Writers Wanted 7/03

Philly Fiction : Call for stories.

We are accepting submissions for a compilation of stories to be published later this year in a book tentatively called Philly Fiction. The book is intended to highlight Philadelphia as a city of literary inspiration. All stories must be written by authors who are from, have lived in, or currently live in Philadelphia. The stories must be set in Philadelphia or in some way deal with Philadelphia issues (e.g., a story about a group of friends from Philly that takes place at the Jersey shore). Stories cannot exceed 7,500 words; there is no lower word limit. Unpublished and unknown writers welcome. One story per submission. Submission by post only. Fiction only; no poetry.

Authors whose submissions are selected will be expected to work with the editors to fine tune their stories. There is no fee for submission. Selected authors will receive a copy of the book, but will not be otherwise paid. Philly Fiction reserves the right to publish the story in subsequent reprints of the book; authors otherwise retain the rights to their works. Philly Fiction will be sold in Philadelphia-area bookstores. For questions please contact phillyfiction@yahoo.com.

Please send stories to:

Philly Fiction

P.O. Box 39861

Philadelphia, PA 19106

Print your address, phone number, and email on each submission. Please enclose a brief bio that details your affiliation with the City of brotherly love. Stories will be recycled, not returned. We look forward to reading your stuff!

Submission deadline: August 15, 2004.

We’re looking for inspirational, true stories, 1000 words or less, that
will make readers laugh, cry, or sigh. Stories should be positive,
universal, and non-controversial. The “point” or “message” should be
evident without preaching. No essays, commentaries, tributes,
philosophical or biographical pieces will be accepted.

I Miss You Sooooo. This chapter contains stories that describe acts of love and kindness; the healing power of love; acts of tenderness and compassion; acts of generosity; and events that transcend racism, sexism, ageism and nationalism.

Raising Military Brats. This chapter contains stories that demonstrate
love and caring in the act of parenting and grand parenting.

Holidays: Military Style. This chapter contains stories that demonstrate
caring, compassion and creativity in the art of teaching how to make even
time apart special.

Honey, We've Got Orders! This chapter contains stories that demonstrate
how we have triumphed over our own personal obstacles or supported a loved
one over theirs, and how individually each should be celebrated.

Being A Military Wife, No Life Like It. This chapter contains stories that
demonstrate how our experience of all events is effected by our point of
view, that there is more than one way to see and interpret the same event,
and that as we change our point of view, we actually change our
experience. These stories may be humorous.

United We Stand. Stories about sharing, volunteering and community
demonstrate how giving to others may impact our attitudes and beliefs. As
individuals we control our perception of reality and our behavior.

An Officer At The Door. This chapter will contain stories about the power
of the human spirit to confront the loss of loved ones through spiritual
understanding, healing acts of love and kindness, and through humor.

"Wife" In Uniform. This chapter will contain stories about people who
are making remarkable contributions to society, who are challenging the
stereotypes and who are living without limitations.

Double Duty.This chapter will contain stories about both "spouses" in
unifom that demonstrate the power of believing in your dream, the power of
goal setting, the wisdom of trusting and following your heart, the power
of giving encouragement and the importance of asking for and being open to
receiving assistance from both other people and God.

Red, White and Blue. This chapter contains stories that don't fit into any
other chapters. The stories are about any aspect of military life that is
emotionally moving, touching, inspiring and insightful.

You may submit more than one story, whether original or a favorite from
magazines, newspapers, or other sources. For each story selected in the
book, a 50-word biography will be included about the author and a
permission fee of $200 will be paid. The submission deadline is July 15,
2004. Send stories with your name, address and phone on the manuscript to
charles@militarysoul.org

- Tracey, an actress, dropped dead on stage from sudden cardiac arrest,
and it wasn’t in the script. A volunteer firefighter in the audience
became her guardian angel. Tracey tells her compelling story with lessons
for women about heart disease.

- Seven-year-old Andrew reached up to catch the in-field fly. The
baseball slipped through his mitt and landed with a thud on his chest.
This is Andrew’s tragic story of a little-known but highly lethal heart
phenomenon known as commotio cordis and how his Little League team
survived his loss to become winners.

Tell us your heart story, from your heart, about your heart or someone
else’s. We seek inspiring and powerful stories at the intersection of
life and death, health and heart disease. This is for a new version of
the Chicken Soup series focusing on specific health conditions.

Sandwiched between the beloved chicken soup stories will be healing
heart-health information for every one of us. If your life and your heart
have been immeasurably touched, please tell us your story of health, hope
and healing.

We are especially interested in compiling inspiring stories that center on
a heart transplant, stroke survival, premature baby with heart
abnormalities, cardiac rehab, chest pain, incredible survival beyond the
odds, serendipitous events, cases beyond medical belief, and triumph of
the mind over the failing of the heart. Health care professionals such as
cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, CCU nurses and heart center staff are
highly encouraged to submit heart-warming stories.

Please send your stories as Microsoft Word document attachments to
healthylivingheart@yahoo.com. Length should be shorter (300-600 words)
rather than longer, contain colorful detail and dialogue if appropriate.
We appreciate your taking time to tell your story. If yours is chosen, we
will contact you within a few weeks. Thank you from the bottom of our
hearts.

Details: www.newyorkstories.org

New York Stories is offering $500 for First Prize and $250 for Second Prize in its Fiction Prize Competition.

The First Prize Winner will appear in the Winter 2005 issue.
Second Prize and five Honorable Mention winners will be cited as well.
New York Stories appears three times a year. This is our seventh annual competition.
Stories may not exceed 6500 words.
Each submission should be accompanied by a separate, non-refundable check for $15 payable to New York Stories. Manuscripts cannot be returned. Stories may not have been published in, or accepted by, any other publication.
Please include name, address, phone number (and e-mail address, if
available).

Please write New York Stories Fiction Prize on the outer envelope and the
title page. Include an SASE for contest results. If you would also like to
pre-order a copy of the Winter 2005 issue at a special rate, add $5 to the
submission fee.

Send entries to:
New York Stories Fiction Prize
English Dept, E-103
LaGuardia Community College/CUNY
31-10 Thomson Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101

The deadline for the submission is Sept 15, 2004

Details: www.heatcityreview.com

Maria McCarthy and Timothy Gager are now taking submissions for the new
magazine they are co-editing, The Heat City Literary Review. They will be
publishing short fiction, poetry, reviews & photography of the highest quality.

NEW: The deadline for the first issue of the Heat City Review is now June
10th, as we plan to make it a special double-issue.

At the moment, we are only taking submissions via e-mail and all work must be
previously unpublished:

Short fiction (limit of one. Five-thousand words or less)
Flash fiction (limit of three. Five-hundred words or less)
Poetry (limit of five poems. Not more than 60-lines each)
Narrative non-fiction/memoir (One. Three-thousand words or less)
Book Reviews (Fifteen-hundred words or less)

All go to this address: submissions@heatcityreview.com
Please include the type of submission in the subject field.

Please copy and paste all of the above into your e-mail. Try to retain the
formatting and try not to include any funny characters that might not translate
properly. Fiction can also be attached as a word doc, double-spaced, with your
name and contact info at the top of the first page.

The seventh asinine poetry contest:
FIRST PLACE: $50
SECOND PLACE: $35
THIRD PLACE: $20

Ever wanted to top ''A Night Before Christmas''? Ever had something you
needed to get off your chest about Thanksgiving? Really inspired by Arbor Day? Then
write a poem about it. Any and all holidays are yours to rhyme, haiku, or
sonnet about.

In this stripped-down contest, we've lessened the prize money, but also
decreased the entry fee. So for ONE BUCK, you can enter three poems. Send them to:

asinine poetry
P.O. Box 1349
New York, NY 10276

Contest ends October 15, 2004.

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