Submissions possibilities from Poets & Writers

This information thanks to the newsletter of Marilyn Day and Womanwords:


ENOPOETICA: A Collection of Poems Inspired by Wine, seeks submissions. Poems must refer to wine. Deadline: May 1. Please send best work to Jen Karetnick, Editor, P.O. Box 530096, Miami Shores, FL 33153-0096. No electronic submissions. Inquiries only via e-mail at Kavetchnik@aol.com.

FARMING POEMS (not titled yet); And the Color of It Is... Ohio childhood poems (place/characters/objects); Reeds (music, baskets); One Moment Please (telephone poems) to Pudding House, 81 Shadymere Lane, Columbus, OH 43213. The largest literary small press in America. Guidelines: www.puddinghouse.com.

NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL. Since 1997, over 5,000 Latin American migrants have died for the "crime" of attempting to provide a decent life for their families. An immoral and failed US government policy has forced these crossers into desert corridors of death. Seeking poems on this tragic situation and related border/immigration topics. Contact James Sullivan, P.O. Box 43292, Tucson, AZ 85733 or jimsull@dakotacom.net.

SEEKING SUCCOR: Poems wanted for anthology. Poem must have useable "comfort food" recipe embedded in it and pass muster in the kitchen as well as demonstrate superior literary merit. Payment in copies and calories. Deadline: April 1. Send each poem as individual attachment, including contact info in E-message: MorningWalks@aol.com.

SEEING well-crafted poems, fiction, essays for an anthology on approaching/experiencing age 60. Submit 3 copies with SASE/E-mail address for notification. Manuscripts not returned. Deadline: July 1. Send to Cortney Davis, P.O. Box 678, Redding, CT 06896-0678.

SUBMISSION CALL. Poetry anthology. Theme: Organized religion and its effect on the political climate; personal, social & family life. Deadline: November 24. Two pieces. Send 4 pieces (poetry only); 2 pieces should be 30 lines or fewer; no limit on the other 2. Send 4 pieces with SASE to Tribes, 285 E. 3rd St., NY, NY 10009. Email address chavisaw@yahoo.com.

TALL GRASS PRESS is accepting nonfiction manuscripts in the following categories: women's issues, environmental studies, social commentary; contemporary culture, living simply. Send queries to P.O. Box 14036, Portland, OR 97293. Web: www.tallgrass.com.

BALLYHOO STORIES is seeking entries with the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania as either the setting or the subject for its online 50 States anthology. States will remain open until a suitable piece is found; however, the deadline for the next reading period is February 28. Please e-mail your story to fiftystates@ballyhoostories.com. To read our Vermont and New York entries, visit www.ballyhoostories.com.

THE SARANAC REVIEW welcomes submissions of quality poetry and fiction from new and established writers for its Spring/Winter 2006 inaugural issue. Send manuscript, SASE and cover letter (7 pages poetry, 20 pages fiction, multiple submissions accepted) to Saranac Review, English Dept., CVH, SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

STEAM TICKET seeks quality fiction, poetry, and essays. Also photos and drawings to appear in b&w. SASE, brief bio. No staples please. Words: 3000 max. Deadline: April 4. Payment: 1 copy. Samples: $5. Send to Robert Treu, English, Steam Ticket, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI 54601.