Legend:
(IDLM&SP)
Int’l Directory of Little Magazines & Small Presses;
(N&SSWM)
Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market; (SPR)
Small Press Review; (P&W)
Poets & Writers
Hawaii
Pacific Review,
Patrice Wilson, PhD., Editor, 1060 Bishop St, Honolulu,
HI 96913.
Send guideline requests and unpublished manuscripts to
above address.
Seeks quality poetry, fiction
(short stories) and short essays for 2010 issue.
Deadline: December 31.
Payment: 2 copies.
No info on rights purchased or response time.
(P&W)
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The Sun,
Editorial Department, 107 N. Roberson St., Chapel Hill,
NC 27516.
Phone: 919/942-5282. Email:
info@thesunmagazine.org.
Web site: http://www.thesunmagazine.org.
Monthly.
Subscriptions: $36/yr.
Content available on web site for viewing, including
subscription info.
The Sun
has been in continuous publication for over 33 years, according
to Sy Safransky, Founder and Editor.
It is a magazine that “celebrates beauty without ignoring
the destructive forces around us; a publication whose politics
are personal and whose God isn’t way up in the sky.”
It publishes an eclectic mix of
personal essays, fiction, interviews, poetry and photos.
Fiction: to 7,000 words.
Nonfiction: to 7,000 words.
Poetry: 1-2 pages.
Also uses B&W photos.
Editors favor “personal writing,”
and “thoughtful, well-written essays on political, cultural and
philosophical themes.”
No academic works or opinion pieces.
Send hardcopy, standard manuscript
format, with SASE for reply and proper postage for return of
material.
Pays $300-$3,000 for interviews;
$300-$2,000 for fiction; $100-$500 for poetry, for one-time
rights, upon publication.
Accepts reprints, but only pays 50% of standard payment.
Response time: 3-6 months.
(WEB)
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Fraglit Magazine (http://www.fraglit.com).
For submission guidelines and to read back issues, see
web site.
An online literary journal of
fragmentary writing and various short forms, seeks submissions
for two upcoming biannual issues on these themes: “Micro
Essays,” and “Solitude.”
Also seeks notes about fragments
and cover artwork.
No info on rights purchased,
payment or response time. (P&W)
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The Funny Times,
c/o
The Editors, PO Box 18530, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118.
Monthly.
Subscription: $25/yr.
Sample and guidelines on
web site:
http://ww.funnytimes.com/submissions.php.
Phone: (216) 371-8600.
Email:
info@funnytimes.com.
Features funny
stories and cartoons on anything relating to the general human
condition: news, relationships, food, pets, work, death,
environmental issues, business, religion, seasonal events, etc.
Submit articles/stories 500-700
words, with SASE.
Also cartoons. See
web site for details.
No email or faxed submissions.
Hard copy only.
Payment: $25-$40, based on size and
$60 for stories, and a complimentary subscription. Pays on
publication for one-time rights.
Response time: several months. (WEB)
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Longwood
University
Third Annual Longwood Ten-Minute Play Festival.
For guidelines, visit web
site:
http://www.brierycreekpress.org.
Six winners
will receive full production and publication with One Act Play
Depot (which will hold non-exclusive rights to the work.
No fee to enter.
No info on response time. (P&W)
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Cobblestone, Cricket, Appleseeds,
Calliope (the history magazine for children), Dig, Faces,
Odyssey, Baby Bug, Ladybug, Cricket and Cicada,
Carus Publishing, Attn: Submissions guidelines request-(magazine
name), 70 East Lake Street, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60601.
Carus Publishing provides
submission guidelines for illustrators and writers for all their
children’s magazines (under The Cobblestone Publishing Group and
The Cricket Magazine Group), at the address above.
The Cricket Magazine Group also publishes nonfiction
magazines for children: Click, Ask and Muse, for
children ages 3-6, 6-9 and 9 and up, respectively.
Payment varies for feature
articles, to fillers, games, puzzles, stories and poetry, from
20-25 cents/word, up to $100 for artwork and stories. “All
Rights,” are generally purchased, which means that the writer
may lose rights to reprint. (Ed. Note: Sometimes more
favorable rights may be negotiated.)
Some of the publications require
queries first; others, such as
Cricket accept unsolicited mss—in hard copy.
Response can take up to 12 weeks or more, with publication up
to two years after acceptance. (WEB)
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Thema,
Box 8747,
Metairie,
LA 70011-8747.
Virginia Howard, editor. Web
site:
http://members.cox.net/thema
. Subscription:
$20/yr/3 issues. Sample
copy: $10. Make check
payable to: Thema Literary Society.
See web site or send SASE for guidelines.
Many plots/one premise: each issue
based on a different stimulating theme.
Accepts simultaneous submissions and previously published
material. Accepts
queries by mail.
Short stories to 6,000 words. All
genres, ethnic, experimental and prose poems, but no erotica.
Also accepts poetry, length 4-50 lines: light verse,
avant-garde, haiku, traditional.
Maximum: 3 poems.
Pays $10-$25 for short stories, $10 for
poetry. Purchases one
time rights. Pays on
acceptance. Response
time: up to five months. (WEB)
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The Antique Shoppe newspaper,
PO Box 2175, Keystone
Heights, FL 32656. Phone: (352) 475-1679.
Email:
antshoppe@aol.com.
Web site:
http://www.antiqueshoppefl.com.
Monthly paper.
Subscription: $17/yr.
Needs articles on antiques,
collectibles, communities with antique shops, historical locations,
local auctions or shows, etc.
Articles up to 1,000 words, also uses
photos.
Pays up to $50 for articles, on
publication. Prefers
queries, but does accept unsolicited mss.
No info on response time.
Check web site for articles and themes. (WEB)
C O N T E S T S
FREE TO ENTER
Thomas Merton Prize for Poetry of the
Sacred; Merton
Institute, 2117 Payne St., Louisville, KY 40206.
For complete contest rules, visit:
http://www.mertoninstitute.org or call
(502) 899-1991.
First prize: $500.
Deadline:
December 31, 2009.
Submit one unpublished poem to above
address. No reading or
entry fees. (P&W)
CONTESTS WITH FEES, BUT INCLUDE SUBSCRIPTIONS:
Alimentum—the Literature of
Food—Poetry Contest;
PO Box 210028, Nashville, TN 37221.
Also see details on web site:
http://www.alimentumjournal.com
First prize: $500 and publication for a
single poem. Two second
prizes—publication.
Final judge: Dorianne Laux.
Submit up to 3 unpublished poems on the
subject of food and drink.
No simultaneous submissions.
No SASE. No
materials will be returned. Results will be posted on web site March
1, 2010.
Entry fee: $15, includes a one-year
subscription.
Deadline: December 1, 2009. (P&W)
Passager Contest, University of Baltimore,
1420 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201.
Web site:
http://www.passagerpress.com.
First prize: $300 plus publication.
Honorable mentions—publication.
For writers over 50.
Five poems, 35 lines max each.
Include bio.
Fee: $20, includes one-year
subscription. Checks payable to: UB.
Deadline:
April 1, 2010. (P&W)
Boulevard Short Fiction Contest for
Emerging Writers, PMB
325, 6614 Clayton Rd.,
Richmond Heights, MO 63117.
Open to writers who have not yet
published a book of fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction with a
nationally distributed press.
Prize: $1,500 and publication in
Boulevard.
Stories can be any length; must be
double-spaced, with SAS postcard for acknowledgment.
Include author’s name, address, phone number, title of story
and “Boulevard Emerging Writer’s Contest,” on first page.
Cover sheet not necessary. Also, include a 3x5 card with
name, address and phone number, together with title of story(ies)
submitted.
No ms. will be returned.
Simultaneous submissions allowed, but
NO previously published
or previously accepted work.
Entry fee: $15/story, no limit.
Check payable to: Boulevard.
Includes one year subscription.
Deadline: postmarked by
December 31, 2009.
The winning story will be published in
the Spring or Fall 2010 issue. (P&W)
MARKET
NEWS
By Sandy Raschke