Friday, June 27, 2008

Choosing the Right Word


Today my coworker, OneL and I were discussing whether it was appropriate to use "fictional" or "fictitious" in a report she was typing up. I went online and found a great write up about the choice between these words and others that are often mixed up.

Click on the pie and you'll be whizzed away to Chicago Writer's explanations.

(P.S. The pie is neither fictional nor fictitious. It's real. And peachy.)

Monday, June 9, 2008

Market: Per Contra



No, this picture doesn't have anything to do with the
journal, but I thought you might like a cupcake (or a fancy moon pie.)




Found this listing on Craig's list.

It's an online journal.

They even have a place for nanofiction of 55 and 69 words. Check out the submissions page for form guidelines for these pieces.

Bon chance!

Sally



If you are seeking a paying market for your work, you may want to consider Per Contra.

We pay $.07 per word for short fiction manuscripts up to 3,000 words, $50 for creative non-fiction essays and $5 for nano – 55 word and 69 word micro - fiction (Find complete details on rights purchased on our guidelines page). No reading or entry fees are required.

Per Contra has published quarterly since 2005 and has featured poetry and fiction by winners of the MacArthur Award, the Pulitzer Prize, the Pushcart Prize, the Orange Prize, the O. Henry Prize and many others.

Get complete guidelines at http://www.percontra.net/11guidelines.htm Writers can check the archives for aesthetic guidance.

We publish a journal with a global audience that appreciates well crafted fiction.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Market: Cadillac Cicatrix


Click on the image to go to the site.

Submission Guidelines

All submissions should arrive with a cover letter that includes contact information, a brief description of the work, a professional/personal biography, and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE). All submissions should be presented in a professional manner. Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as we are notified if/when your piece is accepted elsewhere. No submissions will be returned unless expressly requested in your cover letter, or without sufficient postage on your SASE. We accept electronic submissions, but the sub must be in the body of the email, not as an attachment. If we like what we read in the email, we will request another sample in another form. All electronic submissions should come via eMail and have the genre of your submission and the word "submission" ... "Poetry Submission" / "Screenplay Submission" ... in your "subject" line. eSubmissions should follow the same format as hard copy submissions: brief intro; bio; sample. Never send the only copy of your work.

* As of January 2008, we will begin a new open reading period for submissions to Cadillac Cicatrix. (Special projects, i.e. Book-length manuscripts and screenplays will also be accepted within the same timeframe.) The reading period will remain open from January 1 - July 31, each year. Manuscripts received/postmarked after the reading period is closed (August 1- December 31) will be held until the following reading period opens in January.

Words

We read poetry, fiction, memoir, nonfiction, criticism, journalism, reviews, letters, and novel treatments for consideration in Cadillac Cicatrix and for other projects. If you don't see your field below, contact us and let us know what you have. We are open to your interpretations of how the written word can be manipulated and how art can be perceived.

Essays - Essays of a journalistic or expository integrity can be submitted electronically or through the mail.

Novels - Mail cover letter with a two-page synopsis of work, including a brief introduction and how you can be reached.

Poems - Send a letter with any selections (3 - 7 poems). Include a brief introduction and how you can be reached.

Stories - We request a cover letter with any submission. Include a brief introduction and how you can be reached.

Art

All visual art should be submitted in a digital format (ie: pdf/jpg/eps/etc). Mail or email sample images with a personal and/or professional bio. We feature artists online and in print. From collage to cartoons, to video and film, we are open to your interpretation of your preferred medium. All submissions should be presented in a professional manner. No organic material please