03 August 2011

Call for Submissions: Southern Women's Review

Post date: 03 August 2011
Deadline: 1 December 2011

This on-line literary journal was inspired by (but not affiliated with) the biennial Berry College Southern Women Writer's Conference - a conference whose theme we share: "showcasing the works of well known and emerging southern women writers, expanding the literary canon, and developing critical and theoretical understandings of traditions and innovations in southern women's writing."

Whether you are a born and bred Southerner, a Southern transplant, or merely a frequent visitor, we welcome you to submit your poetry/prose, fiction, creative nonfiction/memoirs, and photography. Submissions should be from women who were born in or grew up in the U.S. South; currently live in the U.S. South; or write about the U.S. South. For editorial purposes, we consider the U.S. South to be a region comprised of the following areas: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Maryland, Washington DC, and West Virginia.

Call for Submissions

Beginning August 1st, the Southern Women's Review will take submissions for our next issue to be posted on-line beginning January, 2012. Please submit your poetry/prose, fiction, creative nonfiction/memoirs, or photography along with contributor's notes beginning August 1st to southernwomensreview@gmail.com . Allow through December for response and please include type of submission in the subject line. Call for submissions will end December 1st.

Editorial Guidelines

Southern Women's Review is looking for poetry/prose, fiction, creative nonfiction/memoirs, and photography by Southern women.

* Submit online to southernwomensreview@gmail.com .
* Please list the type of submission (poetry/prose, fiction, creative nonfiction/memoir or photography) in the subject line. Attach and also paste your submission into the body of the email.
* You must be a woman who was born in or grew up in the U.S. South; currently live in the U.S. South; or write about the U.S. South. For editorial purposes, we consider the U.S. South to be an area comprised of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Maryland, Washington DC, and West Virginia.
* We do accept simultaneous submissions. We do not accept previously published work. Your submission gives us permission to publish your work extensively online. At this time, we do not pay upon publication.
* Poetry: No more than 3-5 poems at a time.
* Fiction: We are seeking stories of 2,000 words or less.
* Creative Nonfiction/Memoir: We are seeking creative nonfiction/memoirs of 2,000 words or less.
* Photography: Submit as a .jpg to southernwomensreview@gmail.com . Please be sure to include title of work.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: southernwomensreview@gmail.com

For submissions: southernwomensreview@gmail.com

Website: http://www.southernwomensreview.com
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