For black women writers

PMS: Poetry, Memoir and Story (To be published in Spring
2008). If you identify as a black (or African American) woman and
would like to submit work to be considered for this special issue,
the deadline is October 1, 2007. Please send up to 5 poems or 15
pages of prose (fiction or memoir) with SASE to: PMS (Black Women
Writers' Issue), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dept. of
English, 900 South 13th Street, Birmingham, AL 35294-1260. DEADLINE:
OCTOBER 1, 2007

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Torch: poetry, prose, and short stories by African American Women
www.torchpoetry.org

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Open June 1 to August 31

Torch was established to promote the work of African American women. We provide a place to celebrate contemporary poetry, prose, short stories and artwork by experienced and emerging artists alike. We prefer our contributors to take risks and offer a diverse body of work that examines and challenges preconceived notions regarding race, ethnicity, gender roles, and identity.

Some previously featured contributors to Torch are Sharon Bridgforth, Shia
Shabazz, Patricia Smith, Remica L. Bingham, Lenelle Moïse, Metta Sama,
Ana-Maurine Lara, Venus Thrash, Wura Ogunji and Rachel Eliza Griffiths.

Submission Guidelines

Submit only previously unpublished work. Simultaneous submissions are not accepted.

Poetry: send three to seven poems (max 40 lines each). Poems should be individually typed on separate pages. Email submission as one MS Word attachment with the subject line 'Poetry Submission' to poetry(at)torchpoetry.org (replace(at) with @).

Prose: send two prose pieces (max 500 words each). Prose and should be
double-spaced. Email submission as one MS Word attachment with the subject line
'Prose Submission' to prose(at)torchpoetry.org (replace (at) with @).

Short Stories: send one short story (max 2,000 words). Email submission as
one MS Word attachment with the subject line 'Short Story Submission' to
shorts(at)torchpoetry.org

Photography & Art: send three to seven high resolution JPEG images. Email
submission with the subject line 'Art Submission' to art(at)torchpoetry.org <
replace (at) with @>.

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