Proud to Be, Volume 2

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

 

All Military Personnel, Veterans, and their Families:

 

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

 

and Contest for Volume 2,

 

Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors

 

 Deadline: July 1, 2013(postmarked)

 

No fee, 5 categories:

 

Judges, TBA

 

 *Poetry              *Fiction         *Essays          *Photography

*Interviews with Warriors

 

Theme:  Created by the Missouri Humanities Council, the Warrior Arts Alliance, and Southeast Missouri State University Press, this series of anthologies preserves and shares the perspectives of our military and veterans of all conflicts and of their families. It is not only an outlet for artistic expression but also a document of the unique aspects of wartime in our nation’s history.

Two types of entries:  1) anthology only;  2) contest and anthology

• 1.  Anthology-only entry: mail your previously unpublished work with self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification to Warriors Anthology, Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701.

• 2. Contest and Anthology entry: email previously unpublished work to upress@semo.edu

Contest: ($250 first prize in each category; all entries also considered for anthology)

• Entries must be sent electronically as Microsoft Word docs (or docx).

• Keep poems in one document (with 1^st poem as title).

• Put your name and contact info on 1^st page and nowhere else on the manuscript.

For both mailed and electronic submissions:

• Limit one submission in each category per person.

• Poetry: up to 3 poems (5 pages maximum).

• Fiction, essay, or interview: 5,000-word limit.

• Photography: up to 3 good-quality photos (will be printed in the book as b&w).

• Submissions exceeding the limits will be disqualified.

• Include a bio of 75 words or less with your submission.

• Winners & contributors will be notified by Nov. 1, 2013