[New-Poetry] microfiction/prose poetry

TheOldMole Opus40-01 at opus40.org
Tue Mar 3 10:20:33 EST 2009


The decisions of the editors are final?

Anny Ballardini wrote:
>
>     * From Cinnamon Press:
>       **
>    *
>
>     * *Call for submissions for new anthology of microfiction/prose
>       poetry *
>
> We are looking for pieces of microfiction, sometimes called short 
> short fiction or flash fiction, and pieces of prose poetry that tell a 
> story in under 600 words. There is no minimum word limit.
>
> Microfiction and prose poetry are very short prose pieces that harness 
> a poetic world but still contain a story with a beginning, middle and 
> end, and imply a lot more than their small structure can contain. They 
> are flashes of something – an epiphany, perhaps – that often subvert 
> expectation and work in a minimal structure. Some argue that there is 
> a definitive boundary between prose poetry and microfiction, but you 
> may submit either for this publication.
>
> You may submit as many pieces as you wish, and those chosen will 
> appear in a new Cinnamon microfiction and prose anthology to be 
> published in late 2010, co-edited by Holly Howitt and Jan Fortune-Wood.
>
> *Submission Guidelines *
>
> */Please read these carefully. Due to the large volume of submissions 
> expected we will only be able to process those submissions that 
> conform to the guidelines./*
>
> The deadline for submissions is: 15th August 2009
>
> Each piece must be no longer than 600 words. There is no minimum length.
>
> Pieces can be on any subject and you may send several pieces, but 
> please submit them as a single word attachment using a .doc or .rtf format
>
> Submit pieces to both Holly Howitt - Holly Howitt - 
> cinnamonanthology at googlemail.com 
> <mailto:cinnamonanthology at googlemail.com> and Jan Fortune-Wood – 
> jan at cinnamonpress.com <mailto:jan at cinnamonpress.com> with 
> ‘microfiction anthology’ in the subject line.
>
> In the body of the email please type your name and location.
>
> Submissions without virus protection will not be opened and read so 
> please ensure your virus protection is up to date.
>
> We hope to inform everyone who has sent a submission of which pieces 
> will be included by late November 2009. Please ensure that you inform 
> us if your email address changes after sending the submission.
>
> The decisions of the editors are final.
>
> All those whose work is selected will receive a copy of the anthology.
>
>
>
> -- 
> Anny Ballardini
> http://annyballardini.blogspot.com/
> http://www.fieralingue.it/modules.php?name=poetshome
> http://www.moriapoetry.com/ebooks.html
> I Tell You: One must still have chaos in one to give birth to a 
> dancing star!
>
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