[Stylist] A Resend. Time To Submit

Tue Feb 7 17:18:00 UTC 2023

Once again, it's time to start thinking about your submissions for the
Spring/Summer edition of "Magnets and Ladders." 

We are pleased to announce that Beginning with the Fall/Winter 2022-2023
edition of "Magnets and Ladders" we have invited a guest judge to work with
us for two editions in a specific genre. The guest will judge the
submissions selected as finalists for the contest in one genre. This
initiative was proposed by Behind Our Eyes Vice President, Carol Farnsworth.

We are honored to announce that our first guest judge is B. T. Kimbrough. B.
T. has judged the fiction finalists for the Fall/Winter 2022-2023 and he
will be with us for the Spring/Summer 2023 edition of "Magnets and Ladders."
Read about B. T. and his extensive experience and background below.

Ever since he moved to the Chicago suburbs in the 1970s to go to work for
"DIALOGUE," B. T. Kimbrough has been a teller of other people's stories.
"DIALOGUE" was less than ten years old when Kimbrough joined the staff, and
he was involved in helping to shape many of the sections such as Careers and
Fiction, which were to become lasting parts of the publication's identity.
He was also deeply involved in helping to develop the magazine's
groundbreaking work to foster and encourage the work of previously
unpublished writers. 

Blinded by a household accident at the age of nine months, Kimbrough learned
Braille at the school for the blind in his home town of Louisville, KY, then
went on to graduate from a public high school in 1960, and earn Bachelor's
and Master's Degrees in music from the University of Louisville.  Volunteer
work as a part-time radio announcer for the University led him into
professional radio and newspaper work, as well as his lasting connection
with magazine publishing.

He's always been fascinated with technology, both the up side and the down,
and that fascination led him to stop telling other people's stories for a
time and become part of the story himself. In the 1980s, he managed Braille
and Technology services at a Philadelphia nonprofit. Later he went to work
for the braille embosser maker Enabling Technologies, where he served as
Vice-president in the 1990s.

In 2007 he returned to "DIALOGUE," first as Executive Director, and then as
Editor from 2010 till his retirement in 2019.

Having moved back to Louisville with his wife Paula, Kimbrough is now active
in a local theatrical group called Imagine Blind Players. He is also working
on a project that aims to place all the content of "DIALOGUE's" 57-year
publication run online so that the public can freely access this amazing
literary legacy. At the moment, the website blindskills.com offers free
access to a number of samples of "DIALOGUE" from the last ten years,
including the five-part history of the publication Kimbrough wrote in 2012
to mark the 50th year of publication of "DIALOGUE."

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.

Happy New Year..

Mary-Jo Lord

mjfingerprints at comcast.net <mailto:mjfingerprints at comcast.net> 

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