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CHAUTAUQUA LITERARY
JOURNAL
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Poetry: We welcome poems that
exhibit the writer’s craft and attention to language, employ
striking images and metaphors, engage the mind as well as the
emotions, and reveal insights into the larger world of human
concerns. The editor invites traditional as well as experimental
work. Submit a maximum of four poems, typed single-spaced. Include
name, address, and e-mail address on each
poem.
Short Stories: Fiction should be a
maximum of 25 double-spaced pages or about 7000 words. We are
particularly interested in short stories, self-contained novel
excerpts, or short shorts that take risks with form and the traditional
elements of plot and point of view. Characters, setting, and
theme should be well developed. A superior story will exhibit
the writer’s attention to language—both in nuance and
detail—and reveal a masterful control of syntax.
Creative Nonfiction: Most of the same guidelines
apply here as for short
stories. We’d like to see essays that take risks with point
of view and use
language and syntax to create exposition that develops almost
musically—in the way a sonata might evolve. The writer should
demonstrate expert knowledge of his or her subject and compelling
insights. We are open to a wide range of subjects, but if you
are uncertain whether your topic will be suitable, please query
the editor.
Book Reviews: Please query first.
Chautauqua Literary Journal publishes a small number of brief
reviews of recent books, with a special focus on emerging writers
and small press publications. Most of these reviews are assigned.
Manuscripts submitted
without a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with sufficient
postage for return will be discarded. If you do not wish your
manuscript returned, enclose a note to that effect along with
a business-sized SASE for notification. The editor will make
every effort to respond to submissions within three months. Turnaround
time is quickest during the summer.
All submissions
must be original and unpublished in any form. Though we
discourage simultaneous submissions, the editor asks the courtesy
of being notified immediately if a work under consideration is
no longer available. Brief cover letters are encouraged. Unsolicited
e-mail submissions are not accepted. Chautauqua Literary Journal
acquires First Rights and reserves the nonexclusive right to
reprint the work in a future anniversary issue of the magazine.
Payment to authors at this time is two contributor’s copies.
Chautauqua Literary
Journal is a publication of the Writers’ Center at
Chautauqua, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation under section
501 (c) (3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. Donations
are tax-deductible. Subscriptions (two issues): US $18 domestic;
US $22 foreign. Single copies: US $10; US $12 foreign. To order
a copy on-line, visit the Chautauqua Bookstore at:
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