Upcoming premises (target themes) and deadlines for submission
[postmarked]:
-
The Tiny Red
Suitcase (July 1, 2020)
-
The Other
Virginia (November 1, 2020)
-
A Postcard from
the Past (March 1, 2021)
To download
a PDF file of the guidelines, click
here .
ALL SHORT STORIES,
ESSAYS, POEMS,
PHOTOGRAPHS and ART MUST RELATE TO ONE OF THE PREMISES SPECIFIED
ABOVE.
NOTE:
Previously published pieces are welcome, provided that the
submission fits the theme and that the author owns the copyright.
The premise
(target theme) must be an integral
part of the plot, not necessarily the central theme but not merely incidental.
Fewer than 20 double-spaced typewritten pages preferred. Indicate premise (target
theme) on title
page. Be sure to Indicate target theme
in cover letter or on first page of manuscript. Include self-addressed,
stamped envelope (SASE) with each submission. Rejected manuscripts unaccompanied
by an SASE will not be returned. Response time: 3 months after premise
deadline. NO READER'S FEE.
Mail
to: THEMA, Box 8747, Metairie, LA 70011-8747.
Outside the US: email thema@cox.net
On acceptance for
publication, we will pay the following amount: short story, $25;
short-short piece (up to 1000 words), $10; poem, $10; artwork, $25 for
cover, $10 for interior page display.
Copyright reverts to author
after publication.
THEMA isn't for everyone. To find out why, click
here.
New to submitting manuscripts to journals?
Click
here
to download a PDF file of a few basic guidelines.
Unlike
many publishers, we prefer works submitted by the authors themselves,
without the involvement of an agent.
Be sure to indicate premise
and include SASE for each submission.
BE SURE to include a separate SASE for each
premise.
No handwritten
manuscripts will be considered.
NOTE:
We do
not accept e-mailed submissions EXCEPT from authors who live outside the
U.S.
For
those living outside the U.S., submit manuscript as an email attachment
(readable by MSWord
―
either as a DOC file or an RTF file), and include the following
information on the title page:
target theme, title
of work, name of author, email address and physical address.
Short Stories:
All types welcome―both
traditional and experimental
Send to: Virginia Howard, editor, Box 8747, Metairie, LA 70011-8747
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