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Wanted: Writing ‘where the stakes are always high’ 24 Aug 2013 | 08:41 pm
Quarterly online journal The Mackinac (Canada/US) seeks poetry that “bridges the strait between nostalgia and the immediate, the wilds seen and unseen, the best of emerging and established voices.” Su...
Looking for writing that “shocks, wounds, delights” 24 Aug 2013 | 08:35 pm
Online journal Cactus Heart Literary Magazine (U.S.) seeks poetry, fiction, nonfiction, book reviews, art & photography for Issue #6 (e-Issue) and Issue #6.5 (print), both due out in December 2013. Lo...
Journal seeks ‘engaging stories in honest voices’ 24 Aug 2013 | 08:28 pm
Monthly online journal Pithead Chapel (Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, US) seeks gutsy narratives (literary fiction and nonfiction). Length: 4000 words max. Particularly interested in essays (personal, me...
Wanted: Writing with ‘protein and carbs’ 24 Aug 2013 | 08:12 pm
BareBacklit (Canada) is an online bi-monthly magazine seeking poetry, fiction, and flash fiction for their next issue. Also accepting submissions for the 2nd Annual BareBack Anthology of Poetry and in...
Today: Librarians parody ‘Sabotage’ and Publisher asks writers to stop writing 20 Aug 2013 | 09:16 pm
What do librarians get up to after hours? They rock out to the Beastie Boys, of course. With characters like “Late Fee” and “Story Time,” this hilarious parody of “Sabotage” is worth watching to the e...
Seeking small works from writers, poets, magicians 18 Aug 2013 | 03:01 am
Sassafras Literary Magazine – the “littlest litmag in the world” - is looking for small works from writers, poets, visual artists, and magicians. Submit poetry (20 lines max), flash fiction (1000 word...
Today: Apostrophe catastrophes (and how to fix them) and new idea to save struggling bookstores 18 Aug 2013 | 02:37 am
What we learned today: the Saturday shortlist: Apostrophe catastrophes. Punctuation abuse is rampant. And it especially irks writers. As as the Guardian so eloquently puts it: If you can’t use an apo...
Today: Judy Blume on book bans, ‘Twilight’ author is sick of ‘Twilight’, and Poetry vending machines 15 Aug 2013 | 03:51 am
Today’s round-up: Tiger Eyes author Judy Blume does not like book bans and is not afraid to speak out about them, especially when it comes to books for a adolescents. She has some advice for teens on...
Forward-facing writing wanted for online journal 14 Aug 2013 | 02:22 am
Online quarterly Futures Trading publishes “forward-facing literary exchanges among singular possessives.” Currently seeking verse and prose (3-5 pieces) for the “Exchanges” area and single interviews...
Today: Kids’ book covers rewritten, Highest-earning author crowned, and ‘Hamlet’ banned 14 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am
Children’s books often have really dark messages, despite the puppies, monkeys, and smiling inanimate objects on the covers. Here are 11 books with the covers rewritten to reflect the true (and often ...
