From our ‘zine: Poetry by Howie Good

THE DOWNSIDE
by Howie Good

They discussed in hoarse whispers the enigma of the blue
guitar. I wasn’t there. I hadn’t been born yet.

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From the ‘zine: Two Poems by Bill Yarrow

The Grave of Rimbaud
by Bill Yarrow

I visited the grave of Rimbaud.
It was pale blue like the blood
of a baby penguin.

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The Empty Bed
by Bill Yarrow

Bright falcons nested in the cracks of the cathedral
ceilings. Every closet had its owl.

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Reminder: Submission Deadlines

Don’t forget! The submission deadline for the September/October issue of this is September 1!

Here’s a sample of what you can expect in our September/October issue:
~Great fiction by Cameron L. Mitchell and Kristopher McGonegal
~Artwork by Italy-based artist Pepper Pepper
~A look at the artist Chihuly by contributing writer Ursula K. Raphael
~Our inaugural Poet Spotlight, featuring Hong Kong-based poet Nicholas Y.B. Wong
~and more!

Interested in being feature with our next Poet Spotlight? The Poet Spotlight deadline is November 15 with a publication date of March/April 2011.

Teaser: Our July/August Issue

BY LACEY N. DUNHAM

The submissions are rolling in non-stop for our July/August issue (forthcoming) but don’t worry, there’s still time to get yours in before our July 1 deadline. Just be sure to read our submission guidelines first.

Our forthcoming issue will feature a book review of Chuck Palahniuk’s Tell-All by resident Canadian literature contributor, John Coleman and music reviews by our head music contributor, Jordon Chiarelli, as well as fiction, poetry, visual poetry, and photography.

If you can’t make our July deadline, I encourage you to submit your work for our September/October issue or our November/December issue. Our team is always looking for talented writers whose work is fresh, creative, polished, and astounding. For new writers, those who have never published before, and emerging writers who have published but are looking to expand their readership to ever wider audiences, I look forward to reading your work.

Get jazzed for July/August ’cause it’s gonna blow yer mind.

Open for Submissions

this is currently accepting submissions for our upcoming issues. We’re looking for excellent poetry, non-fiction, fiction, comics, graphic novels, video, audio, and artwork/photography from new and emerging writers and artists. Interested? Read our current issue and then check out our submission guidelines. If you’re not certain about a submission, feel free to query first.

Deadlines:
July/August issue (#4) – July 1
September/October issue (#5) – September 1

We look forward to lots of good reading!

Deadlines

Head’s up: Issue #3′s submission deadline is April 15. The issue should go live in May.

Send us all you’ve got as long as it’s good!!!

Book Reviewers Wanted!

We’re on the hunt for excellent book reviewers for this Issue #3, as well as book reviewers we can add to our roaster of regular contributors.

Our goal is to regularly post book reviews on our blog and, with each issue, publish a handful of really exciting reviews.

To review books you don’t necessarily need any experience but your review must be well written and require little or no editing.

this accepts reviews of recently published fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, films, online or print journals, music, and young adult novels. If you’re uncertain if a review fits, send it our way and we’ll let you know. Queries about reviews of soon to be published books are welcomed.

Some of our past reviews can be found on our website. To submit a review, please note our submissions guidelines and then e-mail thiszine@gmail.com.

New Submissions Guidelines

Please note, our submissions guidelines have changed.

Want to publish your poem?

Submitting poems to literary journals but having no luck getting published? Check out this print journal ranking for poetry submissions. It ranks all the literary journals that publish poetry by number of submissions, number of publications, previous publications of poets and gives an overall score that represents the difficult level of getting published. Unfortunately, the site does not rank fiction. (If you know of a site that does, contact us.)

Accepting Submissions

this is currently open for submissions.

We are looking for work by women writers in the following categories:
–essays
–opinions/editorials
–creative non-fiction
–fiction
–poetry
–photographs/artwork
–erotica
–book, film, or music reviews

Submissions do not have to be about women per se, but we are looking for strong writing from a women’s point of view and we expect that our writers will tailor their work with this in mind.

For more specific details on how to get your work included in this, read our submission guidelines.

For answers to all your questions, read our FAQ.