Red Wheelbarrow Writers is seeking submissions for our fifth anthology. Please see a complete description below or visit https://www.redwheelbarrowwriters.com/call-for-submissions-2/ to learn more.
The Power of Place: A World Unsuspected
Inspired by William Carlos Williams’ poetry, Red Wheelbarrow Writers invites submissions for our fifth anthology. “A world unsuspected” comes from “The Descent,” a poem written by Williams in his later years.
We seek fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that captures the importance of a particular place and its power to surprise, transform and inspire. Williams’ keen observation of everyday scenes reveals how simple, seemingly mundane encounters can have a profound impact. We are looking for pieces that explore how the experience of a place can alter perspective, shift understanding, or spark a revelation. Take us on a journey in your unique voice to a place as small as a room or as big as a country and tell us what happens there!
Submission Guidelines
Genres:
- Fiction, Nonfiction (including memoir), and Poetry. Writers may submit work in both prose and poetry. Please include the genre on the top of the first page of your manuscript. Work must be previously unpublished, in print or online.
Length:
- Fiction and Nonfiction: Up to 2,500 words
- Poetry: Up to 3 poems, to fit on 2 pages total
Format:
- Word documents (.doc or .docx)
- 12-point Times New Roman font
- Double-spaced (except poetry)
Deadline: November 1, 2024
- Send submissions as a SEPARATE ATTACHMENT in an email to: submissions@sidekickpress.com (submissions in the body of the email will not be considered.)
- Email Subject Line: The Power of Place: A World Unsuspected – [Your Name]
- Submissions are BLIND. This means that the selection committee will not know the author and will not send back individual critiques. Do not include your name or any identifying information in the manuscript.
- We expect submissions to be previously edited for content, style, and grammar before submission. We will not accept pieces that require lengthy developmental editing. However, all chosen submissions will be assigned an editor to help you polish your work for publication.
- Authors will be notified by email whether their piece has been chosen by December 25, 2024. You will be asked to submit a fifty-word bio and to sign a contract allowing Sidekick Press to print and distribute your work. Contributing authors retain all rights to their own work included in the anthology.
- One copy of the anthology will be given to each contributing author once it is in print.
- Reading fee of $10 for each submission to defray the costs of publication should be paid at the same time as submission. Please use the link or QR code below to submit payment.places you go!
“The Power of Place: A World Unsuspected” will be published in April 2025.
We look forward to reading your submission and discovering all the places you go!
Red Wheelbarrow Writers.
