu/pages/1159.asp. or email: jamesjonesfirstnovel@wilkes.edu.

        $10,000 award for a first-published novel and two $750 runner-up prizes.

        Submission deadline: March 1, 2009. (P&W)

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Crab Orchard Review Literary Contests; Dept. of English, Mail Code 4503, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 100 Faner Dr., Carbondale, IL 62901. www.siu.edu/~crborchd.

        Submission Period: March 1 – April 30

        Send 3 poems (100 line limit per poem), fiction up to 6,000 words or literary nonfiction up to 6,500 words. Entry Fees: $10 per entry. Prizes: $1,500 in each category plus publication. (TW)

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New Letters Awards for Writers, New Letters, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5101 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110. www.newletters.org/awards.asp.

        Deadline: April 1. Send poetry, fiction or essay. Entry Fee: $15. Prizes: $1,500 in each category, publication. (TW)

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NEWS OF INTEREST

 

        After more than two decades in print, Small Press Review/Small Magazine Review will become an online magazine only, beginning with the January-February 2009 issue.

  

 

A sample copy of ZYX Magazine is available from the publisher for a SASE and a 42 cent stamp—or for $3, you can have a pound of back issues. ZYX is published by Phrygian Press, Arnold Skemer editor, 58-09 205th St., Bayside, NY 11363-1712.

        The magazine has been in circulation since 1990 and features reviews, criticism on innovative/experimental fiction.  Accepts fiction of 1-2 pgs, and poetry. Topics include: Dada, surrealism, and post-modernism.

  

   

Haiku Hippodrome, PO Box 2340, Clovis, CA 93613.  A recent issue is available for a first-class stamp and SASE or $1.
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