Deadline: 03/01/10. Submit to: Thema. Gail Howard, Poetry Editor, or Virginia Howard, Prose Editor. Box 8747, Metairie, LA 70011-8747. Theme: The trip not taken. Be sure to specify theme on cover letter. (NO adult language or sexual material.) Type: Poetry (3 titles MAX) and short stories (20 pages/5,000 words MAX). URL: http://members.cox.net/thema/submissions.html Deadline: 03/08/10. Submit to: The List
Anthology. E-mail to: thelistanthology@gmail.com. Theme: Poetry that must use these six words: Anteros, crippled, spindles, stairwell, threshold, and whirligig. Type: Poetry (3 poems MAX). URL: http://thelistanthology.weebly.com Deadline: 03/09/10. This one sounds like fun, doesn't it?
Submit to: Flashlight Memories Anthology. Silver Boomer Books, 3301 S. 14th, Suite 16, PMB 134, Abilene, TX 79605, or e-mail (via pasted-in text) to: SilverBoomerBooks@gmail.com. Theme: Childhood reading. Type: Poetry (1 poem, 50 lines MAX, prefers shorter) and prose (1,500 words MAX). URL: http://silverboomerbooks.com
Deadline: 03/31/10. Submit to: Becoming Anthology. Send via e-mail: becominganthology@gmail.com. Theme: Women's stories. Type: Personal essays (1,000 words MAX) or one poem. URL: http://becominganthology.blogspot.com/2010/02/call-for-submissions.html Deadline: 04/01/10.
Submit to: Witness. Submit via online form: http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/submit/login.php. Theme: Blurring Borders. Type: Poetry (5 poems MAX), short stories, and essays. URL: http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/submit
Deadline: 04/20/10. Submit to: A Cup of Comfort. Submit via online form: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/memberlogin. Theme: For Couples. Type: Personal essays (2,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/CallForSubmissions
Deadline: 05/01/10. Submit to: The First Line. E-mail (via MS Word or WordPerfect attachment) to: submission@thefirstline.com. Theme: Every story starts out the same: Paul and Miriam Kaufman met the old-fashioned way. Type: Short stories (3,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.thefirstline.com Deadline: 06/01/10. This sounds like fun, too. It forces you to get off what you think of as your own material and leads you to surprise yourself.
Deadline: 06/30/10. Submit to: Cancer Anthology. E-mail to: info@divinetruthpress.com. Theme: Your journey with cancer, the journey of a loved one, or your secondhand experience as caregiver or medical professional. Type: Personal essays (500 to 1,500 words MAX). URL: http://divinetruthpress.atwc1.com/submissions/cancer-anthology
Deadline: 08/01/10. Submit to: Rattle. E-mail (via pasted-in text) to: submissions@rattle.com. Theme: Masters of Mental Health. Type: Poetry and essays (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.rattle.com/callsforsubs.html
Deadline: 12/31/10. Submit to: The Untidy Season: An Anthology of Nebraska Women Poets. The Backwaters Press, PO Box 8067, Omaha, NE 68108, or e-mail (via attachment) to: theuntidyseason@yahoo.com. Theme: Contributors must be Nebraskan women, which includes all women born or currently residing in Nebraska. Poets who have previously lived in Nebraska for a period of not less than 10 years will also be considered. Type: Poems (3-5 poems, 10 pages MAX). URL: http://backwaterpress.com Deadline: N/A. Submit to: editor@dreamofthings.com Theme: Various topics based on one of 15 themes. See http://dreamofthings.com/workshop-2 for more details. Type: Personal essays (500-5,000 words MAX). URL: http://dreamofthings.com/guidelines
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
In Soho
With me is my friend, Ann, captured by one of my favorite photographers, her husband, Paul. My hat was designed by a couple of young Fashion Institute of Technology grads who struck out on their own. Whenever I wear that hat, people photograph me with or without my permission. I thought it was because I'm such a knockout. Alas, I found out it was other designers looking to make knockoffs of that hat.Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Coyotes are on the Columbia University Campus
Three coyotes were spotted in front of Lewison Hall. How did they get there? The followed the railroad tracks from Westchester County. It's their mating season. They are hot-blooded and hungry. Letterman said, "The coyotes are getting so brazen that he saw one putting mustard on a dachshund." Coyotes are usually scared of humans and will only bother a person if he gets in the way of his food or bothers him in some other way. What's more dangerous about coyotes being on the loose is that they mate with dogs. Coydogs have the same predatory nature as coyotes, but they aren't afraid of humans, which makes them dangerous to us. Also, coyotes only mate once a year. Coydogs can mate every few months. I'm sure somone out there has a tame and adorable coydog who brings him his slippers each night, but for the rest of us, what is the solution? 
PLACES TO PUBLISH
Upcoming Anthologies
Deadline: 02/15/10.Submit to: Milk Money Magazine. E-mail (via attachment to): submissions@milkmoneymag.com.Theme: Literary and experimental.
Type: Poetry and short stories (5,000 words MAX).URL:
http://www.milkmoneymag.com/index.php/site/submitDeadline: 02/15/10.Submit to: Diverse Voices Quarterly. E-mail (via DOC, RTF, or WPD attachment) to:
submit@diversevoicesquarterly.com.
Theme: Writing from all ages, races, religions, and sexual orientation.Type: Poetry (5 titles MAX), short stories and essays (3,000 words MAX), and artwork/photography (.jpeg attachments, 2 images MAX).URL: http://www.diversevoicesquarterly.com/submission-guidelines
Deadline: 02/20/10. Submit to: Align with Global Harmony: Rainmaker’s Prayers. E-mail (via attachment or pasted-in text) to hazelheron.press@gmail.com. To be published by Hazel Heron Press. Contributors receive a free complimentary copy, a 50 word bio with contact info both in print and on web site and the opportunity of being in print with such notables as Mary Oliver, Barbara Kingsolver, Jose Stevens, etc.Theme: Co-creation of Spirit, Nature & Humankind.Type: Short personal essays, 500-1000 words. Environmental topics: Ban the Plastic Bag; Green Teens, Restore a River; Sustainability; The Heart as Sacred Space; Dance as Prayer; Personal Responsibility; Bios of Environmentalists; Sustainable Towns; Living in Harmony with Mother Earth; Indigenous Wisdom & Climate Change; etc.URL: http://shinanbarclay.vox.com
Deadline: 02/28/10.Submit to: Quest for Atlantis: Legends of a Lost Continent. E-mail submissions to: atlantis@pillhillpress.com. Please put SUBMISSION - Title of Story in the subject line.Theme: Stories that celebrate the legend of The Lost Continent of Atlantis. Type: Short stories (10,000 words MAX).URL: http://www.pillhillpress.com/atlantis.html
http://members.cox.net/thema/submissions.htmlDeadline: 03/08/10.Submit to: The List Anthology. E-mail to: thelistanthology@gmail.com.Theme: Poetry that must use these six words: Anteros, crippled, spindles, stairwell, threshold, and whirligig.Type: Poetry (3 poems MAX).URL: http://thelistanthology.weebly.com
Deadline: 03/09/10.Submit to: Anthology of Memories of Hispanic Grandmothers as Remembered by Their Grandchildren. E-mail to: icas@stlawu.edu and mllorente@stlawu.edu.Theme: See title. Type: Short stories, poems, songs, essays, interviews, recipes, folk stories, nonfiction writing, and drawings in black and white along with a short narrative (10-12 pages MAX).URL: Google for more information.
Deadline: 03/15/10.Submit to: Flashlight Memories Anthology. Silver Boomer Books, 3301 S. 14th, Suite 16, PMB 134, Abilene, TX 79605, or e-mail (via pasted-in text) to: SilverBoomerBooks@gmail.com.Theme: Childhood reading.Type: Poetry (1 poem, 50 lines MAX, prefers shorter) and prose (1,500 words MAX).URL: http://silverboomerbooks.com
Deadline: 03/31/10.Submit to: The Way of the Wizard. E-mail your story as a DOC file (preferred) or as an RTF file to jjadams.anthology@gmail.com. Include the words “Wizards Submission” and the title of the story and your byline in the subject line of the e-mail.Theme: Wizards, witchs, sorcerers, sorceresses, magic, fantasy, etc.Type: Short stories (5,000 MAX).URL: http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2009/06/guidelines-the-way-of-the-wizard
Deadline: 04/01/10.Submit to: Witness. Submit via online form: http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/submit/login.php.Theme: Blurring Borders.Type: Poetry (5 poems MAX), short stories, and essays.URL: http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/submit
Deadline: 04/15/10.Submit to: A Whodunit Halloween. E-mail submissions to: whodunit@pillhillpress.com. Please put SUBMISSION - Title of Story in the subject line.Theme: Halloween mysteries.Type: Short stories (15,000 words MAX).URL: http://www.pillhillpress.com/atlantis.html
Deadline: 04/20/10.Submit to: A Cup of Comfort. Submit via online form: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/memberlogin.Theme: For Couples.Type: Personal essays (2,000 words MAX).URL: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/CallForSubmissions
Deadline: 05/01/10.Submit to: The First Line. E-mail (via MS Word or WordPerfect attachment) to: submission@thefirstline.com.Theme: Every story starts out the same: Paul and Miriam Kaufman met the old-fashioned way.Type: Short stories (3,000 words MAX).URL: http://www.thefirstline.com
Deadline: 06/30/10.Submit to: Cancer Anthology. E-mail to: info@divinetruthpress.com.Theme: Your journey with cancer, the journey of a loved one, or your secondhand experience as caregiver or medical professional. Type: Personal essays (500 to 1,500 words MAX).URL: http://divinetruthpress.atwc1.com/submissions/cancer-anthology
Deadline: 08/01/10.Submit to: Rattle. E-mail (via pasted-in text) to: submissions@rattle.com.Theme: Masters of Mental Health.Type: Poetry and essays (5,000 words MAX).URL: http://www.rattle.com/callsforsubs.html
Deadline: 09/10/10 or until issue is full. Check Web site below.Submit to: Workers Write! E-mail to: courtroom@workerswritejournal.com, or send a hard copy to: Blue Cubicle Press, PO Box 250382, Plano, TX 75025-0382.Theme: Tales from the Courtroom.Type: Short stories (5,000 words MAX).URL: http://www.workerswritejournal.com
Deadline: N/A.Submit to: editor@dreamofthings.comTheme: Various topics based on one of 15 themes. See http://dreamofthings.com/workshop-2 for more details.Type: Personal essays (500-5,000 words MAX).URL: http://dreamofthings.com/guidelines
Deadline: 02/15/10.Submit to: Milk Money Magazine. E-mail (via attachment to): submissions@milkmoneymag.com.Theme: Literary and experimental.
Type: Poetry and short stories (5,000 words MAX).URL:
http://www.milkmoneymag.com/index.php/site/submitDeadline: 02/15/10.Submit to: Diverse Voices Quarterly. E-mail (via DOC, RTF, or WPD attachment) to:
submit@diversevoicesquarterly.com.
Theme: Writing from all ages, races, religions, and sexual orientation.Type: Poetry (5 titles MAX), short stories and essays (3,000 words MAX), and artwork/photography (.jpeg attachments, 2 images MAX).URL: http://www.diversevoicesquarterly.com/submission-guidelines
Deadline: 02/20/10. Submit to: Align with Global Harmony: Rainmaker’s Prayers. E-mail (via attachment or pasted-in text) to hazelheron.press@gmail.com. To be published by Hazel Heron Press. Contributors receive a free complimentary copy, a 50 word bio with contact info both in print and on web site and the opportunity of being in print with such notables as Mary Oliver, Barbara Kingsolver, Jose Stevens, etc.Theme: Co-creation of Spirit, Nature & Humankind.Type: Short personal essays, 500-1000 words. Environmental topics: Ban the Plastic Bag; Green Teens, Restore a River; Sustainability; The Heart as Sacred Space; Dance as Prayer; Personal Responsibility; Bios of Environmentalists; Sustainable Towns; Living in Harmony with Mother Earth; Indigenous Wisdom & Climate Change; etc.URL: http://shinanbarclay.vox.com
Deadline: 02/28/10.Submit to: Quest for Atlantis: Legends of a Lost Continent. E-mail submissions to: atlantis@pillhillpress.com. Please put SUBMISSION - Title of Story in the subject line.Theme: Stories that celebrate the legend of The Lost Continent of Atlantis. Type: Short stories (10,000 words MAX).URL: http://www.pillhillpress.com/atlantis.html
http://members.cox.net/thema/submissions.htmlDeadline: 03/08/10.Submit to: The List Anthology. E-mail to: thelistanthology@gmail.com.Theme: Poetry that must use these six words: Anteros, crippled, spindles, stairwell, threshold, and whirligig.Type: Poetry (3 poems MAX).URL: http://thelistanthology.weebly.com
Deadline: 03/09/10.Submit to: Anthology of Memories of Hispanic Grandmothers as Remembered by Their Grandchildren. E-mail to: icas@stlawu.edu and mllorente@stlawu.edu.Theme: See title. Type: Short stories, poems, songs, essays, interviews, recipes, folk stories, nonfiction writing, and drawings in black and white along with a short narrative (10-12 pages MAX).URL: Google for more information.
Deadline: 03/15/10.Submit to: Flashlight Memories Anthology. Silver Boomer Books, 3301 S. 14th, Suite 16, PMB 134, Abilene, TX 79605, or e-mail (via pasted-in text) to: SilverBoomerBooks@gmail.com.Theme: Childhood reading.Type: Poetry (1 poem, 50 lines MAX, prefers shorter) and prose (1,500 words MAX).URL: http://silverboomerbooks.com
Deadline: 03/31/10.Submit to: The Way of the Wizard. E-mail your story as a DOC file (preferred) or as an RTF file to jjadams.anthology@gmail.com. Include the words “Wizards Submission” and the title of the story and your byline in the subject line of the e-mail.Theme: Wizards, witchs, sorcerers, sorceresses, magic, fantasy, etc.Type: Short stories (5,000 MAX).URL: http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2009/06/guidelines-the-way-of-the-wizard
Deadline: 04/01/10.Submit to: Witness. Submit via online form: http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/submit/login.php.Theme: Blurring Borders.Type: Poetry (5 poems MAX), short stories, and essays.URL: http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/submit
Deadline: 04/15/10.Submit to: A Whodunit Halloween. E-mail submissions to: whodunit@pillhillpress.com. Please put SUBMISSION - Title of Story in the subject line.Theme: Halloween mysteries.Type: Short stories (15,000 words MAX).URL: http://www.pillhillpress.com/atlantis.html
Deadline: 04/20/10.Submit to: A Cup of Comfort. Submit via online form: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/memberlogin.Theme: For Couples.Type: Personal essays (2,000 words MAX).URL: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/CallForSubmissions
Deadline: 05/01/10.Submit to: The First Line. E-mail (via MS Word or WordPerfect attachment) to: submission@thefirstline.com.Theme: Every story starts out the same: Paul and Miriam Kaufman met the old-fashioned way.Type: Short stories (3,000 words MAX).URL: http://www.thefirstline.com
Deadline: 06/30/10.Submit to: Cancer Anthology. E-mail to: info@divinetruthpress.com.Theme: Your journey with cancer, the journey of a loved one, or your secondhand experience as caregiver or medical professional. Type: Personal essays (500 to 1,500 words MAX).URL: http://divinetruthpress.atwc1.com/submissions/cancer-anthology
Deadline: 08/01/10.Submit to: Rattle. E-mail (via pasted-in text) to: submissions@rattle.com.Theme: Masters of Mental Health.Type: Poetry and essays (5,000 words MAX).URL: http://www.rattle.com/callsforsubs.html
Deadline: 09/10/10 or until issue is full. Check Web site below.Submit to: Workers Write! E-mail to: courtroom@workerswritejournal.com, or send a hard copy to: Blue Cubicle Press, PO Box 250382, Plano, TX 75025-0382.Theme: Tales from the Courtroom.Type: Short stories (5,000 words MAX).URL: http://www.workerswritejournal.com
Deadline: N/A.Submit to: editor@dreamofthings.comTheme: Various topics based on one of 15 themes. See http://dreamofthings.com/workshop-2 for more details.Type: Personal essays (500-5,000 words MAX).URL: http://dreamofthings.com/guidelines
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Another success for a UCLA Extension student!
Lygia Ballentine studied Writing the Personal Essay with me and has since published essays in Persimmon.com (an ezine for older women) and now in Drunkenboat.com, an ezine with eclectic taste that has something for everyone. I LOVE to hear these things. Please send me your successes.
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