The Whistling Fire is proud to announce our new ongoing Guest Editor Themed Selection. Throughout the year we will have various Guest Editors taking over The Whistling Fire for an entire month and selecting special themed work of their choice. The lucky few selected will be published every Tuesday of their Guest Editor’s month.
Our March Guest Editor is Orlando Ramirez
Submission Deadline February 25th
Rules: Accepting poetry only. Please send your submissions to whistlingfire@gmail.com. Please include the words “March Editor” in your subject line. No more than four poems per author. Must be sent as an attachment (MS WORD preferred). Simultaneous submissions accepted. Previously published work is also allowed as long as the author retains the rights. Please include a short third person bio for our contributor’s page. Submissions Close: February 25th.
About the Editor: Orlando Ramirez lives in Riverside, California, where is the editor of La Prensa, a Spanish-language newspaper. He recently received an MFA in Poetry from the Cal State University, San Bernardino, Creative Writing Program. He was one of the original editors of Mango Publications, and has been anthologized widely and published in Zzyva, Berkeley Poetry Review, Badlands and other journals.
Check back for more themed months to come.
*Please Note: Rules for our Guest Editor theme months may vary from regular submission guidelines. Please read all rules carefully. To view regular submission guidelines please go to our Share Your Writing page.
what is the prize/payment for winner(s) of the contest?
Janice,
There is no payment or prizes for those selected by our Guest Editors. Publication and the free publicity from being selected as part of our special months is the only reward.
The Whistling Fire is completely nonprofit. All cost of the site come from our editors pockets, all of whom contribute their time to TWF out of love for the craft. And our Guest Editors are graciously volunteering their services as well.
It should be noted also, while our Guest Editors can only pick a few pieces for their month, any work they like but cannot use will be considered for regular publication as well.
What email address do we send to?
Kristen,
As stated in the rules, all submissions go to whistlingfire@gmail.com.
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i would like to know more about how to start writing my story thank you
Sorry Diana, we so not understand your question? TWF