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Submission window for VoiceCatcher4 has closed. We will re-open in February 2010.
Here are the 2009 submission guidelines for your review:
Submission
window opens February 1, 2009.
Work
must be postmarked by March 31, 2009.
The
Basics:
(1)
VoiceCatcher publishes NEW
writing that has not been previously published.
We
accept simultaneous submissions, but ask that you notify us
immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
(2)
We ONLY accept submissions from WOMEN who consider themselves local
Portland, OR writers.
Authors
may consider themselves "local" for many reasons. We fully
empower you to decide if you fall into this category of being a PDX
writer or not. (At
the same time, please be reasonable.
You
cannot be local if you have never lived here or near here.)
(3)
Payment to our authors is one complimentary copy of the book in which
the author's work is published.
VoiceCatcher
retains first American rights to all pieces published in our
collection.
From
there, rights revert back to our authors.
What
to send to us:
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A
Cover letter:
which should include, but is not limited to:
a) An introduction.
b)
A short synopsis of why you feel drawn to contribute to our
publication.
c)
Your contact information, including mailing address, email, and
phone.
Please
take special care with these details (e.g.
include
both home and cell numbers). It broke our hearts not to publish a
manuscript we loved in 2007 because we were unable to reach the
author to obtain an electronic copy of her work.
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Your
Manuscripts:
a)
THREE
COPIES
of each in standard 12 point font, with one-inch margins.
b)
Include the title and your full name on all THREE
COPIES of
each manuscript.
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Poetry:
Please
submit no less than 2 and no more than 4 poems for consideration.
Longer
poems should not exceed 6 pages.
Poems
should be single spaced.
In
addition to your name and the title, each manuscript/poem should
include the line
count
on all three copies.
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Short
story, essay, creative non-fiction, memoir, other long-form prose:
Please
submit no more than 2 pieces of prose, not
to exceed 5,000 words
in total.
Prose
should be double-spaced, with paragraphs indented.
In
addition to your name and the title, each manuscript should include
the word
count
on all three copies.
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If
submitting both
poetry and prose,
please do not submit more than 4
pieces total.
Follow
the guidelines above for all manuscripts.
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SASE
(self-addressed-stamped-envelope):
If your work is not
accepted for publication, we will provide careful, personalized
feedback on one of your manuscripts if
and only if you
include a SASE in your submission packet.
No
SASE, no feedback.
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A
$5-10
suggested
reading
fee
to help support VoiceCatcher's mission. We are a 100 percent
volunteer run, not-for-profit entity dedicated to promoting the
writing of local women.
Each
manuscript we receive is read and considered seriously by at least 3
of our editors.
This
is not
a mandatory fee, but rather an invitation to help us continue to do
the work we do. For more information, check out our mission page.
Additional
Details and Reminders:
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We
will confirm receipt of your manuscript(s) via email by April 15
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We
will not return manuscripts.
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Simultaneous
submissions are accepted.
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If
we do publish your work in VoiceCatcher, you will receive one copy
of the anthology and be given the opportunity to purchase additional
copies at a discount.
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CHECKLIST
Your
submission packet is complete with the following items:
√ A
cover letter
√ THREE
copies of each piece of writing adhering to the guidelines detailed
above
√ SASE
if you would like to receive feedback if your work is not accepted
for publication
√ A
$5-10 suggested reading fee--make checks to VoiceCatcher
√ Packet
postmarked no later than March 31, 2009
Still have questions?
Contact VoiceCatcher at editors@voicecatcher.org
Send
submission to:
VoiceCatcher
P.
O.
Box
6064
Portland, OR 97228-6064
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