[Nfbc-info] Time to submit to Magnets & Ladders

[Nancy Lynn]

When the world works for everyone, everyone will be having fun.
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From: Magnets and Ladders
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 3:25 PM
To: freespirit.stl at att.net
Subject: Time to submit!

Hello,

I hope everyone had a great holiday season. Once again, it's time to start
thinking about submitting for the Spring/Summer edition of Magnets and
Ladders.
Below are the guidelines, which can also be found on our website at:

http://www.magnetsandladders.org

The deadline for submissions is February 15. Be sure to read the guidelines
carefully, and read our contest information at the end of this message.

Submission Guidelines

Writers with disabilities may submit up to three selections per issue.
Deadlines are February 15 for the Spring/Summer issue, and August 15 for
the Fall/winter
issue. Writers must disclose their disability in their biography or in
their work. Biographies may be up to 100 words in length, and should be
written
in third-person.

Do not submit until your piece is ready to be considered for publication.
Rewrites, additions, deletions, or corrections are part of the editorial
process,
and will be suggested or initiated by the editor.

Poetry maximum length is 50 lines. Memoir, fiction, and nonfiction maximum
length is 2500 words. In all instances, our preference is for shorter
lengths
than the maximum allowed. Please single-space all submissions, and use a
blank line to separate paragraphs and stanzas. It is important to spell
check
and proofread all entries. Previously published material and simultaneous
submissions are permitted provided you own the copyright to the work.
Please
cite previous publisher and/or notify if work is accepted elsewhere.

We do not feature advocacy, activist, “how-to,” or “what's new”
articles regarding disabilities. Innovative techniques for better writing
as well as publication
success stories are welcome. Content will include many genres, with limited
attention to the disability theme. Announcements of writing contests with
deadlines
beyond April 1 and October 1 respectively are welcome.

Have You Published a book? If you would like to have an excerpt of your
book published in an issue of Magnets and Ladders, please submit a chapter
or section
of your book to submissions at magnetsandladders.org. The word count for book
excerpt submissions should not exceed twenty-five hundred words. Please
include
information about where your book is available in an accessible format. We
will publish up to one book excerpt per issue.

Do you have a skill, service, or product valued by writers? For a minimum
contribution of $25.00 we will announce it in the next two issues of
Magnets
and Ladders. All verifications of products or services provided are the
responsibility of our readers. Book cover design? Copyediting? Critiques?
Formatting
for publication? Internet access or web design? Marketing assistance?
Special equipment? Make your donation through PayPal (see
magnetsandladders.org)
or by check by March/September 1. 100-word promotional information is due
by February/August 15. Not sure about something? Email
submissions at magnetsandladders.org.
All donations support Magnets and Ladders.

Please email all submissions to submissions at magnetsandladders.org. Paste
your submission and bio into the body of your email or attach in Microsoft
Word
format. If submitting Word documents, please put your name and the name of
your piece at or near the top of the document. Submissions will be
acknowledged
within two weeks. You will be notified if your piece is selected
for publication.

Final author approval and review is necessary if changes are needed beyond
punctuation, grammar, and sentence or paragraph structure. We will not
change
titles, beginnings, endings, dialog, poetic lines, the writer's voice, or
the general tone without writer collaboration. If your work is selected for
inclusion
in a future “Behind Our Eyes” project, you will be notified; your
approval and final review will be required. To insure we can contact you
regarding future
projects, please keep us updated if your Email address changes.

We will be holding contests in the areas of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
for the Spring/Summer issue of Magnets and Ladders. All submissions will be
entered into the contest. Cash prizes of $30 and $20 will be awarded to the
first and second place winners. Since 2016 is the tenth anniversary for
Behind
Our Eyes, We will also be offering a Grand Prize of $50 to one entry for
the Spring/Summer edition of Magnets and Ladders. Remember, the deadline
for submissions
is February 15, so be sure to get your entries in on time.

I hope you have a safe and happy 2016.

Mary-Jo Lord

mjfingerprints at comcast.net


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