2010 Guidelines:
Words and Images is accepting submissions for the 2010 issue. We are pretty eclectic (erratic?) in our tastes, and will therefore consider pretty much anything. Genre fiction, experimental work, Literature (with a capital L): whatever you have that you’d like to throw our way, just so long as it’s unpublished.
Mostly we’re interested in pieces that push the boundaries of convention and form, without: a) becoming incoherent; b) becoming lifeless, hollow, empty; c) sacrificing emotion for effect. We’re looking for popular experimentation. We want work for large groups of people to read and feel intelligent for doing so, therefore becoming a better large group of people in the process.
Generally speaking, we publish writers with some connection to Maine, who manage to avoid all of the cliches of “Maine writing” – lobster boats, rocky coastlines, crusty fishermen, lighthouses, etc. However, we are fairly flexible in terms of what we consider a “connection to Maine,” and if, say, Charles D’Ambrosio were to send us a masterpiece, we’d figure something out.
We’ll consider two short stories or self-contained novel excerpts per writer. We have no length restrictions, though be advised that shorter pieces of fiction stand a better chance of being accepted. We will consider up to three poems of any length.
We accept simultaneous submissions; just let us know, etc.
Please include a cover letter, just so we can get a sense of where you’re coming from, but do not feel bad if you don’t have dozens of previous publications: we love to discover new writers.
We pay contributors in two copies, and $20 per poem and printed page of prose. (Crazy alliteration? Hell yes!)
Please allow 3-5 months for a response; we have a pretty small staff, but a lot of submissions.
We also accept submissions of visual art, but there are some caveats; please query first.
Please send poetry submissions to: wordsandimagespoetry@gmail.com
Please send prose submissions to: wordsandimagesprose@gmail.com
General inquiries regarding the journal should be sent to: wordsnimages@gmail.com
We are no longer accepting submissions in hardcopy.
The deadline for the 2010 issue is February 1, 2010.
We look forward to reading your work!
