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  • Wordrunner eChapbooks Anthology 2022

    Does a new year inspire you to reach your goals of submitting your writing to publications?

    Here’s an idea to start off the new year. Send your writing to Wordrunner eChapbooks anthology.

    Wordrunner eChapbooks Anthology 2022

    Submissions will open January 1 through February 28, 2022.

    There is no theme.

    “We simply want to publish your best writing.”

    Guidelines

    Submit up to three poems (no longer than a page each) or three flash fictions (750 to 1,000 words each), or one short story, novel or memoir excerpt, or a personal essay (up to 5,000 words).

    There are separate categories for each genre (poetry, fiction, nonfiction). You may submit to more than one category. Send your best.

    All submissions to the anthology must be previously unpublished.

    No genre fiction (horror, fantasy, mystery), please, unless a story transcends its genre. Literary/speculative fiction is acceptable.

    Fees for submissions to the anthology: $3. These fees cover basic operational expenses and payment to authors.

    All rights revert to authors. We appreciate being credited as a first publication source.

    About Wordrunner eChapbooks

    “We are pleased and proud to showcase diverse and talented writers, whether they be emerging newbies or old hands with a long list of publishing credits. We read submissions blind, always on the alert for genuinely excellent writing.”

  • Wordrunner wants whatever strikes your fancy.

    Wordrunner echapbooks wants emotionally complex and compelling writing. This could be from you.

    Submissions for the Wordrunner echapbooks anthology series are open January 1-February 29, 2020.

    Submit your best fiction, creative non-fiction or poetry to Wordrunner’s 10th Anniversary issue, to be published in April 2020.

    There is no theme. “We want emotionally complex and compelling writing about whatever strikes your fancy, be it serious or humorous or both. Please look in the Archives at previous anthologies to get an idea of what we like to publish.”

    Submission Guidelines

  • Wordrunner: Rites of Passage

    Wordrunner is accepting fiction, memoir and poetry, with the theme rites of passage  for an echapbook anthology to be published March 2018.

    The rites of passage theme includes any kind of passage through life, time or space.

    Submissions will be open from December 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018. *

    Submit up to three poems or a short story, novel or memoir excerpt, or personal essay (1,000 to 5,000 words). There are separate categories for each genre (poetry, fiction, nonfiction). Note that really long poems are not suitable for this venue. Send us your best.

    *Note from Marlene:  Polish your writing now, so you will be ready to submit during the submissions timeline.

    Payment: $100 for collections, $5 to $25 for poems, stories and essays published in the annual anthology.

    Submission fee: $2 for poems; $3 for prose

    All rights revert to authors.

  • Wordrunner eChapbooks

    Wordrunner eChapbooks has published 25 online chapbooks — 10 fiction, 5 memoir and 5 poetry collections, each featuring one author, and 5 themed anthologies by multiple authors. Wordrunner is pleased and proud to be showcasing these diverse and talented writers.

    Theme for next submission is “Devices” (technology’s impact on our lives and relationships):  Fiction, memoir and poetry.

    There is no fee to submit and authors are paid.

    Submissions will open from November 15 through January 15, 2016.

    Guidelines will be posted after November 15, 2015. Note from Marlene:  Start writing now, so you have time to revise, edit and submit.

    Jo-Anne Rosen is the publisher/editor of Wordrunner. Jo-Anne’s fiction has appeared in many publications.  Two of her stories were performed at the New Short Fiction Series in Hollywood, California, on October 12, 2014.

    Jo-Anne is a book and web designer and a small press publisher. Jo-Anne established Wordrunner Publishing Services in the 80s, a print chapbook service in the 90s, and Wordrunner eChapbooks in 2008.

    Jo-Anne will read from her short story collection, What they Don’t Know, on Monday, October 12, 2015, 6:00-8:00 p.m at Gaia’s Garden in Santa Rosa, CA, along with Susan Bono, Wind Hughes and Mara Lynn Johnstone.  For reservations: email Jeane Slone: info@jeaneslone.com

    About Chapbooks

    A few hundred years ago, chapbooks were pamphlets of popular tales or ballads, hawked in the streets for pennies. 21st century echapbooks are the contemporary equivalent with the potential for reaching many more readers than do limited print editions.

    Donations

    If you share enthusiasm for the stories, poems and memoirs on this site, as well as the conviction that authors should be paid for their work, please consider supporting Wordrunner with a donation.

    Why should you donate? Wordrunner does not charge a fee for submissions nor subscriptions, nor are there any advertisements on this site. Simply excellent and engaging reading.

    “If you share our enthusiasm for the stories, poems and memoirs we’re publishing, as well as our conviction that authors should be paid for their work, we hope you will consider supporting us with a donation.”

    Another way to support Wordrunner is by purchasing the Kindle or Smashwords version of the echapbooks. Links to these may be found on the e-Store page.

    Rosen.What They Don't KnowNote from Marlene: Jo-Anne Rosen is a tireless supporter of writers, writing classes/workshops, writing events. . . all things writerly. She collects, formats and produces Sonoma County Literary Update. If it’s about writing and it’s in Sonoma County, Jo-Anne has it listed here.

  • Wordrunner eChapbooks now accepting submissions.

    Wordrunner eChapbooks: Small Fiction Collection

    Submissions for this fiction collection, to be published online in June 2014, will be accepted until May 31, 2014.

    Stories may be flash or longer, from 750 up to 4,000 words each, totaling a minimum of approximately 8,000 and a maximum of 18,000 words for the collection. We would like at least five stories, but no more than 20 (if flash fiction). They need not be linked, but it would be a plus if they belong together for some reason, be it theme, location or character/s. We will also consider novel excerpts for this echapbook. There is no fee to submit and authors receive token payment.

    Submit your best work only. Each story should be original and compelling. No genre fiction, please, unless a story is good enough to transcend genre. Click here for additional guidelines and submission link.

    Arlene Mandell.ScenesArlene Mandell‘s memoir Scenes From My Life on Hemlock Street  was first published by Wordrunner eChapbooks (December 2009) and  is now available in paperback and e-book in Turns: A Collection of Memoir Chapbooks from Telling Our Stories Press (June 2012). On Amazon or Smashwords.

     

    Jo-Anne Rosen

    Jo-Anne Rosen, Wordrunner eChapbook publisher,  prepares any sort of publication for print or electronic distribution. She provides pre-publishing services and a chapbook press for self-publishing authors, as well as website design, building and maintenance. For more information, visit www.wordrunner.com or contact Jo-Anne at publish@wordrunner.com.