[stylist] Magnets and Ladders Submissions

[Mary-Jo Lord]

Magnets and Ladders is seeking submissions. The deadline for the Fall/Winter
edition is August 15. here are our submission guidelines in case you have
not submitted in the past, or are in need of a refresher.

Disabled writers 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.

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 Novel? If you would like to have an excerpt of your
novel 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 novel 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 novel 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.

Again, we will be holding contests in the areas of fiction, nonfiction, and
poetry for the Fall/Winter 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.

I look forward to reading your submissions.

Mary-Jo Lord