[Stylist] Time to Submit 795 Words

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Happy New Year! I hope that you had a great holiday season and that 2020 is
off to a great start. Once again, it's time to start thinking about your
submissions for the Spring/Summer edition of "Magnets and Ladders." Please
read our submission guidelines below. They 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
<mailto:submissions at magnetsandladders.org> . The word count for fiction and
nonfiction book excerpt submissions should not exceed twenty-five hundred
words. Poetry book excerpts should be limited to five poems. Please include
information about where your book is available in an accessible format. We
will publish up to one book excerpt per issue.

 

Authors under age 18: Please include a statement from a parent or guardian
that indicates awareness of your submission of literary work to Magnets and
Ladders.

 

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
<mailto:submissions at magnetsandladders.org> . All donations support Magnets
and Ladders.

 

Please email all submissions to submissions at magnetsandladders.org
<mailto: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 edition 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.

 

Please note: Funds for contest prizes are provided by Behind Our Eyes.
Checks for prize winning entries not cashed within 6 months of the issue
date are void and considered a donation back to Behind Our Eyes. No
additional payments will be made to replace the uncashed check. If you
intend your prize winnings to be a donation, please let us know upon winning
so we can send you a donation receipt letter.

 

Remember, the deadline for submissions is February 15, so be sure to get
your entries in on time.

 

Have a happy and safe new year.

 

Mary-Jo Lord

 

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<mailto:mjfingerprints at comcast.net>

 

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