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 July Guest Editor is Athena Lark
Submission Deadline: June 23rdAttention writers:
Like a griot from a West African village I send out a call to hear your story. I want to read your stories be them fiction, non-fiction, or poetry about the African-American experience. Let your stories transform me into another world – a world where African-Americans live and breathe, a world where they love, grow, despair, desire, endure, and hope. Although African-American literature is defined as literature by African-Americans, I’m widening up the spectrum – all races are welcome to submit. If your writing is clear, imaginative, and well-written I’m interested in hearing from you.
Best of luck,
Athena Lark
Guest EditorRules: Accepting fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Please send your submissions to whistlingfire@gmail.com. Please include the words “July Editor” in your subject line. No more than two submissions per author, work must be under 3000 words. 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: June 23rd.
About the Editor: Athena received her MFA from the University of California at Riverside, Palm Desert. She is an Adjunct Faculty member at a local community college in Houston, TX, and an independent Journalist and Photographer. She is also a retired U.S. Navy veteran. Athena has been published in; the Literary Journals, Gently Read Literature and Whistling Fire, the Florida Times Union newspaper, Jacksonville Business Journal, Jacksonville Advocate, the Albany Herald, UNF Spinnaker, and UNF Alumni Magazine. She is currently working on her first novel, “The Avenue of Palms” and her memoir, “Sailor Girl”. To learn more about Athena read her blog at www.athena-lark.com.
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