February 2012 Archives
The Intentional is a new quarterly publication that examines innovative trends for intentional living. Accepts submissions on an on-going basis: articles, essays, fiction/non-fiction stories, interviews, photo stories and visual art. 'Submissions seek to consider inventive ways of expanding joy and improving quality of life.' Max 3000 words. Payment: copy.
Online literary magazine The Puritan (Canada) seeks poetry, fiction, interviews, and reviews for its next issue. Deadline: March 15, 2012. Pays $25-50.
JackPine Press (SK) is accepting proposals for collaborations of text and design to be launched as limited edition hand-bound chapbooks in Fall 2012 and beyond. Deadline: April 16, 2012.
New online journal Cactus Heart seeks original poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art, and photography for their premiere issue. Wants 'spiny, sharp writing & art that maintains a succulent vulnerability.' Deadline: April 15, 2012.
Elora Writers' Festival invites entries for their 9th annual writing competition. Prizes: $200, $100, $75 (4 age categories). Submit: Short story/personal essay (1500 words max.) and poetry (75 lines max). Deadline: April 27, 2012. Entry fee $15 (writers 20+ only).
Fine art and literary journal Nectar Magazine (US) is looking for submissions to their current issue. Theme: 'Most of Us Die'. Length: Up to 4 pieces of writing or 30 pages total. Deadline: June 1, 2012.
Echolocation magazine (University of Toronto) seeks submissions of prose, poetry, creative non-fiction, photography and artwork for Issue 12. Deadline: February 29, 2012.
The Healing Muse, an annual journal of literary and visual art published by Upstate Medical University's Center for Bioethics and Humanities, is looking for artists and writers for this year's fall publication. Welcomes fiction, poetry, narratives, essays, memoirs, drawings, photography, and graphic art, particularly -- but not exclusively -- focusing on themes of medicine and healing. Deadline: May 1, 2012.
Editor Sandra McIntyre with Roseway Publishing (Nova Scotia & Manitoba) is seeking short story submissions for an upcoming anthology of political fiction. Length: 4000 words max. Short graphic fiction is welcome. Payment: $100. Deadline: June 1, 2012.
Canadian Literature seeks essays, reviews, and other responses for a special issue honouring the work of Robert Kroetsch. Length: 6500 words max. (incl. notes and works cited). Deadline: September 1, 2012.
EVENT magazine (BC) invites submissions for its annual Creative Non-Fiction contest. $1500 plus in prizes plus publication. Length: 5000 words max. Deadline: April 15, 2012. Entry fee: $34.95 (includes subscription).
