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New magazine and publisher listings
A selection of
the new publisher
and magazine
listings added to the firstwriter.com
databases in May:
New Publisher Listing
Publishes:
Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry;
Areas include: Short Stories;
Markets: Adult
Publishes short fiction,
poetry, and creative nonfiction. Electronic approaches
only. Send short query via webform on website, or send
complete ms with covering letter by email. See website for
full details.
https://www.firstwriter.com/publishers/details.cgi?RecordNumber=1805
New Magazine Listing
Publishes:
Essays; Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry; Scripts;
Areas include: Drama; Short Stories;
Markets: Adult;
Preferred styles: Literary
For poetry send up to three
poems, up to ten pages in length. Fiction, nonfiction, and
scripts should be less than 5,000 words. 2,000-4,000 is
more normal. Accepts submissions by post, but prefers
electronic submissions.
https://www.firstwriter.com/magazines/details.cgi?RecordNumber=1801
New Magazine Listing
Publishes:
Essays; Fiction; Interviews; Nonfiction; Poetry; Scripts;
Areas include: Adventure; Arts; Crime; Drama;
Fantasy; Gothic; Historical; Horror; Humour; Literature;
Mystery; Photography; Romance; Sci-Fi; Short Stories;
Suspense; Theatre; Thrillers; Westerns;
Markets: Adult
A biannual literary
magazine produced by students. Since 1959, the magazine
has been publishing poetry, short stories, creative
nonfiction, and artwork by the university's students but
now has opened its doors to submissions from anyone,
anywhere, and has moved online to facilitate the
transition.
https://www.firstwriter.com/magazines/details.cgi?RecordNumber=1804
New Publisher Listing
Publishes:
Fiction; Nonfiction;
Areas include: Erotic; Fantasy; New Age; Romance;
Sci-Fi; Short Stories;
Markets: Adult; Children's; Youth
Send query by email with
2-4 pages synopsis, author bio, and first three chapters
as .DOC or .RTF attachments.
https://www.firstwriter.com/publishers/details.cgi?RecordNumber=1809
New Publisher Listing
Publishes:
Fiction;
Areas include: Erotic; Fantasy; Historical;
Mystery; Romance; Sci-Fi; Suspense; Westerns;
Markets: Adult;
Preferred styles: Contemporary
Publisher of erotic romance
ebooks, which are occasionally also released in print.
Send query by email with synopsis and first three chapters
as RTF attachments only (no .doc files or submissions in
the body of the email). See website for full guidelines.
https://www.firstwriter.com/publishers/details.cgi?RecordNumber=1812
New Magazine Listing
Publishes:
Essays; Fiction; Interviews; Nonfiction;
Areas include: Short Stories;
Markets: Adult;
Preferred styles: Literary
Publishes literary short
stories, essays and interviews by established and emerging
writers. Makes a special effort to present and promote
writers from Southern California. Include SASE with
submissions.
https://www.firstwriter.com/magazines/details.cgi?RecordNumber=1809
New Magazine Listing
Publishes:
Essays; Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry;
Areas include: Short Stories; Translations;
Markets: Adult;
Preferred styles: Literary
Publishes poetry and
literary fiction and nonfiction. Accepts submissions
between September 1 and May 15 each year. Submit one story
or essay, or 3-5 poems by post only with SASE. No genre
fiction (science fiction, etc.) or light verse. See
website for full submission guidelines.
https://www.firstwriter.com/magazines/details.cgi?RecordNumber=1810
Articles from around the web
this month
Writing Workshops: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Are you coming
with the secret belief that you will be the one "perfect
nothing-needs-changing" writer? They will be astonished by my piece! Not
going to happen my friend. Not to you. Not to me.
[To
read the full article, click here]
Literary agent re-opens to submissions on May 20, 2013
Handles: Fiction;
Areas: Historical; Romance; Suspense; Women's Interests;
Markets: Adult;
Treatments: Contemporary; Traditional
ONLY focuses on traditional romance and
traditional women's fiction.
Opens to submissions on May 20, 2013.
"We only focus on Romance Writers in the following sub-genres: Contemporary,
Mainstream Paranormal/Time Travel, Regency, Historical, Inspirational,
Romantic Suspense. Send query by email or through submission form on
website. Only considers writers with completed manuscript ready for
publication. No Fantasy, Single Title Inspirational, YA or Middle Grade,
Picture Books, Memoirs, Biographies, Erotica, Urban Fantasy, Science
Fiction, Screenplays, Poetry, Authors interested in only e-publishing or
self-publishing, or Works that have already been published."
[To
view the full listing, click here]
Writing
Tips: What To Do When A Literary Agent Asks For An Exclusive
If you’ve sent your query to a handful of
literary agents and one comes back asking you for an exclusive, don’t get
nervous!
So, what
exactly is an exclusive? If you’ve
sent your query to a literary agent
and he or she asks for an exclusive,
it just means that the agent wants a
chance to review your manuscript
before anyone else can see it. It’s
a good thing, and it puts you in a
great position.
[To
read the full article, click here]
Wendy Meddour's top tips for writing funny fiction
 "Funny is the
future" advises Wendy Meddour, author of Wendy Quill is a Crocodile's
Bottom, as she shares her top tips for writing silliness that makes readers roll with laughter.
[To
read the full article, click here]
Elif Shafak's rules for writing
 Novelist Elif Shafak urges authors to write the book they want to read and to cut their work mercilessly.
[To
read the full article, click here]
My writing life, in a
nutshell
By Marcella
Simmons
I started writing back in the late 80s when all my children were young.
During that time, after a terrible break-up and divorce, this momma had to go
to work and hold down two paying jobs and raise six kids on my income alone
with little or no help from ex or any from the state. It was hard, especially
since I had never worked outside the home before. On weekends, if the kids
were at their dad's or at a friends house, I'd find time to sit down and
write an article or two along the way.
I did manage to write in my journal every day in spite of my full
schedule. My published credits fell by the wayside and editors soon forgot
who I was over time. Publications that I often wrote for folded or new
editors took the place of familiar ones and it wasn't easy getting published
any more, not even in the non-paying markets that used to love all my ideas.
Back in 2002, when my youngest turned eighteen, I remarried, yet
continued running my own advertising business until last year. My middle
daughter gave birth to a little angel and six weeks later gave him up, so I
took him in like any typical grandmother would. And he's been here ever
since. Now, at eighteen months old, he has taught me so many new things and
he has given me the opportunity to write for parenting magazines like I
never did before earlier in my career.
When my children were younger, I could have written for parenting
magazines that paid well but I had to work two jobs, remember? There was no
time for writing, though I wish there had been. Looking back, I see the
opportunities my children afforded me – the ideas were endless – but I let
them pass me by.
This time around, this writer is finding time to write for parenting
magazines, and any other magazine that wishes to publish my work.
Even though I now have a baby to care for once again, and a part time
online business to run, my writing has took on a new meaning for me, and I
wish to pursue it until it becomes the paying career it could have been
years ago.
Don't let life troubles and turmoil keep you from writing. Don't waste
away a lot of good writing years like I did. Find a few minutes of every day
and write – if you have an idea for a good story, write it. Put it on paper
before it too becomes just an idle memory of yesterday. By writing it down,
it becomes an essential part of some story or article later on down the
road.
I let a lot of years go to waste even though I thought I had to. But
that was just raw excuses because work and making money was more important
back then. But I had a family to care for and raise with very little help
from anyone, and I grew tired very easy. I do now too because I am older and
starting again raising children wasn't in my future plans. But now that the
baby is here, I just have much more to write about and more time at home to
do just that.
Writers, it's time to start
writing and getting published – the future is here – it is now. Make it
happen! Start writing that best selling article or book you planned to write
years ago.
Good luck in all your writing endeavours! See you at the publishing
house!
About the Author
Marcella has been writing professionally since 1988 – with over 700 published
credits in over 300 small press publications nationwide, including several local
newspapers, she continues writing for several publications and websites such as
this one. In 2005, her first book of poetry entitled Bittersweet Morsels,
was published.
Marcella is working on several romantic suspense book projects at this time.
"Writing is a way of life for me. I couldn't imagine 'not' writing. One of
my many passions is writing for children – some of my stories appeared in
Primary Treasure, Christian Educator, The Vision and many others," Marcella
said. "In 1991, I graduated from THE INSTITUTE OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE:
Writing for Children and Teens; WRITER'S DIGEST SCHOOL: Nonfiction Writing;
and ICS School of Short Story/Journalism," she continued. "I enjoy writing
and teaching others how to write".
Marcella leads the
Toledo Bend American Christian Writers group in
Logansport.
She also publishes a magazine for writers called
The Writer's Monthly Review.
Marcella is a member of the American Christian Writers ACW,
Shreveport
Writer's Group
and the Attoyac Writers’ Guild in Center, Texas.
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