“Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?” Charles Bukowski, Post Office
This being a four-day weekend for some of us, I thought it a good thing to share some possibilities to consider for publication. As always this is information, not recommendation. Be sure to do your own homework before submitting work or buying products.
CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS
Opportunity Knocks
DREAMERS WRITING is open through November 24 for submissions of short stories, poems, personal essays or excerpts (that stand alone) from any genre. Submission fee. Details HERE.
E-RATIO POETRY JOURNAL is accepting submissions for its 27th issue through November 30 according to Editor Gregory Vincent St. Thomasino. Details HERE.
WASAFIRI INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY WRITING publishes poetry, fiction, academic and critical work from all cultural backgrounds. For reviews query the editor. The editors describe it as a “uniquely an academic journal and a literary magazine.” Details HERE.
Poet and writer, I was once columnist and associate editor of a regional employment publication. I currently run this site, The Poet by Day, an information hub for poets and writers. I am the managing editor of The BeZine published by The Bardo Group Beguines (originally The Bardo Group), a virtual arts collective I founded. I am a weekly contributor to Beguine Again, a site showcasing spiritual writers. My work is featured in a variety of publications and on sites, including: Levure littéraure, Ramingo’s Porch, Vita Brevis Literature,Compass Rose, Connotation Press, The Bar None Group, Salamander Cove, Second Light, I Am Not a Silent Poet, Meta / Phor(e) /Play, and California Woman. My poetry was recently read byNorthern California actor Richard Lingua for Poetry Woodshed, Belfast Community Radio. I was featured in a lengthy interview on the Creative Nexus Radio Show where I was dubbed “Poetry Champion.”
ABERRATION LABYRINTH publishes poetry and its current reading period runs through December 1. No submission fee. No payment. Details HERE.
BARNSTORM LITERARY JOURNAL sponsored by the MFA Program in Creative Writing, University of New Hampshire publishes nonfiction, fiction, poetry and digital art. No submission fees. No payment. Details HERE.
THE CATERPILLER is the children’s (ages 7 – 11 “ish”) version of The Moth (below) and publishes poems, stories, and art. Details HERE.
COPPER NICKEL, a national literary publication of the University of Denver, publishes poetry, fiction, essays and translations. Current reading period is open through December 15. Payment: $30 per printed page and two contributor copies. No submission fees. Details HERE.
DECOMP, a literary magazine publishes prose, poetry, art, and biography. No submission fee. No payment. Details HERE.
THE GHAZAL PAGE, The International Journal of English Language Ghazals accepts submissions year round for it monthly publication, which features Persian form, Arabic form, tercet, experimental and free verse shazals. Details HERE.
THE MOTH, arts and literature is a quarterly printed magazine produced in Ireland and featuring poetry, short fiction and art by both established and emerging artists. It is continuously open for submissions. Details HERE.
THEMA, MANY POTS ONE PREMISE welcomes emerging writers and publishes short stories, essays, poems, photographs and art on the themes provided.Themes for 2019 are: Six before Eighty (March 1, 2019 deadline); The Clumsy Gardener (July 1, 2019 deadline); and, What a Strange Questions! (November 1, 2019) deadline. Pieces on theme that have been published before are welcome. No submission fees. Payment: $25, short-story; short-short $10; poem, $10; artwork, $25 for cover and $10 for interior. Details HERE.
TIKKUN, to heal, repair, and transform the world publishes articles, art, fiction, poetry, video and audio and has a daily blog. Details HERE.
TRICYCLE does not accept unsolicited poetry but does accept article submissions relating to Buddhism on a rolling basis. Details HERE.
Response deadline is Monday, November 19, at 8 p.m. Pacific. Poems on theme are published on this site on Tuesday, the November 20. Details HERE.
The BeZine
Last call for submissions for the December issue/extended deadline.
THE BeZINE, Be Inspired, Be Creative, Be Peace, Be.
Submissions for the December issue – themed A Life of the Spirit – is extended to NOVEMBER 30 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.
Please send text in the body of the email not as an attachment. Send photographs or illustrations as attachments. No google docs or Dropbox or other such. No rich text. Send submissions to bardogroup@gmail.com.
Publication is December 15th. Poetry, essays, fiction and creative nonfiction, art and photography, music (videos or essays), and whatever lends itself to online presentation is welcome for consideration.
No demographic restrictions.
Please read at least one issue. We DO NOT publish anything that promotes hate, divisiveness or violence or that is scornful or in any way dismissive of “other” peoples.
The BeZine is an entirely volunteer effort, a mission. It is not a paying market but neither does it charge submission or subscription fees.
Previously published work may be submitted IF you hold the copyright. Submissions from beginning and emerging artists as well as pro are encouraged and we have a special interest in getting more submissions of short stores, feature articles, music videos and art for consideration.
Prolific Yorkshire Poet, Paul Brookes
FYI: Paul Brookes, a stalwart participant in The Poet by Day Wednesday Writing Prompt, is running an ongoing series on poets, Wombwell Rainbow Interviews. Connect with Paul if you’d like to be considered for an interview. Visit him, enjoy the interviews, get introduced to some poets who may be new to you, and learn a few things.
HIVE SOUTH YORKSHIRE YOUNG WRITERS’ COMPETITION (demographic restrictions) for 15-25 year-olds from Yorkshire submitting poetry and fiction. Schools and youth organizations may submit. First place prize is a Kindle. Other prizes include writing kits, professional feedback, and publication in Hive’s young writers anthology. Deadline: 4th Jan. 2019. Details HERE.
SARTON WOMEN’S BOOK AWARD, STORY CIRCLE is now accepting submissions for the 2016 – 2019 competition. Early bird entry deadline is July 31, 2019 and fee is $90. After July the fee is $110. Books submitted must be published between 2016 through 2019. Details HERE.
The Poet by Day always available online with poems, poets and writers, news and information.
The Poet by Day, Wednesday Writing Prompt, online every week (except for vacation) and all are invited to take part no matter the stage of career or status. Poems related to the challenge of the week (always theme based not form based) will be published here on the following Tuesday.
The Poet by Day, Sunday Announcements. Every week (except for vacation) opportunity knocks for poets and writers. Due to other weekend commitments, this post will often go up late.
THE BeZINE, Be Inspired, Be Creative, Be Peace, Be – always online HERE.
Beguine Again, daily inspiration and spiritual practice – always online HERE. Beguine Again is the sister site to The BeZine.
YOUR SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS may be emailed to thepoetbyday@gmail.com. Please do so at least a week in advance.
If you would like me to consider reviewing your book, chapbook, magazine or film, here are some general guidelines:
send PDF to jamiededes@gmail.com (Note: I have a backlog of six or seven months, so at this writing I suggest you wait until June 2018 to forward anything.Thank you!)
nothing that foments hate or misunderstanding
nothing violent or encouraging of violence
English only, though Spanish is okay if accompanied by translation
your book or other product should be easy for readers to find through your site or other venues.
TO CONTACT ME WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR THE POET BY DAY: thepoetbyday@gmail.com
TO CONTACT ME REGARDING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE BeZINE: bardogroup@gmail.com
PLEASE do not mix the communications between the two emails.
Often information is just that–information– and not necessarily recommendation. I haven’t worked with all the publications or other organizations featured in my regular Sunday Announcements or other announcements shared on this site. Awards and contests are often (generally) a means to generate income, publicity and marketing mailing lists for the host organizations, some of which are more reputable than others. I rarely attend events anymore. Caveat Emptor: Please be sure to verify information for yourself before submitting work, buying products, paying fees or attending events et al.
Poet and writer, I was once columnist and associate editor of a regional employment publication. I currently run this site, The Poet by Day, an information hub for poets and writers. I am the managing editor of The BeZine published by The Bardo Group Beguines (originally The Bardo Group), a virtual arts collective I founded. I am a weekly contributor to Beguine Again, a site showcasing spiritual writers. My work is featured in a variety of publications and on sites, including: Levure littéraure, Ramingo’s Porch, Vita Brevis Literature,Compass Rose, Connotation Press, The Bar None Group, Salamander Cove, Second Light, I Am Not a Silent Poet, Meta / Phor(e) /Play, and California Woman. My poetry was recently read byNorthern California actor Richard Lingua for Poetry Woodshed, Belfast Community Radio. I was featured in a lengthy interview on the Creative Nexus Radio Show where I was dubbed “Poetry Champion.”
The BeZine is published quarterly: March, June, September and December on the fifteenth of the month. We suggest that you read our Intro and Mission Statement and at least one back issue of The BeZine before submitting work for possible publication.
Please be mindful that our core team (The Bardo Group Beguines), guest contributors, and readers represent the world’s diversity. Nonviolence, respect and inclusion are core values.
All work must be submitted in English and properly edited for publication. Submissions in languages other than English are acceptable and encouraged but they do need to be accompanied by an English translation.
Please send submissions to bardogroup@gmail.com and put “submission” in the subject line. If you were referred by one of our core team please put his or her name in the subject line along with “submission.” Please include a brief bio. If you have published the work submitted on your own website, blog, YouTube channel or other online venue you may send a link.Response time can be up to three months. Responses are generally sent out after deadline.
PLEASE NOTE: We apply the same standards with regard to content, quality, submission guidelines and reading policy that all high-caliber literary magazines do with the exception that we will consider work that is already published. The copyright, however, must be yours.
DEADLINE: The 10th of month prior to publication, however ~
The deadline for the December issue has been extended from November 10 to November 30.
THEMES remaining for 2018:
December – A Life of the Spirit; subtheme – Gun violence/history/issues.
THEMES for 2019:
March: Waging the Peace
June: Toward a Sustainable Earth
September: Social Justice, 100,000 Poets (and Friends) for Change
December: A Life of the Spirit
NOTE: We encourage work that doesn’t just define or highlight a problem but offers solutions, especially when those solutions are already in place somewhere in the world and proving productive.
COPYRIGHT: You retain your copyright for work published in The BeZine. If you are doing multiple submissions, please let us know that you have submitted the work to other publications and advise us immediately if the work is accepted elsewhere. From our perspective this does not preclude publication in The BeZine but we need to know if another publisher has contracted for first-time or exclusive rights.
We regret that we are unable to offer payment or editorial feedback. While we don’t offer payment, we also don’t charge for submissions or subscriptions. The BeZine is a volunteer effort and a peace and justice mission.
All creative arts that lend themselves to online publication are acceptable for consideration: visual arts, literature and poetry, and music and film (video). Please, no more than one submission a quarter. While many have the impression that we are primarily or exclusively a poetry publication, we are not restricted to poetry. Other forms of writing and art are welcome and encouraged.
FICTION/NONFICTION/ESSAY: Should you have anything to submit for consideration that is over 1,000 words, please forward a one-paragraph summary description for our initial evaluation.
POETRY: Please don’t bomb us with work. Restrict your submissions to three at a time every three months. Be selective. Send us your best. No odd layouts please.
VIDEO: One video at a time.
PHOTOGRAPHS and ILLUSTRATIONS: If you include these with your poems, fictions and features, then you must include the source with url and licensing information. We do not accept work that is not properly – respectfully – identified and credited.
BOOK REVIEWS: Starting in 2019, we welcome book reviews but please query first.
READING SCHEDULE: While we read all year, we don’t respond until we have all submissions in for a specific issue; i.e., after the 10th of the month before publication.
THE BeZINE blog: We are interested in seasonal work, especially work that celebrates holy days, historic moments, national or regional festivals and so forth that are entertaining but also provide readers with information, insight and education. Regional, artistic and cultural history and science (especially as it applies to environment, environmental justice, and sustainable agriculture) are welcome. Art work, music videos, and drama (videos or short scripts) are enthusiastically encouraged as well as poetry and prose.
BEST PRACTICES: We have a strong interest in learning about peace, sustainability and social justice initiatives that are working no matter where in the world. These are considered for both blog and Zine.
Send your work to bardogroup@gmail.com. Only work submitted to this email are considered for publication.
We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you!
On behalf of The Bardo Group Beguines and in the spirit of loving community,
Jamie Dedes,
Founding and Managing Editor The BeZine
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“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship
CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS
Opportunity Knocks
ARABESQUES REVIEW is an international Algerian English-language poetry. literature, and cultural review that publishes original poetry, criticism, interviews, fiction, nonfiction, essays, translations, social and political commentary, art and photographs. Details HERE.
AJI MAGAZINE publishes poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction, graphic art and photography. Submissions are open through (their guesstimate) mid-January 2019. The theme for the spring issue is emerald. No submission fee. Details HERE
CHERRY TREE (Washington College) will open for submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and literary shade on August 1, 2019. Mark your calendars. Payment: $20 and two copies. Details HERE.
DOPPEL HOUSE PRESS accepts queries for feature articles for The Nomadic Journal. Details HERE.
DUM DUM ZINE publishes experimental work: “hybrid fiction and poetry, text message interviews, experimental music and art reviews, prank email chains, crowd-sourced community photo projects, and even serialized radio plays.” Submissions are welcome on a rolling basis. Details HERE.
FROM EVERYWHERE A LITTLE: A MIGRATION ANTHOLOGY is being assembled by a writer, Lisa Vihos, from Wisconsin. “… we are looking to create an anthology of poems that speaks to the broadly defined theme of “migration.” This includes migration (of people, animals, and ideas), immigration (in current events and throughout history), cultural movement through time and space, taking root in a place, finding home wherever we find ourselves, and being a collaborative citizen of the world. Like we said, it is a BROAD theme. The collection is tentatively called “From Everywhere a Little: A Migration Anthology” and it is inspired by the words of Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler who wrote in his song Movimiento (Movement): “I’m not from here / But you’re not either / From nowhere entirely / From everywhere a little” Payment: contributor copy. No submission fee. Further detail on Facebook HERE.
GUERNICA MAGAZINE welcomes submissions of news, reviews and commentary, essays, memoir, reportage, interviews, fiction, and poetry. No submission fee. Details HERE.
HANGING LOSE PRESS publishes poems, stories, and reviews and welcomes emerging writers, and includes a special section and special guidelines for high school writers. (This is Sherman Alexie’s publisher, by the way.) Details HERE.
LIMINALITY POETRY, A Magazine of Speculative Poetry asks: “In anthropological terms, liminality is the midpoint of a ritual: the threshold where a person is no longer quite who they were, not yet who they might become. In between masks, what face might you have? What might you be in transit? Where will you go? Everything is possible in that moment; change is its own goal. Liminality is the space between.” Liminality Poetry is open for submissions through November 30. Payment: $10. Details HERE.
PRETTY OWL POETRY publishes poetry, flash fiction, and art. No charge for submissions but there is an option to make a donation. Details HERE.
SPILLWAY, A POETRY MAGAZINE is an annual published by Tebot Back, Inc. It includes poetry, reviews and articles. Submissions for 2019 should open early in the year. Watch the site. Details HERE.
VOLNEY ROAD REVIEW publishes fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art and is open for submissions through February 1, 2019. Payment: $10 on acceptance. Details HERE.
REMINDERS:
The Poet by Day
WEDNESDAY WRITING PROMPT
Response deadline is Monday, November 12, at 8 p.m. Pacific. Poems on theme are published on this site on Tuesday, the October 23. Details HERE.
The BeZine
Call for submissions for the December issue.
THE BeZINE, Be Inspired, Be Creative, Be Peace, Be.
Submissions for the December issue – themed A Life of the Spirit – is extended to NOVEMBER 30 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.
Please send text in the body of the email not as an attachment. Send photographs or illustrations as attachments. No google docs or Dropbox or other such. No rich text. Send submissions to bardogroup@gmail.com.
Publication is December 15th. Poetry, essays, fiction and creative nonfiction, art and photography, music (videos or essays), and whatever lends itself to online presentation is welcome for consideration.
No demographic restrictions.
Please read at least one issue. We DO NOT publish anything that promotes hate, divisiveness or violence or that is scornful or in any way dismissive of “other” peoples.
The BeZine is an entirely volunteer effort, a mission. It is not a paying market but neither does it charge submission or subscription fees.
Previously published work may be submitted IF you hold the copyright. Submissions from beginning and emerging artists as well as pro are encouraged and we have a special interest in getting more submissions of short stores, feature articles, music videos and art for consideration.
Prolific Yorkshire Poet, Paul Brookes
FYI: Paul Brookes, a stalwart participant in The Poet by Day Wednesday Writing Prompt, is running an ongoing series on poets, Wombwell Rainbow Interviews. Connect with Paul if you’d like to be considered for an interview. Visit him, enjoy the interviews, get introduced to some poets who may be new to you, and learn a few things.
NARRATIVE MAGAZINE’s fall contest will close for entries on November 30th and is open for short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, and literary nonfiction. Cash awards. $26 entry fee. Details HERE.
STROKESTOWN INTERNATION POETRY FESTIVAL 2019 COMPETITIONS: The International Poetry Prize (English language), The Duais de hÍde (Irish language prize) and The Percy French Prize for witty verse are open to entries through 7th December 2018. For further information about each prize, click on the name of the competition above. The Roscommon Poet’s Prize and The Schools’ Competitions will launch on January 8th 2019, and close on February 15th 2019. The prizes will be awarded for all competitions at the 2019 Festival, 2nd – 6th May in Strokestown.
Trivia: Sesame Street was born forty-nine years ago yesterday.
Accessible anytime from anywhere in the world:
The Poet by Day always available online with poems, poets and writers, news and information.
The Poet by Day, Wednesday Writing Prompt, online every week (except for vacation) and all are invited to take part no matter the stage of career or status. Poems related to the challenge of the week (always theme based not form based) will be published here on the following Tuesday.
The Poet by Day, Sunday Announcements. Every week (except for vacation) opportunity knocks for poets and writers. Due to other weekend commitments, this post will often go up late.
THE BeZINE, Be Inspired, Be Creative, Be Peace, Be – always online HERE.
Beguine Again, daily inspiration and spiritual practice – always online HERE. Beguine Again is the sister site to The BeZine.
YOUR SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS may be emailed to thepoetbyday@gmail.com. Please do so at least a week in advance.
If you would like me to consider reviewing your book, chapbook, magazine or film, here are some general guidelines:
send PDF to jamiededes@gmail.com (Note: I have a backlog of six or seven months, so at this writing I suggest you wait until June 2018 to forward anything.Thank you!)
nothing that foments hate or misunderstanding
nothing violent or encouraging of violence
English only, though Spanish is okay if accompanied by translation
your book or other product should be easy for readers to find through your site or other venues.
TO CONTACT ME WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR THE POET BY DAY: thepoetbyday@gmail.com
TO CONTACT ME REGARDING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE BeZINE: bardogroup@gmail.com
PLEASE do not mix the communications between the two emails.
Often information is just that–information– and not necessarily recommendation. I haven’t worked with all the publications or other organizations featured in my regular Sunday Announcements or other announcements shared on this site. Awards and contests are often (generally) a means to generate income, publicity and marketing mailing lists for the host organizations, some of which are more reputable than others. I rarely attend events anymore. Caveat Emptor: Please be sure to verify information for yourself before submitting work, buying products, paying fees or attending events et al.
Poet and writer, I was once columnist and associate editor of a regional employment publication. I currently run this site, The Poet by Day, an information hub for poets and writers. I am the managing editor of The BeZine published by The Bardo Group Beguines (originally The Bardo Group), a virtual arts collective I founded. I am a weekly contributor to Beguine Again, a site showcasing spiritual writers. My work is featured in a variety of publications and on sites, including: Levure littéraure, Ramingo’s Porch, Vita Brevis Literature,Compass Rose, Connotation Press, The Bar None Group, Salamander Cove, Second Light, I Am Not a Silent Poet, Meta / Phor(e) /Play, and California Woman. My poetry was recently read byNorthern California actor Richard Lingua for Poetry Woodshed, Belfast Community Radio. I was featured in a lengthy interview on the Creative Nexus Radio Show where I was dubbed “Poetry Champion.”
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