"This work is unlike any other, in its range of rich, conjuring imagery and its dexterity, its smart voice. Carroll-Hackett doesn’t spare us—but doesn’t save us—she draws a blueprint of power and class with her unflinching pivot: matter-of-fact and tender." —Jan Beatty

Posts tagged ‘writer activism’

Daily Prompt Love <3 On Citizenship

4 July 2019 

“It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.” ― Aristotle

Make art about this tension, about the moral choice versus the political choice. 

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Call for Submissions Love! K’in Reading for Our November Issue

K’in: A Literary Journal Celebrating the Range and Diversity of  Voices Under Our One Sun

Seeking Submissions!

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Prose: 5000 words or less, open to content, form, structure.

Fiction: We welcome short stories of all shapes and sizes, from the mind-blowing traditional story to fiction that blurs the lines between forms, genre fiction, experimental fiction, etc. We also welcome flash and micro fiction. Please submit only one story or flash fiction totaling to no more than the word limit at a time.

Nonfiction: We’re looking for slow burns in a world of hot takes, questions asked instead of answers proved. We welcome a wide variety of nonfiction—traditional essay, narrative nonfiction, micro/flash memoir—and encourage experimentation, though not at the expense of factual truth. Too many true stories go untold, and we want to offer space to honor those voices. Please submit only one essay or flash totaling to no more than the word limit at a time.

Poetry: 3-5 poems, open to content, form, structure. Submit all poems in one document. Do not submit individual poems separately. Please don’t forget the power voice, sound, and time can have in poetry.

For all submissions, simultaneous submissions are permitted, but please let us know. To withdraw one part of a submission, please email us at kinliteraryjournal@gmail.com. Please wait six months before resubmitting.

Experimental, traditional, playful, prayerful, celebratory, challenging: human—try us. Show us a new way to tell one of the millions of stories under that glorious sun.

Complete Submission Details Here!

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Daily Prompt Love <3 Star Child

28 June 2019 

“Star Child, list where you may. That heart’a yours will show the way.” -John Little Bear Eaton 

Make art about a star child, about the emotional intelligence of star children.

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Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Friday Call for Submissions Love <3 The Hungry Chimera

The Hungry Chimera: Seeking Short Fiction and Art

Deadline: Rolling

The Hungry Chimera publishes short fiction, poetry, and visual art.

“We are looking for strange, thought-provoking short fiction (up to 2,500 words) and visual art at this time. Visit our website at hungrychimera.com if you would like to check out previous issues (free digitally) and our submission guidelines.”

You may submit your work to thehungrychimera@gmail.com 

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Daily Prompt Love <3 Misogyny

27 June 2019 

Make art about battling misogyny. 

Daily Prompt Love <3 False in Word & Deed

26 June 2019 

Make art about false prophets, about so-called religious leaders who don’t embody the values of the faith they proclaim. 

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Daily Prompt Love <3 On Cruelty & Weakness

15 June 2019

“All cruelty springs from weakness.” ― Seneca

Make art about how kindness, compassion tenderness, are the real strengths. 

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Daily Prompt Love <3 Failing to Care

23 June 2019 

Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering! Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!–Psalm 82:3-4 

Make art about our failure to care for those who need us most. 

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Image by Aamir Mohd Khan from Pixabay

 

Just 10 More Days til Submissions Open for Womxn at Red Door 104! Celebrating Virginia Womxn Writers!

Womxn at Red Door 104: Words & Art

A New Reading Series Celebrating Virginia Women, Woman-Identifying, Genderfluid, Genderqueer, & Nonbinary-Identifying Writers

Womxn at Red Door 104: Words and Art, created to celebrate Virginia womxn writers, is a partnership between Creative Writing at Longwood University and Red Door 104, a unique gallery and art learning center owned and operated by the tireless and talented Audrey Sullivan,  in historic downtown Farmville,Virginia.

The series will consist of two events annually:

  • A reading and reception in April 2020, with two featured readers and five cameo readers.
  • All selected readers will then also have the unique and exciting experience of having visual art created by central Virginia artists in response to their submitted work. This art will be revealed in a second event, an art opening at Red Door 104 the following October.

The first Womxn at Red Door 104 reading will take place from 2-4 pm on Saturday, April 4, 2020. The art opening will take place in October 2020, date tba.

Selected writers must be available to read in person, and should be willing to attend both events.

Believing that artists should be compensated when possible, we will award all selected readers a small token honorarium.

Please submit writing samples, as detailed below, along with a 50-75 word bio, via Submittable.

Submissions are limited to current Virginia residents.

More Details Here!

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Daily Prompt Love <3 Cover Up

18 June 2019

Make art about what’s concealed. 

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