Lily Poetry Review is a print journal set to publish in the winter and summer of each year.
“Our porch light is always on.”
We must charge a nominal fee ($3) to cover the cost of submissions.
The Lily Poetry Review is interested in promoting contemporary poets, poetry, flash fiction and literary citizenship.
Please don’t send previously published material.
Send no more than five pieces per submission. All must be contained in one document.
What do you think when you hear a book is an anthology?
Some people may be delighted with thoughts of reading from a variety of authors. Others may groan, remembering antiquated stories in outdated books.
Me? I’m excited to produce anthologies so that a diverse group of writers can be introduced into the writing scene.
My third anthology, The Write Spot: Reflections was recently published with the help of two authors who didn’t even know they were cheering me on.
Eleanor Henderson and Anna Solomon, co-editors of Labor Day: True Birth Stories by Today’s Best Women Writers, wrote an article, “Labor of Love,” printed in Poets & Writers magazine, May June 2014.
“Labor of Love” was my steadfast companion on my journey from “What am I doing?” and “Will this work?” to the completion of three anthologies.
“We’ve always loved anthologies. As new writers, we buried ourselves in them, finding stories, poems, and essays that shaped and inspired our own work. Now we return to them when we need a good laugh, or comfort — when we need the sort of perspective that only multiple voices can provide. The best anthologies are like the best mix tapes: individual pieces playing with and against one another, resulting in an eclectic, vibrant chorus.”
Beautiful, gorgeous writing by Eleanor and Anna.
“Labor of Love” describes their journey from conception of their idea for an anthology to the birth of their successful book.
“When we checked in with our agents, they were tepid about the idea.”
Eleanor and Anna persisted. They had faith in their project, gathered birth stories, found a publishing house and their book was published.
Their final words, and these are the words that kept me going when I had doubts about producing anthologies:
“Don’t lose faith. So the word anthology might turn some people off at first. But if you develop a unique idea and stay true to your vision, eventually it will pull readers in.”
One of the challenges for The Write Spot series of books was what title to use. I wanted a title that indicated these are books to inspire writing and also books that are entertaining. With the third book, I simply shortened the title.
The Write Spot anthologies are available for $12 at Amazon.
The Write Spot to Jumpstart Your Writing: Discoveries
45th Parallel is looking for original, previously unpublished fiction, nonfiction, poetry, artwork and comics.
Currently accepting submissions. Deadline: November 30, 2018. If you miss this deadline, check back for the next submission period.
The 45th Parallel, the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole, marks the Earth’s in-between space. 45th Parallel, too, indulges in in-betweenness — the convergence of seemingly disparate content, forms, genres, and styles.
Pretty Owl Poetry is an online quarterly journal publishing new, emerging, and established writers in poetry, flash fiction, and the visual arts.
POP accepts experimental and traditional forms, and flash fiction masquerading as poetry, all with a lyrical quality.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” — Albert Einstein
Let your imagination soar. Come on, you can do it.
Look at the little box to the right on your screen. Click on “Prompts.”
Choose one and Just Write!
“The Verge covers the way technology and science are changing the way we live.” — Writer’s Digest.
“Positioned at the ultra-relevant intersection of technology and culture, The Verge affords writers an opportunity to explore unique stories in longform that fit its editorial interests, such as an unexpected side effect of an app, a surveillance program people aren’t aware of, the inside story of a product’s development, a cutting-edge research programmer, an online community or trend that’s escaped notice. With numerous Webby Awards to its name, reach to an expansive audience, and respectable pay, this market holds solid potential for freelance tech-heads.” —Tyler Moss, interim editor, Writer’s Digest
How to submit: Email a clear, concise pitch detailing your story idea and why it’s a good fit for The Verge, as well as a short bio and links to previous work, to the appropriate section editor.
“A publisher of ‘best-in-class journalism about hidden places, incredible history, scientific marvels and gastronomical wonders,’ Atlas Obscura spotlights the weird and wonderful from around the globe.” July/August 2018, Writer’s Digest.
There are two main sections on Atlas Obscura: the Places database (a.k.a. “The Atlas”) and Stories, which is the home for reported articles.
If you are pitching us a write-up of a place that you have visited or heard about, it is probably most suited to be an entry in the Places database. These are crowd-sourced submissions that go through an editorial process before being published. You can read more on how to submit a Place entry here. We generally do not pay for place submissions.
For the Stories section, we are seeking original journalism. Stories that will surprise us and article ideas that would never have occurred to us but that we won’t be able to stop thinking and talking about. We pay for stories, at rates competitive with other online-only publications.
Our stories generally have at least two of the following three components:
A sense of place
An element of the hidden
A sense of wonder
Commissioned stories for Atlas Obscura are carefully researched, well-reported, and told from an original perspective. In general, the subjects we cover are history, science, culture, and exploration. But we are hungry for stories of all kinds, particularly from voices and places that are underrepresented. Currently we are especially seeking articles reported from China, Africa, and Central and Southeast Asia.
In addition, we have a handful of planned “theme weeks” for 2018, for which we’re currently soliciting pitches from outside writers. Stories published during these theme weeks will play off of the selected topic, in a variety of creative ways:
July 2018: Landmarks Week
October 2018: In Disguise Week
Things we can rarely use:
Travelogues
First-person essays
Pitches based on an unanswered question. If you’re going to make a question the basis of a story, we need to know you have the answer.
Articles that focus on supernatural events
Event/festival coverage
Things we can never use:
Fiction
“I’ll be in X location next week, what would you like me to cover?” (Please send specific story ideas!)
We are actively looking for and assigning articles now. Rates vary based on the assignment. The most successful pitches will include a sketch of the story, the characters, your access, and the big questions/surprising ideas you think the story offers. We will carefully read every pitch, and, if our curiosity is piqued, we’ll reach out to you.
Pitches consisting of a few paragraphs with basic info about the story idea, how you would execute it, and the sources you would use—no Wikipedia, please—should be emailed to pitches – at – atlasobscura.com
Our food & drink vertical launched in November 2017. We are actively looking for and assigning articles aimed at Gastro Obscura. Rates vary based on the assignment.
Pitches—a few paragraphs, with basic info about the story idea and how you would execute it—should be emailed to gastro-pitches – at – atlasobscura.com. Please also include links to two articles that you have written and that you are proud of. They don’t have to be about food. And if you have a plan to take/find pictures and images for the article, let us know in your pitch. That makes it easier to say yes.
The theme for the Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest is: “The Magic of ‘If . . .’ Through the Power of Poetry.”
There are five categories:
You may submit a maximum of three poems, no more than one in each of three of the five contest categories.
Everyone is encouraged to enter the contest. Poets do not have to live in Lincoln to be eligible.
Young Poets, 18-years of age or under, are encouraged to submit poems and will compete in a special “Young Poets” category.
Entry Forms and Contest Rule can be downloaded: www.libraryatlincoln.org
Poems must be received no later than Saturday, July 21, 2008
Questions—contact Alan Lowe at slolowe@icloud.com
The Common is an award-winning print and digital literary journal published biannually, in the fall and spring. The Common includes short stories, essays, poems, and images that embody a strong sense of place. The Common Online publishes original content four times per week, including book reviews, interviews, personal essays, short dispatches, poetry, contributor podcasts and recordings, and multimedia features.
To deepen our individual and collective sense of place through bold, engaging literature and art.
To serve as a vibrant common space for the global exchange of ideas and experiences. To be an essential destination for creative work that embodies particular times and places, both real and imagined. To mentor and promote the next generation of writers, editors, and publishers.
Finding the extraordinary in the common has long been the mission of literature. Inspired by this mission and the role of the town common, a public gathering place for the display and exchange of ideas, The Common seeks to recapture an old idea. The Common publishes pieces of literature that embody particular times and places both real and imagined; from deserts to teeming ports; from Winnipeg to Beijing; from Earth to the Moon: literature and art powerful enough to reach from there to here. In short, we seek a modern sense of place.
In our hectic and sometimes alienating world, themes of place provoke us to reflect on our situations and both comfort and fascinate us. Sense of place is not provincial nor old fashioned. It is a characteristic of great literature from all ages around the world. It is, simply, the feeling of being transported, of “being there.”
