I belong to the Facebook group "CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. " It posts calls from various literary sources. This call from SweetSmell Journal sounds promising for writers of poetry, prose, and short stories. (
PeaceGirl Works also has a Facebook page) Following is the information as it was posted in the group:
CALL FOR SUBMISSION!
SweetSmell Journal Issue TWO (2).
PeaceGirl will be publishing an ebook of selected poetry, prose and short stories on travels/journey by road (land).
Theme: Road Travels.
In this issue, I want to read about a long trip, a van filled with people heading somewhere, or maybe nowhere. Tell me why a juice box is sitting still on a bench in a gas station in the middle of nowhere. Talk about a conversation during a trip, a tour by road, the view of deserted lands from a mountain top. Road robbery.
Tell me about an ordinary road travel or an extraordinary one. I want to read your work and drive down to places I've never been.
It doesn't matter if you're a new or an experienced writer, feel free to submit.
To be featured in the journal, read the guidelines below.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
# Poetry:
Submit up to 3 poems in line with the theme.
The poem should NOT be more than 25 lines.
# Prose:
Submit just 1 prose in line with the theme. Your prose or essay should not be more than 1000 words.
# Short Stories:
Submit only 1 story in line with the theme.
The story should NOT be more than 1000 words. It could be less but not more than a thousand words.
# You can submit, one prose and 3 poems at the same time in the same email message.
Or, one short story and 3 poems at a time.
Do NOT submit prose and story together.
Make ONE email submission at a time, wait for response before submitting again.
PLEASE, submit titled works. Untitled works might get lost in the crowd. Your poem/prose/story should have a title.
E.g,
Poem Title: Morning Scent.
Body: When the wild flowers open to the morning
And bees hover over meadows....
# Erotica, pornographic writing, profanity, sexual violence, ethnic discrimination and plagarism are NOT allowed. Submit CLEAN works ONLY. Works that can be read by everyone.
Do not copy and modify another persons work, it is punishable by law. Submit your own original work.
# Your submission should be sent to the email
peacegirlworks@gmail.com
Let the email subject line be "Prose Submission" or "Prose and Poetry Submission" as the case may be.
The submission should be pasted in the body of the email.
DO NOT SEND EMAIL ATTACHMENTS. IT WILL NOT BE OPENED!
Paste Or Type Your Submission In The Body Of Your Email.
# Under your submission, paste your name the way you want it to be published e.g John E. Sambo or John Ethan Sambo... How you want it to appear in the journal.
Also paste your author bio below your name.
Please send well edited and finished works. Excess typo errors, corrections and grammatical errors can lead to your work being rejected.
# Submission DEADLINE is June 9th.
Submission may be closed before then if I receive enough works for the issue.
I will acknowledge recieved submission with the word "Recieved," to show I have seen your mail.
Response on whether your submission will be published will be given 2 weeks to 1 month after the submission deadline depending on how much work I have to review, so please be patient with me.
# Submissions that do not comply with the above guidelines may be rejected instantly.
# There is NO submission fee and NO compensation.
However, SweetSmell Journal Issue Two PDF will be sent to all contributors for free.
All rights to the works revert to the individual writers on publication of the journal. However, I do request that if it is published elsewhere that SweetSmell Journal be mentioned as a publisher.
I look forward to reading your works ??