Guidelines for anthology contest submissions:
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Short stories or essays no longer than 3,000 words sent electronically to
LouTurn@aol.com
Please put your work in the body of an e-mail.
Put Echoes Submission in the subject line.
(not responsible for lost e-mails if subject line does not say Echoes Submission)
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Poems no longer than a single page, can be single spaced, 12 point New Times
Roman. Poetry can be sent in hard copy to preserve your preferred
formatting.
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Short stories and essays should either be set in the Ozarks, or be Ozarks related
by tone and voice.
These can be contemporary or historical as long as they relate in some way to
the Ozarks.
Follow the same guidelines for poetry.
Previously published works will be accepted, just let us know where and when
it was first published.
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The first page of your electronic submission should be a cover sheet with the
following information: name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, number
of words and title of work,
50 word bio
, and years you have been a member of OWL.
There is no fee for this contest.
Open to OWL members only.
You may become an OWL member, and then enter.
Membership info and form link are at the bottom of this page.
Editors will not chase down bios...if your work is selected and you haven't sent
a bio, no bio will be included. All submissions are final.
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No violence or sexual content will be considered for this publication.
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Ozarks Writers League reserves the right to edit your work, and will retain first
North American rights only.
By submitting your work to this contest, you are allowing it to be edited and
considered for publication, and
if your work is chosen, you understand and agree with the conditions for publication.
The work can have been published elsewhere, and can be published again after
Echoes of the Ozarks has been available for sale for a 30 day period. No
further contract will be required.
For more information, or to send your electronic submission, contact Lou at
LouTurn@aol.com
If you're mailing a poem for formatting, send to:
Lou Turner
2731 Cumberland
St. Charles, MO 63303
