Legend: (IDLM&SP)
Int’l Directory of Little Magazines & Small Presses;
(N&SSWM) Novel &
Short Story Writer’s Market;
(P&W)
Poets & Writers; (WEB)
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AJN, the American Journal of
Nursing.
Guidelines available at web site:
www.editorialmanager.com/ajn.
Seeks poems and short personal
essays on experiences related to health care for its Art of
Nursing and Reflections departments.
Contributors need not be health
professionals.
Wants original perspectives and
clear, unsentimental writing.
$100 honorarium, paid on
publication.
No info on rights purchased or
response time. (P&W)
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DNA Press,
Nartea Publishing Editors, PO Box 9311, Glendale, CA 91226-0311.
Web site:
www.dnapress.com.
Email:
editors@dnapress.com
DNA Press and Nartea Publishing
publishes in electronic format only.
They are looking for non-fiction and fiction titles about
science in any form, be it an academic monograph or a children’s
book, or an exciting thriller.
Books should be related to the
advancement and spreading of scientific knowledge.
Send an email query first.
Include a summary of the book and potential audience and
ideas for its sale.
If the editors are interested they will ask for a disposable
copy of the manuscript.
Check the web site guidelines for
the detailed submission tips.
Response time within three months.
Pays royalties. (WEB)
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Trajectory, PO Box 655,
Frankfort, KY 40602.
Annual subscription: $20 (two issues), payable to Helvey
Enterprises.
A new journal, seeks unpublished
short stories (up to 10,000 words), poetry (3-5 poems), creative
non-fiction and b&w photos and art.
Send ms. with short cover letter,
and SASE.
Simultaneous submissions
okay—notify if accepted elsewhere.
No info on payment, rights purchased and response times.
(P&W)
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Durban House Press, Inc.,
10000 North Central Expressway,
Suite 400,
Dallas,
TX
75231.
Phone: 214/613-8414.
Web site:
www.durbanhouse.com
Email:
info@durbanhouse.com
Publishes
hardcover and trade paperback originals.
Nonfiction business topics.
Fiction:
concentrates on following genres:
mystery/ thriller/suspense; adventure, horror, sci-fi and
fantasy. Check out
extensive catalog of books they have published.
Prefers agent representation, but
may accept direct submissions.
Query first by email or snail mail.
For fiction, mail first three chapters, synopsis, and a
brief bio. Include
SASE for response.
For non-fiction (see Web site for
topics): Mail proposal.
Include overview, sample chapters, competitive titles,
bio, details of any marketing platform, and few paragraphs about
why you think you are qualified to write the book.
Payment in royalties and also
offers an advance.
Publishes manuscript an average one year after acceptance. (WEB)
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Third Wednesday,
174 Greenside Up, Ypsilanti, MI
48197 (www.thirdwednesday.org).
E-mail:
submissions@thirdwednesday.org.
An international literary and arts
magazine, looking for poetry in any form (2pg. limit—up to 5
poems), and fiction to 1,500 words, from experienced writers.
Also needs b&w artwork and
photography.
Prefers email submissions, but may
send by snail mail.
Pays one copy, plus token cash
payment of $3-$5.00.
No info on rights or response time. (WEB)
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Main Street
Rag, PO Box 690100,
Charlotte, NC 28227-7001.
www.mainstreetrag.com.
Email:
editor@mainstreetrag.com
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Copyright ©2010 Calliope, All rights reserved.
Future rights to works published in Calliope are
retained by individual authors and artists.
Calliope
5975 W. Western Way
PMB 116Y
Tucson, AZ 85713
The editors are looking for
submissions for the novella series.
They are closed to poetry at this time.
Details for the following and other
opportunities can be found on the web site
and/orby contacting editor via email.
Novella Series:
Starting May 1, will be reading novellas for publication in a
monthly series.
Length: 30,000 to 50,000 words.
E-mail submissions acceptable.
Postmark deadline: August 1.
See web site for payment and
response time. (P&W & WEB).
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Swill Magazine: Fiction for the
Ill Literate. Online only:
www.swillmagazine.com.
E-mail:
editors@swillmagazine.com.
1-2 issues a year.
Sample copy: $5, payable through Pay-Pal. Sample stories
available on web site, along with lengthy editorial discussions
about what writers they like and stories they are looking for.
Reading for next issue (#6) begins
September 10, 2010.
Looking for fiction to 5,000 words
(but will accept 10,000, if exceptional), in following
categories: absurdist, experimental, fantasy, sci-fi, fantasy,
humor, satire, literary but not stuffily-so, film-noirish.
Editor’s comment: “We like stories
where things happen, stories where someone might die.
We prefer the Shakespeare approach to existentialism:
question the meaning of life then litter
the stage with corpses.
Email submissions only in Word.doc
or .rtf attachments (do not use latest version of Word—their
equipment can’t handle it). Include short bio with email.
Simultaneous submissions okay.
Pays two copies upon publication;
copyrighted, rights revert to author.
Response time: 3-6 months. (WEB)
CONTESTS
Truman State
University Press Contests:
The T.S. Eliot Prize,
$2,000 award and
publication for the best unpublished book-length poetry collection.
All entrants receive a copy of the winning book.
Deadline: October 31, 2010.
The Chariton Review, Short Fiction
Prize,
$1,000 award and publication for best
short fiction of 5,000 words or less.
Finalists to be announced in Spring 2011 issue.
Deadline: September 30, 2010.
Guidelines available at
tsup.truman.edu/prizes.asp.
Also, SASE to Truman
State University Press, 100 East Normal St., Kirksville, MO
63501-4221. Phone: (800)
916-6802. Nancy Rediger,
Director.
Wilda Hearne Flash Fiction Contest,
sponsored by Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650, 1
University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO
63701.
Web site:
www6.semo.edu/universitypress/hearne.
Prize: $300 plus publication in
Big Muddy for best
short-short story 500 words or less.
Fee: $10, includes copy of
Big Muddy, with winning
story.
Deadline: October 1, 2010.
NEWS & NOTES
Here are some resourceful web sites
for writers:
Preditors & Editors (www.invirtuo.cc/
prededitors):
Offers a lengthy list and description of potential scammers
seeking to entrap eager writers.
Also see:
www.accrispin.blogspot.com
for
the Writer Beware
blog.
Writer Gazette
(www.writergazette.com).
Articles on writing, freelance job postings, tips, contests, and
section of magazines to query.
Agent Query (www.agentquery.com).
A free, searchable database of agents.
Also has an extensive article on formatting for queries.
Winning Writers (www.winningwriters.com). Verifies
legitimacy of poetry contests, and has many contests of its own,
some of which poke fun at vanity contests that try to sell
“anthologies.”
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