Submissions: Story South

storySouth accepts unsolicited submissions of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction during two submission periods annually: March 15-June 15 and August 15-December 15.

Submissions may only be made through the storySouth online submission manager. Work sent by email or postal mail will be disregarded. We prefer files in Rich Text (.rtf) format but will accept Word (.doc) files as well.

Authors should limit submissions to 3-5 poems, one story, or one essay. There are no word limits on submissions. Long pieces are encouraged. Please make only one submission in a single genre per reading period. Response time is approximately 2-6 months.

Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Please inform us if submitted work is accepted elsewhere. We do not consider submissions of previously published work in any form (including prior internet publication).

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Calls for Submission: ANA Review

The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has invited entries for its journal, ANA Review, dedicated to scholarly criticism, book reviews, essays, interviews, tributes, travelogues and creative writing.

General Secretary of ANA, Denja Abdullahi said,"Entries should be kept within a thousand words, only exceeding it when the author finds it inevitable. Even then, the maximum limit should be 2000 words."

"As much as possible, authors should include visual (picture artwork or drawing) that complements their writing. Such file/s must be sent as email attachment/s in .jpeg format. This provision is obligatory for book reviews, which in addition, should include a picture of the book cover page, and vital statistics like number of pages, ISBN, publishers, year of publication, names of author, editor (for anthologies of journals), and reviewer."

The deadline for submission of entries, which should include the author's full names, address, phone number and brief biography, is July 30, 2009.

Interested people within and outside Nigeria should e-mail their pieces to reviewana@yahoo.com.

Writers' Market:Inspirational

We’re looking for contributors in a number of areas.

The first is as a reoccurring blogger. Blogs should be about 250 words each adding good pictures (that you have permission to use) always helps.

Two, Web articles of about 500 words (again we like great photography and art).

Third, video blogs and video pieces. 60 seconds to 2 minutes.These can be you talking into the camera, singing original songs and music, interviews, skits, animation and whatever else you can dream and create with video. You shoot it, we like it, we’ll post it.

Another way to get involved is in our text messaging devotionals. They are limited to 144 characters (that includes spaces and punctuation, just separate your sentences by a dash and don’t use any spaces or other punctuation). We’re always looking for great photos. If you’re a budding photographer or a full blown pro submit your photos and we’ll get them up as fast as possible. All submission posted will credit the author. If you have a webpage and/or an email address you want included in your byline let us know. This could be a great opportunity for your portfolio.

If you have more questions email us here at KOR Ministries at “shout@korkast.com” Can’t wait for your submissions.

Brio and Breakaway are for 13-16 year old girls and boys and Brio & Beyond is for 17-23 year old young women. The KOR Kast is for both genders 23 and older. Send in all submissions and/or questions to “shout@korkast.com” Look forward to hearing from all of you.

Write for Kids

WRITERS GUIDELINES

Submissions

Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope with your submission. Stories for consideration should be sent to: Popcorn Magazine for Children, 8320 Brookfield Road, Richmond, VA 23227. We prefer not to receive submissions electronically.

Nonfiction

Payment $75 and up
You should be knowledgeable about your topic.Try to make your topic entertaining, exciting and enjoyable.

We encourage creativity and thinking. If you are writing about cultural or ethnic traditions, you should have a good understanding of the topic. Include references where necessary. Use quotations if you are quoting someone

Fiction

Payment $75 and up. The stories should be 800 words or less. We will not accept stories containing violence or crime. The original stories should relate action and a positive theme. We like to teach without seeming to and inspire the readers by having the main character overcome the presented challenge by their own actions or thoughts.

Stories featuring world cultures, the arts, sports, adventure, mysteries and traditional tales are encouraged

Crafts

Payment $25 and up The directions should be clear and appeal to the 7-14 age group. The directions should have no more than five steps. Projects should use materials that are easily available and inexpensive.

Submit ideas and crafts that are appropriate for any season. Seasonal crafts are also acceptable. Be creative while maintaining safety standards.

If possible, submit a sample or photo of your completed craft. The submissions must be original.

Please download a copy of Popcorn Magazine for Children for $3.95 by clicking here

Calls for Submission: LifeBytes

First and foremost, we are looking for evocative stories that can be funny, poignant, provocative, scary, weird, edgy, sexy or happy. We're looking for submissions with a unique voice and point of view. Imagine your story as a vignette that you can see acted out on screen and give us the feeling that we are there with you, sharing your experience. In other words - Is this a story that even someone who has never dated online will find intriguing and engaging.

We are looking for submissions that are well-crafted. Submissions should be able to stand alone as solid, well written short non-fiction stories. Tell your tale in a way that will involve the reader in your adventure. Let it come from your heart, your story is important!

What we are NOT looking for is:
1. An essay or a sermon
2. Advice or a how-to guide to online dating
3. Revenge stories

Story Specifications

Initial deadline: June 15, 2009

Stories should be non-fiction, ranging in length between 300 - 2000 words.

Please be sure to type the authors name and contact information on each page of the story. If your piece is chosen for publication, we will need for you to sign a release form. Upon publication a fee of $50. to $100. (word count dependent) will be remitted to you. Stories can be published anonymously or under a pseudonym if you choose, but must be submitted under the author's legal name.

We prefer that you email your submission as a Word attachment to bookeditors@lifebytesbook.com.

If you don't have access to the internet, please submit your stories to the address on the right. Type stories on plain 8 1/2 x 11 paper, in 12 point Times New Roman font, preferably double-spaced.

DO NOT send originals. Send only one copy of each submission. We will destroy submissions not chosen for publication. If you want your copy returned to you (if not chosen for publication), include an SASE. Please note it could take several months to return a submission if it is not chosen for publication.

Poetry Anthology...Call for Submissions.

The First Annual Scribes’ Prize

Are you a closet poet?
Hiding your light under a bushel?
Do you sometimes wonder what would happen if someone read your poem and gave it the recognition it deserves?
Would you like that to happen?

Here’s your chance. The first Annual Scribes’ Prize will be announced in September 2009. You could be the winner, but not if your poem is still hidden in your notebook. Why not submit a poem or two to the Scribes and see what happens. If you do that before 27th of March, you have the chance to:

Have your poem judged by 3 distinguished Nigerian academics
Win a cash prize
Even if you’re not one of the winners, yours could still be one of the 300 poems published in the first Scribes’ Prize anthology
Attend a high profile award ceremony

To enter, you have to be
 A Nigerian, whether living in Nigeria or abroad
 Between 11 and 40
 Have one or two poems, no longer than 40 lines or 300 words long
Have it sent before 27th March to International.office@scribesprize.org

Visit http://www.scribesprize.org for further details.
To check guidelines, visit http://www.scribesprize.org/guidelines_submissions
Email: International.office@scribesprize.org
Telephone: +44(0)1524888502. Mobile: +44(0)7817734663

Writers' Market

FRONT is a Canadian journal of contemporary art and culture. They say, “We will consider submissions

of prose, poetry, fiction, performance documents etc. Each issue is given a theme, which will be published

in the preceding issue and on the website. We encourage you to interpret the theme freely, but to

bear in mind that we will give preference to material that engages the theme in an interesting way.

PAYMENT

“We usually pay $25 per page, the rate for photography and original art varies between $50 and

$100.

SUBMISSIONS

Manuscripts can be up to 2,500 words and should be submitted by email, either in the body of

the email, or as an RTF or Word attachment. The author’s contact details and a short biography should

appear on the first page of the text.”

CONTACT DETAILS

FRONT Magazine, 303 East 8th Avenue,

Vancouver, BC, V5T 2S1, Canada.

frontmagazine@front.bc.ca

www.front.ba.ca/frontmagazine/submissions

The Kenyon Review Short Story Contest

The Kenyon Review will publish the winning short story in the Winter 2010 issue, and the author will be awarded a scholarship to attend the 2009 Writers Workshop, June 20th to the 27th, in beautiful Gambier, Ohio.

Submission Guidelines

* Writers must 30 years of age or younger at the time of submission.
* Stories must be no more 1200 words in length.
* One submission per entrant.
* Please do not simultaneously submit your contest entry to another magazine or contest.
* The submissions link will be active February 1st to February 28th. All work must be submitted through our electronic system. We cannot accept paper submissions.
* Winners will be announced in the late spring. You will receive an e-mail notifying you of any decisions regarding your work.

The final judge will be Richard Ford, acclaimed author of the Frank Bascombe trilogy, including the novels The Sportswriter, Independence Day, and The Lay of the Land. He is also the author of numerous short story collections, including the seminal collection Rock Springs, and editor of The Granta Book of the American Short Story.

For more information, visit: http://www.kenyonreview.org/contests-sf.php

You can read winning entries for the 2008 Contest here:
http://www.kenyonreview.org/kro/sf08-adams.php
http://www.kenyonreview.org/kro/sf08-bergman.php
http://www.kenyonreview.org/kro/sf08-ripatrazone.php

LAURA HIRD now accepts submissions

Submissions of previously unpublished short stories (4,000 words max), flash fiction, poetry (send 6-8 poems at a time), film / book / music / best tunes (300 words on a favourite song) / gigs / exhibition / lit mag / chapbook reviews (send samples of previous work), interviews and articles (send brief proposal) are now welcome for Issue 21 (submission deadline 1 May 2009). These should be sent within the body of an e.mail with 'SUBMISSIONS' as the subject heading. If you would like your magazine / small press / writing group / event mentioned, or wish to submit books or magazines for review, please email hirdlaura@hotmail.com, Website:http://www.laurahird.com/