Simultaneous submissions

Let me just say that I had a good laugh reading their submission guidelines, they are the epitome of “cheeky.” So please, please, read their submission guidelines in detail while I give you the bare bones version: You may send between “three longish” or “five shortish” poems using their special submissions link which allows you to enter all kinds of information on-line including which genre you are submitting to and gives you the ability to track your submission throughout its entire process oWell, it happened again. I received a manuscript submission that I enjoyed but felt wasn’t quite ready for a contract offer. I replied back to the author, offered numerous ...Pros and Cons of Simultaneous Submissions by Moira Allen Q: I am confused by the term "simultaneous submissions" as applied to short story markets.Writers, editors and agents have been debating the issue of simultaneous submissions for several decades, and a general consensus has not yet been achieved. However, here are a few ...Key Phrase page for accepts simultaneous submissions: Books containing the phrase accepts simultaneous submissions

The Prairie Schooner Book Prize Series welcomes manuscripts in poetry and fiction from all living writers, including non-US citizens, writing in English. Both unpublished and published writers are welcome to submit manuscripts. Writers may enter both contests. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but we ask that you notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted for publication somewhere else. Winners will receive $3000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press. One runneRevised 5/21/2009 Simultaneous Submission. The ACM does not normally permit manuscripts under review in its journals or conference proceedings to be simultaneously under review for ...How to Send Simultaneous Submissions. Simultaneous submissions are the same manuscript sent to several publications at the same time. Sim subs are convenient for the ...

Without Camels: A Caravan of Latino Writing Caravan: A company of merchants, pilgrims, or others who travel together . . . a troop of people going in company. . . a company in motion . . . the traveling house of gypsies . . . Quercus Review is putting together a special section of Latina and Latino imaginative writing—“Without Camels: A Caravan of Latino Writing”—for its 10th anniversary edition. The writer Fred Arroyo will help edit this section. Jorge Louis Judge: Jill McCorkleGrand Prize * $1,500 * VIP All Access Pass for the 24th annual Festival: March 24-28, 2010 * Publication in the New Orleans Review * Domestic Airfare and Accommodations to attend the 2010 Festival in New Orleans * Public Reading at the 2010 Festivalfull details: www.tennesseewilliams.net/contestThe top ten finalists’ names will be published on www.tennesseewilliams.netEligibility and Guidelines: Short stories, written in English, up to 7,000 words.Without Camels: A Caravan of Latino Writing Quercus Review is putting together a special section of Latina and Latino imaginative writing—“Without Camels: A Caravan of Latino Writing”—for its 10th anniversary edition. The writer Fred Arroyo will help edit this section. From the editor: Jorge Luis Borges once suggested a caravan of imaginative writing that existed outside or without labels like “Latino.” Borges considered that what is authentic in literature cannot be limited by cultural

I didn’t have quite as much time today to work on the magazine as I’d hoped; I had a blast spending time with my son instead. Having said that, I did get a few things done. Some of you may have read my earlier post in which I deconstructed a very bad query we received. If you’re a writer, there are good hints in there of what not to do. I also responded to a submission withdrawal - that was the second time this month we’ve had a story pulled because it was accepted elsewhere. While we certWhen writers ask about magazine articles I often suggest they make simultaneous submissions when they are submitting complete articles over the transom. ‘Over the transom’ by definition means you’re submitting something without getting any sort of go-ahead form an editor or other staffer at the magazines in question. The submission is completely on ‘spec’ – your goal is, of course, to sell the article, but the odds frankly are slim. I suggest simultaneous submissions even though I know darn we

“The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker.” -- Voltaire OK, so my graphic is of a tool set and not a watch. So bite me, because the point is the same: however infuriating the professional liars on Right may be on camera and in print, they are, in the end, just tools in someone else's toolbox. Now, given theseDear Anne, I am about to send my first query letter to the editor of an American niche magazine about German culture. Being that I now live in German-speaking Switzerland, I have several ideas for articles that I believe may be of interest to the editor. Unfortunately, I am not quite sure how to pitch my stories. Do you suggest I send a separate query for each idea, or one long query with all of my ideas? Since it would be the first time I write for this magaz

Poetry Prize First Place: $1000 Second Place: $250 Fiction Prize First Place: $1000 Second Place: $250 Deadline: All entries must be postmarked by March 4, 2010 Reading Fee: $15.00 per entry Each entry must include the following: • A check or money order made payable to GSU for fifteen dollars . Entry fee includes a copy of the Spring / Summer 2009 issue, which will contain the winning entries. • A cover letter with a 3- to 4-line bio, title Virgogray Press is looking for content to fill the pages of our Chapbook Anthology Series. Virgogray publishes anthology chaps based on specific themes. The goal of the anthology series is to collect various voices in the world of poetry and literature so as to form a consensus on the topic. We feel this to be an invaluable measure of knowledge and encourage all to submit their work. Writers whose work is accepted for publication will receive two contributor’s copies of the anthology. For our ch

www.richardburgin.net/1boulevardsfcontest.htm$1,500 and publication in Boulevard awarded to the winning story by a writer who has not yet published a book of fiction, poetry, or creative non-fiction with a nationally distributed press.RULES All entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2009. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but previously accepted or published work is ineligible. Entries will be judged by the editors of Boulevard magazine. Send typed, double-spaced manuscript and SAS I copied-and-pasted the guidelines: Poetry Guidelines: Interested parties should submit 5 to 8 poems for consideration via email to OSpoetry@yahoo.com. Please do not send attachments or your submission will be deleted. Please do not send in less than five poems or your submission will not be reviewed. Please place your first and last name in the subject line. Submissions sent without your first and last name in the subject line may go unnoticed. No simultaneous submissions please. No submiss

Poetry and Short Story Winners Published and $500!The two winners will get $500 each and will be published in the 2010 Homestead Review .Submission Period: Sept. 15, 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010 Contest Rules Eligibility: Open to all work not previously published. Simultaneous submissions allowed, but you must notify us immediately if your woThe first time I heard a successful writer say that simultaneous queries weren’t going to come back to haunt you, I was relieved. The next time, I felt like heading across the ...

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http://www.theledgemagazine.com/print%202009%20Poetry%20Chapbook%20guidelines.htmlPRIZE: Winning poet will receive a $1,000 cash award and 25 copies of the published chapbook.SUBMIT: 16-28 pages of original poetry with title page, biographical note and acknowledgements, if any. Please include your name, mailing address, email address, and phone number . Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but we ask that you notify us if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Poets may enter more thwww.comstockreview.org/nilescompetition.htmlWinner receives $1,000 and 50 copies of chapbook Each entrant also receives a copy of the winning chapbook.Entry Fee is $25 per ChapbookDeadline: Postmark September 30, 2009 Contest 2009 Final Judge: Kathleen Bryce Niles All chapbooks are screened by the editors of The Comstock ReviewSubmit Manuscripts only between August 1 & September 30 to:Chapbook Contest, 4956 St. John Drive, Syracuse, NY 13215.RULES1. Submissions must be unpublished as a collecti

bostonreview.net/about/contest/Deadline: October 1, 2009 Judge: Chang-Rae Lee First Prize: $1,500Complete guidelines: The winning author will receive $1,500 and have his or her work published in Boston Review, the summer of 2010. Stories should not exceed 4,000 words and must be previously unpublished. Manuscripts should be submitted with a cover note listing the author’s name, address, and phone number; names should not appear on the stories themselves. Note that simultaneous submissions are noMy advice: not unless an editor asks directly. Most publishers recognize simultaneous submissions are standard practice, expect them.Submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, critical writing, book reviews, and editorials by new and established writers will be accepted through October 20, 2009.The journal is also interested in original artwork and photography. Please read our submission guidelines carefully as we take them very seriously . We do accept simultaneous submissions. As with all literary journals, we have an aesthetic; we suggest you read the journal prior t