Taking Submissions: Wayward & Upward
Deadline: January 30th, 2022
Payment: Short stories: $100 CAD upon publication, Poetry: $50 CAD upon publication
Theme: A multimedia project inspired by the electrosymphonic album “Wayward & Upward” by Spinoza Gambit.
Note: Look at the submission page at the very bottom to verify the song you want to tackle is still open.
A multimedia project inspired by the electrosymphonic album “Wayward & Upward” by Spinoza Gambit. The music already exists. Your job is to fill in the words.
This anthology will include one short story and three poems for each track on this album.
Short stories and poems must use the same title as the relevant track.
Draw inspiration from the title, but be sure to also listen to the track. Imagine that the track is the main theme or opening music in a movie that is your story or poem.
All genres welcome. Open to anyone in the world.
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Submission Guidelines:
Please include a cover letter on the first page of your file. This cover letter must include:
- A short bio (<80 words)
- A brief explanation of how your piece relates to the track
Short stories: 1500-3000 words (some wiggle room is allowed, but don’t be ridiculous)
Payment for accepted short stories: $100 CAD upon publication (more if fundraising goals are met)
Poems: maximum 30 lines
Payment for accepted poems: $50 CAD upon publication (more if fundraising goals are met)
All payments through PayPal (or etransfer where possible).
Multiple submissions: Yes. You can submit as many pieces as you like. Please submit each poem or story as a new submission.
Simultaneous submissions: No.
Format: We aren’t too hung up on formatting. Just make it easy for us to read. No PAGES files. DOC or DOCX preferred. PDF accepted for poetry.
Deadline: January 30, 2022 or until filled.
Listen to the album
(OR CLICK HERE FOR AN ALTERNATIVE LINK)
SUBMIT HERE
If you run into issues, please email [email protected]
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WANDERERS – POETRY FROM THOSE WHO CROSS BORDERS
This poetry chapbook is open to poems from immigrants, serial migrants, Third Culture Kids, global nomads, displaced people, refugees, Indigenous people and other groups living within overlapping nations, expats, émigrés, chronic travelers, and anyone else who has crossed borders in life-changing ways.
All styles are welcome. Poems should be primarily in English but can include words or phrases from other languages.
The poems should clearly relate to the theme of crossing borders.
Prose will not be accepted for this project.
Previously unpublished poems are preferred. However, anything that was published with a small circulation is acceptable. Please state if this is the case and where the poem has previously appeared.
Submission Guidelines:
Please include a cover letter on the first page of your file. This cover letter must include:
- A short bio (<80 words): more about you than your writing credits. Tell the reader something about the borders in your life.
- A brief comment about how your piece speaks to crossing borders
- Where the poem has previously appeared, if applicable
Poems: maximum 30 lines
Payment for accepted poems: $15 CAD upon publication (more if fundraising goals are met) and a contributor copy.
All payments through PayPal (or etransfer where possible).
Multiple submissions: Yes. You can submit as many pieces as you like. Please submit each poem as a separate submission.
Simultaneous submissions: No.
Format: We aren’t too hung up on formatting. Just make it easy for us to read. No PAGES files. DOC or DOCX preferred. PDF accepted for poetry where the visual shape is important.
Deadline: Oct 31, 2021 or until filled.
Submit by email to marionlougheed@gmail.com
Via: Off Topic Publishing.
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