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Spring is the traditional season for bringing order to our house, our garden, our life. It can also be a great time to confront the creative clutter that has accumulated in our writing drawer. It is also the season to nurture the new shoots that have begun to appear. This year we want to plant a large crop of inspiration.
May is the month to honour mothers.
Enjoy spoiling yours or someone else's. Who can be spoiled too much~!
Sandra
Writing Tip: - Being published in literary journals offers the important
benefit of exposure. Agents and major book publishers regularly read literary
magazines in search of new writers.
Markets
Beloit Poetry Journal seeks only unpublished poems or translations of poems
not already available in English. Details: http://www.bpj.org/
Black Warrior Review seeks submissions of fiction, poetry and essays. Details: http://webdelsol.com/bwr/
Brilliant Corners - is a literary journal to focus on jazz-related literature. They publish a great range of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by writers. Details: http://www.lycoming.edu/BrilliantCorners
Canadian Stories a literary magazine written by and about Canadians seeks submissions for their short story competition. Deadline: May 13, 2005; Details: http://www.canadianstories.net/contest.html
Chelsea seeks submissions of fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction. Details: http://www.chelseamag.org/
The Healing Muse is the annual journal of literary and visual art published by SUNY Upstate Medical University's Center for Bioethics & Humanities. They welcome fiction, poetry, narratives, essays, memoirs and visual art, particularly but not exclusively focusing on themes of medicine, illness, disability and healing. Details: http://www.upstate.edu/bioethics/thehealingmuse
Manoa is a unique literary journal that includes American, Asian, and Pacific fiction, poetry, artwork, and essays. Details: http://www.hawaii.edu/mjournal/
Orchid seeks submissions for its short fiction contest. Deadline: June 15, 2005; Details: http://www.orchidlit.org
Cue Time - Every month we include a couple of writing ideas to help
you kick start your writing sessions.
1. Tell yourself the story
you are thinking of writing. By telling the story out loud you will hear any
discrepancies before you even set it down on paper.
2. Energy goes up and down throughout our day. Examine your low periods
to see if there is a pattern and how this might affect your writing life.
Keep an energy journal for a week or so. It might help with the development
of a character in a future writing piece.
Industry News: The Atlantic Monthly is no longer going to carry fiction thus eliminating a high profile market for writers. They will add a subscriber only fiction edition in August.
The answers offered in this column are the personal opinions of the staff at Windshift for Writers. They are in no way meant to take the place of the professional advice you may need to seek for your specific query.
Questions and Answers
Q. Does an editor have the right to make changes in my material without consulting me first? - Nigel L.
A. Generally speaking, yes. A magazine editor is often working to a tight deadline and might not have time to consult you. This is not as likely with non-fiction pieces especially very technical ones in which you are the expert.
Win a FREE place at one of our Workshops - Writers who wish to host a workshop can do so by inviting interested friends and acquaintances to a venue (It could be your dining-room table.) and providing the coffee. If you host a workshop, your participation is free. Check the Workshops page for further details.
Home News: We are very busy at Windshift Press this spring with book launch and workshop events. I've included some open invitations below for people who live on Vancouver Island.
Celebrate the publication of Tales
From the Man in the Black Hat - John Hellum
SATURDAY, May 21st, 2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M, AT THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE
ART GALLERY, 122 Fern Road West, Qualicum Beach.
Writing Workshop - Topic: Marketing Your Book; Presenter: Sandra Janssen; Venue: Cowichan Art Gallery, Cowichan Cultural Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan - Wednesday, May 18th from 7:00 - 9:00 - Cost: $10.00; Information: 250.416.0363 and artsangels@shaw.ca.
Launch: Arts Angels School of Writing - Venue: Cowichan Art Gallery, Cowichan Cultural Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan; June 11, 2005 - 10:00 - 4:00 - Book Tables and Author Readings; Free admission; Information: 250.416.0363 and artsangels@shaw.ca.
Note: While every effort is made to check the markets suggested in this newsletter, writers must use their own judgment when submitting their work.