Seawoman’s Caribbean Writing Opps.

June 30, 2008

Caribbean Property List.Com (ezine)

Caribbean Property List is an ezine that recently migrated from a paper-based format.

They are seeking “articles on Caribbean Real Estate, Living in the Caribbean, Investing in the Caribbean, Traveling in the Caribbean and other Caribbean Lifestyle subjects”.

Articles for payment are remunerated $200 for articles of approximately 3,000 words or more in length

Authors who submit “contributed articles” (o draw attention to their subject) are promised prominent links back to the author’s website, and in some cases, for repeat contributors, a banner.

Submissions are invited by posting article proposals at the site.

Magaizine producer is Escape Artists.com Inc.

EscapeArtist.com Inc. 832-1245 World Trade Center Panama Republic of Panama - WTC-0832


June 29, 2008

GlassFire (ezine)

GlassFire Magazine is a quarterly ezine that accepts work from international writers.

Please only submit 2 pieces of prose and 3 poems or submit three pieces of artwork per issue (quarterly, so you can submit 4 times a year)

Simultaneous submissions are fine but advise GlassFire where work was published before.

Current rate is USD$0.01 per word for prose up to 3,000 words and a flat rate of USD$5.00 per poem and per photograph/piece of art.

Read guidelines carefully. Email submissions to submissions@peglegpublishing.com or send via snail mail.

GlassFire E-zine

PegLeg Publishing, LLC

P.O. Box 75409

Oklahoma City

OK 73147-5409

USA

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NB. Worth your time to submit to editors (Matt Randall and Kristina Brooks) who do respond quickly. Though the rates may seem low, remember there are several anthologies that DO NOT pay. Still, it may be worth your while to offer work that has already been published.

June 7, 2008

Flashquake (web)

flashquake is an independent, quarterly, web-based publication that focuses on works of flash fiction, flash nonfiction (memoirs, essays, creative nonfiction, humor) and short poetry.

flashquake is a quality paying venue for literary writers, and we award stipends to all chosen contributors in each category. We reserve the right to withhold some or all of the stipends to be awarded depending on the quality of the work submitted.

The submission guidelines are quite detailed, therefore visit the website for details and read carefully.

SUBMISSION HIGHLIGHTS

flashquake defines “flash” as prose (fiction or nonfiction) of less than 1000 words in length. However, we admire brevity and will receive shorter works favorably. For poetry, our maximum limit is 35 lines per poem; prose poetry must not exceed 300 words in length.

We accept submissions in each of four categories:

We accept electronic submissions ONLY during the reading periods specified. If you send work during the months we do not read (February, May, August, or November), it will be returned unread. The next period is;

Fall Issue - to be published September 1 — The beginning of our publishing year

  • Submissions accepted June 1 to July 31
  • Contributor Notification Deadline - around August 15

Paste your submission into a PLAIN TEXT e-mail message addressed to submit@flashquake.org.

October 3, 2007

CaribbeanRunnings.com

CaribbeanRunnings.com

This Caribbean e-zine is an EXCELLENT writing opportunity by Caribbean writers. They seek true life stories; in other words, “a story that will either make you chuckle, shed a tear or just leave you amazed that someone could have gone through such and experience and yet live to write about it.” Best of all, young people (of secondary school age and older) are not to be left out.

  • Word length

Stories should be between 750 and 3,000 words.

  • Story type and themes

CaribbeanRunnings.com is looking for stories on all topics.

  • Pay

CaribbeanRunnings.com will pay for all stories published on the site. Our current rate is US$50 per story. Cheques will be mailed within 30 days of publication.

  • Rights

Contributors to CaribbeanRunnings.com retain the rights to the stories they publish on this site, allowing them to republish these stories elsewhere in the future.

Offers US$50 per story published on the site.

Click HERE for FULL Writer’s Guidelines.

Publisher: Desmond Brown

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Source: Island Where Magazine (Another good reason to look out for or subscribe for your FREE copy.)

August 24, 2007

Big Pond Rumour’s 3rd Issue Contest (Canadian ezine)

Filed under: Competitions & Awards, Ezines — seawoman @ 8:27 pm

Big Pond Rumour Publishing

Big Pond Rumour Publishing is “dedicated to supporting quality in contemporary writing in three genres: poetry, story, and essay.”  It comes out twice annually-deadlines are June and December.  The ezine is free.

Publishing and cash prizes for this Contest.  Submissions from international writers be sent via email or snail mail.  See submission guidelines @ Website.

May 21, 2007

Inkwell Newswatch (Canada)

Filed under: Ezines — seawoman @ 3:54 pm

Inkwell Newswatch

IN is a monthly Canadian e-zine “how-to-write” publication for up-and-coming as well as established writers. As far as articles go, they seek previously unpublished how-to-write articles, writer lifestyle pieces, and writing industry news.

While there is no payment at the moment, it’s a great way to build your writing credits and presence on the web. In addition, your contributions could lead to paying opportunities.

Click HERE for submission guidelines.

It is affiliated with Freelance Writers Organzation Int’l.

April 12, 2007

Caribbean Writing Today (NOW DEFUNCT)

Caribbean Writing Today is a high quality online literary magazine capturing the magnificent literary tradition “of the great West Indian diaspora”.

Submission Guidelines.

**If accepted, writers are paid for their contribution and are granted access to the issue in which their work appears.

Editor: Wayne Brown

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**Unfortunately, this quality journal is no more as of October 2007.

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