Call for Submiss Breast Cancer Issue Islands For Writers Due 15Apr2013
Call
for Submissions
Islands
For Writers Special Anthology
Featuring
Breast Cancer and Survivorship Theme:
Poetry,
Spoken Word, Letters, Short Memoirs, Creative Non-Fiction,
Interviews, Art, Photography, Drawings, Comics, Cartoons, Multi
Media, Audio files, Videos
Deadline 15April2013
Submission
Rules and Regulations
Please
email your submissions to islandsforwriters@gmail.com
We
look forward to your submissions.
Islands
For Writers Staff
We
are currently accepting submissions for the following anthology:
Theme:
Unique,
ususual and atypical stories about how you discovered your breast
cancer.
Or
The
most influential, motivating, and positive people that are and have
supported you throughout your breast cancer treatment.
Or
What
positive things did you do during treatment, what hobbies did you
adopt during your treatment and recovery to occupy your time and
stimulate your mind?
We
are looking for poetry, spoken word, letters, short memoirs, creative
non-fiction, and interviews. We would like a diverse collection of
interesting personal narratives. We welcome you to surprise us,
engage us, dazzle us, enlighten us, and educate us. We hope you will
consider participating in this call for submissions as both fun,
nostalgic and containing very good memories. We encourage writers and
artists to share the positive aspects of Survivorship within their
poetry, spoken word, letters, short memoirs, creative non-fiction and
interviews.
We
are also looking for breast cancer and survivorship themed
art, photography, audio files, and videos for both our print and
online anthologies.
All
submissions will be considered for both the written anthology and
online anthology. The best submissions will be featured in both.
The
submission due date is 15April2013.
Submissions
Rules and Regulations:
- Deadline
for the Winter edition of the Islands
of Writers Anthology is 15April2013.
- Name,
address & phone number of the submitter must appear on the of
the work submitted.
- Any
pen name must be included within submission.
- Include
in the Subject line of the email: the type of work submitted:
Poetry, Spoken Word, Short Memoir, Creative Non-Fiction, Interviews.
Only one email per submission. All cover letters, bios, and
submissions must be submitted as separate attachments.
- For
Short Memoir, Creative Non-Fiction and Interviews: Only one fiction
or non-fiction work will be accepted and sent in an attachment. The
maximum word count is 2000 words and not to exceed 10 pages in
length.
- For
Poetry and Spoken Word: Only one to five poems will be accepted.
Each poem may have no more than 40 lines and the maximum length of
all five submissions must be less than 10 pages in length. The poems
may be sent in one email but each poem must be a as separate
attachment.
- For
Art: Include in the Subject line of the email: the type of work
submitted: Art, Drawing, Comic, Cartoon, Photography. The file must
be in .jpeg format and sent as attachments.
- For
Audio and Video files: Include in the Subject line of the email: the
type of work submitted: Audio, Video. The files must be in .mp3
and/or .mp4 format and sent as attachments. The maximum duration
must not exceed 5 minutes for poems or son
- Please
include a cover letter and a bio of 500 words or less and some
interesting facts about yourself. You may include your website
and/or email address. (If your submission is accepted, we will
request a full color author photo for the anthology).
- Written
work may be no more than 10 pagesin length.
- Written
submissions must be in black, 12 point, Times New Roman font with
1’’ margins.
- The
author's last name, submission title, and page number must appear in
the header. For poetry (ie: Jones, 4 poems: “Hip”, “Hop”,
“Rap”, and “Music”; 1) For all other written submissions
(ie: Jones, “Hip Hop Interview”, 1)
- All
written submissions must be in .doc or .docx format.
- All
artwork is limited to 3 entries per person.
- Art
and photography submissions must be in .jpeg format with at least
300 dpi or of a high-resolution nature.
- Poetry
must be limited to 40 lines.
- We
will not accept submissions which contain excessive profanity or
descriptions of body parts.
- All
work must be original and unpublished.
- Submissions
are open to all who wish to submit their work for potential
publication in the Islands For Writers Anthology.
-
Islands
For Writers reserves the right to refuse
publication of any works submitted, for only the finest submissions
will be accepted for publication as chosen by the staff of the
Islands For Writers Anthology.
-
The
Islands For Writers Anthology is a literary and art magazine
published quarterly, with special editions of that anthology
published throughout the year. The content is generated by artists
and authors who chose to contribute. The magazine is published by
Islands For Writers Publishing House.
-
Opinions
and ideas expressed in the Islands For Writers Anthology are
those of the artists and authors. The Islands For Writers
Anthologies and their contents do not necessarily reflect
the views of Islands For Writers Publishing House.
- All
rights revert solely to the artists and authors upon publication.
Any
questions please email CelenaDiana at islandsforwriters@gmail.com
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