Upcoming Anthologies

Upcoming Anthologies

Deadline: 06/15/09. Submit to: A Cup of Comfort. Submit via online form: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/memberlogin. Theme: For A Better World. Type: Personal essays (2,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.cupofcomfort.com/CallForSubmissions

Deadline: 06/15/09. Submit to: Lifebytes Book. E-mail (via Word attachment) to: bookeditors@lifebytesbook.com. Entry fee: None. Theme: Online dating. See URL for more information. Type: True stories (300 - 2,000 words). URL: http://www.lifebytesbook.com/guidelines.html

Deadline: 06/15/09. Submit to: Fairy Tale Review. E-mail (via DOC attachment) to: fairytalereviewsubmissions@gmail.com. Theme: Little Red Riding Hood; MUST BE about contemporary fairy tales. Put your name and genre in subject line. Type: All kinds of genres. Seeing a sample might aid you before submitting. URL: http://www.fairytalereview.com/.

Deadline: 06/15/09. Submit to: Ruminate. Submit via online form: http://www.ruminatemagazine.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&Itemid=70. Theme: Confession. Looking for work that “reveals the nature of Christ, in whatever form this may look like. And through this, we hope to shed light on the process of making and reading art that is witty, thoughtful, fresh, and ruminative.” Type: Poetry (3 poems, 40 lines MAX for each poem), short stories, creative nonfiction/memoir essays (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.ruminatemagazine.org/submissions

Deadline: 06/30/09. Submit to: The Sea Anthology. E-mail to: submission@mirandamagazine.com. Theme: The sea. Type: Anything (8,000 words MAX). URL: http://mirandamagazine.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_magazine&Itemid=1

Deadline: 07/01/09. Submit to: Bitch. Submit via online form: http://bitchmagazine.org/contact/editorial. Theme: Old; MUST BE a feminist response to pop culture. Type: Essays (4,000 words MAX). URL: http://bitchmagazine.org/guidelines.shtml

Deadline: 07/01/09. Submit to: Parabola. 20 West 20th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, or e-mail to: editors@parabola.org. Theme: The Future; MUST BE about myth, religious, spiritual, or social issues. Type: Articles (3,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.parabola.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=164

Deadline: 07/01/09. Submit to: Thema. Gail Howard, Poetry Editor, or Virginia Howard, Prose Editor. Box 8747, Metairie, LA 70011-8747. Theme: The dean’s cat. Be sure to specify theme on cover letter. (NO adult language or sexual material.) Type: Poetry (3 titles MAX), short stories (20 pages/5,000 words MAX). URL: http://members.cox.net/thema/submissions.html

Deadline: 07/03/09. Submit to: Pockets. 1908 Grand Avenue, PO Box 340004, Nashville, TN 37203-0004. Theme: Being Yourself. ONLY Christian topics for children. Type: Stories (1,400 words MAX), poems (24 lines MAX), and articles (1,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.upperroom.org/pockets/writer_guidelines.asp

Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: The First Line. E-mail (via MS Word or WordPerfect attachment) to: submission@thefirstline.com. Theme: Every story starts out the same: “My life is a sham.” Type: Short stories (3,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.thefirstline.com/

Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: Kaleidoscope Magazine. Gail Willmott, Editor-in-Chief. 701 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44311-1019. Theme: Giving & Receiving Care—A Delicate Balance. MUST HAVE disability topics. Type: Poetry (6 poems MAX), short stories, essays (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.udsakron.org/services/kaleidoscope/guidelines.asp

Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: Alive Now. JoAnn Evans Miller, Editor. E-mail to (preferred): alivenow@upperroom.org, or mail to: 1908 Grand Avenue, Box 340004, Nashville, TN 37203-0004. Theme: Speaking Truth to Power; MUST BE about Christian spirituality; NO adult language or sexual imagery. Theme listed on each page of submission. Type: Poetry (40 lines MAX), short shorts (400 words MAX). URL: http://www.upperroom.org/alivenow/writing_for.asp

Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: Rattle. E-mail (via pasted-in text) to: submissions@rattle.com. Theme: Sonnets. Type: Poetry and essays (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.rattle.com/callsforsubs.htm

Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: SageWoman Magazine. Anne Niven, Editor. PO Box 687, Forest Grove, OR 97116. E-mail (via attachment) to: meditor@sagewoman.com. Theme: Finding our balance. ONLY spirituality topics written by women. Type: Nonfiction (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.sagewoman.com/submit.htm

Deadline: 08/15/09. Submit to: Cinnamon Press. E-mail (via DOC or RTF attachment) to both Holly Howitt: cinnamonanthology@googlemail.com and Jan Fortune-Wood: jan@cinnamonpress.com with "microfiction anthology" in the subject line. In the body of the e-mail, please type your name and location. Theme: Microfiction. Type: Prose poetry or short shorts (600 words MAX). URL: http://hollyhowitt.com/main/?page_id=127

Deadline: 08/31/09. Submit to: Howl House Press. E-mail (via DOC, RTF, or TXT attachment) to: howlhouse@gmail.com. Theme: The darkest and most heartfelt manifestations of the pain of love and desire. Type: Poetry (up to 30 lines) and short stories (300 words MAX). URL: http://www.howlhouse.com

Deadline: 08/31/09. Submit to: River Poets Journal. E-mail to: judithlawrence@comcast.net. Theme: Jukebox Junction USA: a poetic history to how music moved you. Be sure to read specifics on Web site. Type: Poetry (1 poem). URL: http://riverpoetsjournal.com/SeekingSubmissions.html

Deadline: 09/01/09. Submit to: Chiron Review. 522 E. South Ave., St. John, KS 67576-2212. Theme: Punk. Type: Poetry (5 poems or 1 long poem). URL: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Nook/1748/chiron1.htm