Calls for Submissions

I am currently setting the Agnus Dei from the liturgical mass for male voices and piano and am looking for supplemental words from a living poet to compliment the Latin text. If interested, please send your work to shelbypug@hotmail.com. This is not competition – no prize award, but you will be credited in the completed […]

BF s. Frenemies. Gal pals. Female friendships are such a unique, fragile entity that there are even words made up to describe them. And if you’re female and reading this, you know all too well exactly why. From the best friend who drops everything for you, to the subtle (or not-so-subtle) underminer, to the one […]

A River & Sound Review announces its first reading period. From Oct. 1 thru Dec. 31, RSR will accept submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and humor to be considered for inclusion in the forthcoming RSR online literary journal. All submissions will be accepted via e-mail: Visit www.riverandsoundreview.org/submitRSR.htm for details. For more information on A River […]

Foreword by Carolyn Lesser, Webster University, St. Louis, MO, nonfiction writing faculty; natural science children’s books published by Harcourt, Alfred A. Knopf; essayist, poet, photographer, keynote speaker, artist. Afterword by Dr. Loriene Roy, 2007-2008 President of the American Library Association. Professor, University of Texas at Austin, founder of “If I Can Read, I Can Do […]

Foreword: Robbi Hess, Journalist, co-author, Complete Idiot’s Guide to 30,000 Baby Names (Penguin Books); Editor, Byline Magazine Afterword: Melanie Mayo-Laakso, Writer, Publisher and Editor, MotherVerse: A Journal of Contemporary Motherhood This is a book about writing and publishing about family by women with family publication credits. Possible subjects: markets; why women write about family; using […]

Edited collection seeking essays about student experiences in “free” or alternative schools. Despite many current debates about education(Charter Schools, accountability, “No Child Left Behind,” national standards, etc.), there has been little attention paid to students who have experienced education without tests, grades, assigned curriculum, or other forms of external pressure to learn. What does self-directed […]

Apronstrings: A new magazine in production for mothers in Ireland. Just well-written, thought-provoking pieces, portraying with honesty what it is to be a mother – the highs and lows and the in-betweens. Personal essays to be of length 800–4,000 words. We are looking for original, insightful works which avoid the bland clichés at all costs. […]

This website’s aim is to gather stories about what we have learned from our mothers, how we feel about it, and how it affects the way we live our lives. These stories will be collected into a book, tentatively titled Wisdom of Our Mothers. Fifty percent of the profits from the book will be donated […]

Seeking Children’s Drawings for Publication: Gia Giasullo, who designed the Single Mom Seeking book cover for Seal Press, is working on a book project, and this is a call for submissions for children’s drawings. I have a PDF that I send that further explains the project and how to submit artwork. I am a graphic […]

is a charity anthology chronicling real-life experiences of infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth and related issues. Please share your story: droll or indifferent, angry or melancholy, we want to hear about every aspect of this often hidden situation. Anonymity assured if requested. Email babyshapedhole@googlemail.com for more information and submission guidelines.

…is a new literary journal. We accept e-mailed submissions of poetry (please visit the samples on our site for an idea of where our interests lie), fiction, photography, and nonfiction. Nonfiction can include memoir, essays, articles, extended reporting, critical pieces, book reviews and more. Guidelines: http://www.muttsbane.com