Is The Blotter Magazine a good place for you to submit your work? Maybe. Read on. “The Blotter Magazine exists to nurture underground, outsider literature and art and to provide it to a wide audience. We believe that the economic viability of good art and writing should not interfere with its life, liberty, or happiness; and we deliberately seek to avoid the pretension and “overintellectualism” for which the world of literature and art has become known. Our goal is to treat contributors, donors, and readers alike with dignity, friendship, and respect. The Blotter Magazine is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. That organization currently publishes The Blotter Magazine and is pursuing a book-publishing venture. . . . In May, 2003, the magazine began distributing free at selected newsstands in the North Carolina Triangle area. Since then, our free distribution has expanded to other fine cities in the Southeast. We also ship subscriptions…
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Got fiction, essay , poetry, art? West Marin Review wants.
Fiction! Essays! Poetry! Art! Got any? West Marin Review, a literary and art journal, wants ’em. Deadline: September 1, 2016. West Marin Review is such an upbeat publication, this should be called Upline: September 1, 2016. Need ideas for material to write about? Click Prompts. Choose one and write. Edit. Submit. West Marin Review Submission Guidelines. Cover art for current issue of West Marin Review.
The Bitter Oleander is ready for your submission.
The Bitter Oleander Press: Home of Fine Poetry Collections and The Bitter Oleander: A Journal of Contemporary International Poetry & Short Fiction The Bitter Oleander Press publishes works that contain imagery revealing a “world we thought we knew but were mistaken.” We believe in bringing our readers and writers face to face with each other, with the reality of our uncommon world, like the one that exists in grape seeds blown by hurricanes into hidden corners doors form when closed. The Bitter Oleander prefers “poetry devoid of clichés and predictable twists of well-worn or entrenched truths. We prefer a heightened music driven by a profound linguistic rhythm.” “Because we are open to submissions from all cultures, people and languages, we regard their investment of time spent submitting and creating to be very critical. We pride ourselves on answering every request, every order, every submission, every letter of gratitude and annoyance…
New England Review
The March/April 2016 issue of Writer’s Digest Magazine is bursting with excellent information for writers. For example: Details about submitting to New England Review. New England Review: “Offers readers poems, stories and essays that are formally inventive and traditional.” There is a $2 fee for poetry submissions and $3 fee for prose. About NER: “By publishing new fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that is both challenging and inviting, New England Review encourages artistic exchange and thought-provoking innovation, providing publishing opportunities for writers at all stages in their careers. ” Payment: Payment for work published in the journal is $20 per page (with thanks to a grant from the NEA), $100 for cover art, plus two copies of the issue in which the work appears and a one-year subscription. For online publication in NER Digital, payment is $50 and a one-year subscription to the print magazine.
Bateau
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!
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.
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…