ENTRIES NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR
VOLUME 2 OF THE FEARLESS POETRY SERIES
Until March 31, 2010 we will be accepting entries for the second Fearless poetry anthology, Touching: Poems of Love, Longing, and Desire. Send one, two, or three short poems (up to 60 lines each) and/or prose poems (up to 500 words each) on your unique experience of love, longing, or desire.
The submission fee of $10 buys you a reading from our editors and a copy of the published anthology (with free Media Mail shipping, a $15 value). Poets whose work is selected for publication will receive an additional contributor’s copy. Everyone who submits work will be entitled to a 30% discount on additional copies purchased directly from the Fearless Books website. (The Series volumes will also be available in bookstores nationwide via New Leaf Distributing, and Amazon.) Poets whose work has been selected for publication will be notified via e-mail by June 1, 2010.
Review the following Submission Guidelines to begin the entry process. We’re looking for work which is literary, accessible, and memorable. It will be helpful to study the Series style established in Volume 1, so we are offering 50% off on your entry fee when you purchase The Light in Ordinary Things. (See second payment option below.)
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR
THE FEARLESS POETRY SERIESUntil March 31, 2010 you may submit 1-3 poems (60 lines maximum per poem) and/or prose poems (500 word maximum per poem) for the second volume in the Fearless Poetry Series, TOUCHING: Poems of Love, Longing, and Desire. All entries will be judged on relevance to the title topic and the quality of writing. You may submit previously published work for which rights to publication in an anthology are free and available; please indicate previous publication information in your bio if it should be noted in our volume. Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as rights are available. If your work is chosen, you will be sent a contract for one-time non-exclusive use of your poem(s).
WE PREFER ONLINE SUBMISSIONS and payment. Click "ADD TO CART" below to submit the submission fee by credit card, PayPal, or check. If you are mailing a check, you will be provided with a form to send along with payment. We will be notified that your payment is on the way, but please be aware that your submission is not complete until payment is received. Once in the shopping cart, be sure to indicate a shipping address for receipt of your copy of TOUCHING (if it is different from your billing address).
Next, e-mail your biographical statement of 75 words or less in the text of an email,* addressed to poetry@fearlessbooks.com. Attach each poem you are submitting as a separate Word file, named with the poem’s title. Do not include your name, address, or any other identification in your attached Word files. A type style of 12pt Times Roman or similar serif face is preferred. Please proofread your work carefully. We cannot be responsible for errors appearing in original manuscripts. Alternatively, you may send your submission via snail-mail to Fearless Poetry Series, PO Box 1292, Berkeley CA 94701. Submit your bio on a cover page, and your poem(s) on separate pages, without any byline on those pages.
*Please note that we use the SpamArrest system and you may be asked to verify your e-mail address. You may submit your poems at any time after fee payment, up to the deadline of March 31, 2010.
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We will notify you of the additional cost at the time of shipping.
POETRY SERIES SPECIAL:
Take 50% off your submission fee when you purchase a copy of the
first volume in the Fearless Poetry Series, THE LIGHT IN ORDINARY THINGS.
($12.95 + $5.00 = $17.95)Poetry Series Special Entry Fee: $17.95
(for submission of 1-3 poems + free Media Mail delivery of Vol.1)
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EDITORS OF THE
FEARLESS POETRY SERIES
D. PATRICK MILLER, the founder of Fearless Books, has been published as a poet in the BERKELEY POETRY REVIEW, YELLOW SILK: Journal of Erotic Arts, THE SUN, the HarperCollins anthology CHANGING LIGHT: The Eternal Cycle of Night and Day edited by J. Ruth Gendler, COSMO DOGOOD’S URBAN ALMANAC 2006 (published by Eric Utne), and BLUE PENINSULA: essential words for a life of loss and change by Madge McKeithen (Farrar Straus Giroux, 2006). He is also the author of the Fearless Books poetry collection Instructions of the Spirit. He has written nonfiction books for Viking, Holt, Dell, Crown, and Celestial Arts and published seven titles under the Fearless imprint, including two novels (see Books). He has written over 75 print articles for a wide variety of magazines including YOGA JOURNAL, the COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, SELF, and READERS DIGEST. He is a member of the Authors Guild and serves as president of the northern California chapter of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), as well as serving on ASJA’s national Board of Directors.
SARI FRIEDMAN’s poetry has appeared in MILVIA STREET, THE MANHATTAN POETRY REVIEW, STROKER, HOME PLANET NEWS, DIMENSION, BITTERROOT, AMELIA, and the anthologies GHOSTS OF THE HOLOCAUST: An Anthology of Poetry by the Second Generation and BLOOD TO REMEMBER: Poets on the Holocaust. Her short fiction has appeared in the O. Henry Festival Stories Collection; her reviews and features have appeared in the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, BERKELEY DAILY PLANET, ARRIVAL, NEW YORK FAMILY, THE STONY BROOK LAMPOON, VOX, and other magazines. She has been nominated for The General Electric Younger Writers Award and The Pushcart Prize Collection, and won First Prize in the New Voice in Fiction Contest from The Writers Voice in New York. She earmed an MFA from Columbia University and is a member of PEN, the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and the National Writers Union.
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