There’s a whole slew of publishing opportunities coming up, perfect for fiction and non-fiction writers, as well as writers of mystery and horror:
The Literary Writers Network is accepting submissions for the first issue of its literary magazine, 10,000 Tons of Black Ink. The deadline if ongoing.
--Manuscripts must not exceed 5,000 words and should be works of literary or experimental fiction, or creative non-fiction.
--No genre fiction will be accepted. Poetry is not published at this time.
--For more info click here (http://www.literarywritersnetwork.org)
Have a stellar non-fiction essay? The Lamar York Prize for Nonfiction awards $1,000
o the winning essay. Reading period if October 1 through January 31; each essay has a $12 reading fee.
--Essays of up to 5,000 words, double-spaced, will be considered.
--Include a cover sheet with your name, address, and phone number.
--No theoretical, scholarly, or critical essays will be considered, but all other approaches and topics are welcome.
--Essays must be sent to:
Lamar York Prize for Nonfiction
The Chattahoochee Review
Georgia Perimeter College
2101 Womack Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338-4487
City Works Press is launching its Hunger and Thirst Anthology, calling for submissions that push the boundaries of food, considering it as a metaphor, memory, cultural ritual, and sustainer. Deadline is December 17, 2007.
--Manuscripts can be fiction or creative non-fiction, 3,000 words max.
--Up to three poems may be submitted.
--Up to three piece of art or photography may be submitted.
--For more info, click here (http://www.cityworkspress.org/submit.html)
Notorious Press is calling for submissions for its Hardboiled Horror anthology, edited by James Van Pelt. All stories must included elements of both the horror and mystery/crime genres. Deadline is September 30, 2007. For more info, email .
Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine is calling for mystery stories, including private eye tales, suspense stories, courtroom dramas, spy tales, and so forth. Deadline is ongoing.
--Manuscripts must be no longer than 14,000 words.
--No simultaneous submissions
--Entries should be double-spaced, with your name and address at the top of the first page. No separate cover pages.
--Enclose a SASE for a response.
--Send entries to:
Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
475 Park Ave. South, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10016
