Bateau Literary Magazine is open for submissions: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, b/w illustrations, playlets, flash, & comics. Bateau: “The time has come to relaunch Bateau….CUZ YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD THING DOWN!!!! We are accepting submissions for Bateau Vol 6.1 Jan-May 1st 2016.” Submission for Boom Chapbook will begin in August 2016. Do you have snippets of writing? Flesh them out and Submit! We’re still hopping from blog to blog. Visits one of these blogs, get some ideas, and write! And submit! And, Good Luck!
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Bayou Magazine
Bayou Magazine is a biannual, national literary magazine published by The University of New Orleans. Bayou publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, including the winner of the annual Tennessee Williams One-Act Play Contest. Bayou‘s mission is to publish exceptional, exciting work by both established and emerging writers. Submissions accepted between August 1 and May 1, with a response time of 3 to 5 months. More information on their website, including Submission Guidelines. Note from Marlene: Good luck! “Laissez les bons temps rouler!” is a Cajun expression meaning “Let the good times roll!” I heard this expression often while visiting New Orleans. It may have nothing to do with Bayou Magazine. I just wanted to tack it along with my Good Luck wishes for you! I hope you are having a good time writing. And submitting!
Boulevard Magazine showcases new writers.
Boulevard Magazine “strives to publish only the finest in fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. While we frequently publish writers with previous credits, we are very interested in less experienced or unpublished writers with exceptional promise. If you have practiced your craft and your work is the best it can be, send it to Boulevard.” Boulevard’s mission is to publish the finest in contemporary fiction and poetry as well as definitive essays on the arts and culture, and to publish a diversity of writers who exhibit an original sensibility. It is our conviction that creative and critical work should be presented in a variegated yet coherent ensemble—as a boulevard, which contains in one place the best a community has to offer. To get a feel for style, content, quality, and form of the work that Boulevard publishes try a sample issue or subscription. Boulevard accepts submissions from October 1 to May 1….
Apple Valley Review – ready for your submission
The Apple Valley Review is an online literary journal, published twice annually. Each issue features a collection of poetry, short fiction, and essays. Submissions for the Spring 2016 issue ends March 15, 2016. Some of the submission guidelines: Submissions accepted year-round. Writing needs to be mainstream with literary appeal. Original, previously unpublished, and in English. Prose submissions may range from approximately 100 to 4,000 words. Shorter pieces stand a better chance of being published. Longer pieces will be read and considered. Novel excerpts must be self-contained. Preference is given to short (under two pages), non-rhyming poetry. This is not currently a paying market. However, all work published in the Apple Valley Review during a given calendar year will be considered for the annual Apple Valley Review Editor’s Prize. From 2006 to 2015, the prize was $100 and a gift of a book of poetry or fiction.
Booth ~ A Journal looking for nonfiction, comics, lists and more.
Booth ~ A Journal publishes one new piece or author every Friday, front and center, on their home page. Booth is now reading new submissions. All accepted work will appear on their website. Two print issues are published yearly, usually in winter and summer. To submit work, please visit submission manager. Booth publishes 50 pieces a year online. Twice a year they release print issues, curated from material that appeared on their website.
Write to please yourself.
Stan Lee, creator of Marvel Comics superheroes, was interviewed by J. Rentilly for the December 2015 issue of The Costco Connection. Rentilly asked, “There are infinite theories about where creative ideas come from. Where do you think Ant-Man, Scarlet Witch or even the Destroyer, your very first comic book hero, comes from?” Stan Lee answered, “. . . you just think about it! You just sit down or walk around and probably have a big, dumb look on your face and you wonder, ‘What would I like to read? What kind of character would interest me?’” I like this part of his answer the best: “Please write stories that you think are great. Write to please yourself. That’s how I’ve always done it—not because I’m so desperate to please other people, but because I feel very genuinely that if I really love a story, then there must be a few…
Tulip Tree Review
Please join a variety of bloggers participating in The Valentine’s Day Blog Hop. Scroll down the Blog Hop Roll Call, click on a name and be entertained with new thoughts, fresh ideas and other worlds. Hosted by Francis L. Powell. Saturdays are “Places to Submit” Days. . . Watch the deadlines. They sneak up on us. The Tulip Tree Review is now seeking submissions. “Tulip Tree is just a little sprout in terms of how long it’s been in the world, but already its branches are finding their own way toward the sun, and the organization is becoming what it needs to be.” Stories That Need To Be Told Contest Deadline: September 16, 2016 Contest Theme: [Not] The End: Prison Stories “This is a collection of stories and poems about life in and after prison, that will remind readers of the humanity of people who are incarcerated, and the…
Valentine’s Day Blog Hop
The Write Spot Blog is fortunate to have a friend like Francis H. Powell. Even though we have never met in person, Francis is an important part of The Write Spot’s history. He invited us to join a Blog Hop last Halloween and last Christmas and now. . . drum roll. . . Valentine’s Day Blog Hop. Before participating I had heard about blog hops, but didn’t really know what they were. Here’s how this Blog Hop works. When you click on Valentine’s Day Blog Hop (in future Write Spot posts), you land on Francis’ Blog Hop Landing Page. Scroll down and click on a name. Here is a brief summary of talented and creative writers participating in this Blog Hop. Francis H. Powell, author of Flight of Destiny and creator of fabulous Blog Hops. Latoya Wilson has beautiful photos on her website. She hopes her writing offers a warm…
“Tin House is an invaluable respository . . . ” Stephen King
Submissions to Tin House Magazine are now open. Submissions accepted through February 28, 2016. Tin House considers each submission for all upcoming issues regardless of theme. Summer and winter issues are not themed Submission Guidelines page includes a helpful FAQ’s column. Worth reading. Good advice for submissions to almost all magazines. Submit only one story or essay (10,000-word limit), or up to five poems at a time. Multiple submissions will be returned unread. Please wait until you hear from Tin House before submitting new work for consideration. “We shall do our best to respond within six months but, in some cases, this period may be longer. If you have not received a response from us within six months, we will be happy to receive e-mail inquiries and will do our best to respond.”
Tri-Quarterly – writing, art and cultural inquiry
TriQuarterly is the literary magazine of Northwestern University. This web journal is edited by graduate students and supervised by faculty. TriQuarterly is “an international journal of writing, art, and cultural inquiry.” From now until May 1, 2016, TQ welcomes submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, short drama, short-short prose pieces, video essays, and hybrid work from established as well as emerging writers. TQ is especially interested in work that embraces the world and continues, however subtly, the ongoing global conversation about culture and society that TriQuarterly pursued from its beginning in 1964. TriQuarterly pays honoraria for creative work and publishes two issues a year. Submission Guidelines.