{"id":461,"date":"2008-11-19T08:56:10","date_gmt":"2008-11-19T12:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kuma2.net\/blog\/?p=461"},"modified":"2008-11-19T08:56:10","modified_gmt":"2008-11-19T12:56:10","slug":"call-for-submissions-woman%e2%80%99s-work-the-short-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kuma2.net\/blog\/?p=461","title":{"rendered":"Call for Submissions–Woman\u2019s Work: The Short Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part of the problem is that I treat writing like a privilege not an obligation. It comes after everything, after all my other responsibilities.
\nMaegan \u201cla Mala\u201d Ortiz
\nMy Writing Life<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Woman\u2019s Work: The Short Stories<\/strong> is a celebration of what happens when women finally get to the page. About the extraordinary stories that spill out of these extraordinary, and often ignored, storytellers during those stolen moments when she surrenders to her burning desire to write, to create.<\/p>\n

GirlChild Press<\/a> seeks the fresh and exciting voices of writers that can entice the reader with intricate tales of shapeshifters and evil doppelgangers, rock and roll princesses in twisted fairy tales, broken gunslingers in deserted western towns, and political murder mysteries that lead to sex in illicit places.<\/p>\n

We will follow her through rabbit holes and pop up as mermaids dressed in camouflage, all while reveling in a romance that bloomed on a long-forgotten battlefield in outer space. Surprises will await us at every corner. We will discover what is passionate, and pure, and complicated and be glad for it.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Woman\u2019s Work is about women as master storytellers.<\/p>\n

Submission Requirements<\/p>\n

\u2022 Deadline: March 1, 2009
\n\u2022 No more than 2 previously unpublished short stories per submission
\n\u2022 Simultaneous submissions okay, but notify if your work is accepted elsewhere
\n\u2022 4,000 words or less
\n\u2022 Double spaced
\n\u2022 NO POETRY<\/p>\n

All contributors will receive a copy of the anthology and will be invited to read at the book launch in 2009.<\/p>\n

Electronic Submissions<\/p>\n

Girlchildpress@aol.com<\/a>
\nTitle of submission should be placed in the subject line.
\nPlease include your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and short bio with your submission.<\/p>\n

Snail Mail
\nGirlChild Press
\nPO Box 93
\nHyattsville, MD 20781<\/p>\n

Please include your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and short bio with your submission<\/p>\n

GirlChild Press publishes work that celebrates the triumph, defiance, and excellence of girls and women everywhere!<\/p>\n

For more information about GirlChild Press visit www.girlchildpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Part of the problem is that I treat writing like a privilege not an obligation. It comes after everything, after all my other responsibilities. Maegan \u201cla Mala\u201d Ortiz My Writing Life Woman\u2019s Work: The Short Stories is a celebration of what happens when women finally get to the page. 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