Writers Unbound

Memoir Prompt

Remember going into the library in the summertime? A 30-degree temperature drop. The rustlings and whispers and soft noises. The librarians, and how you interpreted their faces: the stern one, the sweet one, the flustered one. The section upstairs with the pygmy-sized table and a stack of board books. The smell of crayons, though you never saw anyone coloring. Beyond the toddlers and mommies waiting their story hour was your section. You knew the rows of metal shelves like your own bedroom. You knew the shortest line to your favorites. You spotted a new title in two seconds. You could curl up there and lose the afternoon.

Magazines Seeking Submissions

• From a CraigsList ad, a new (unnamed) inspirational magazine seeks submissions. Instructions say to email complete manuscript; you might send an email asking for further information before you provide a complete article to an unnamed source. Topic: large range, “wisdom and inspiration through practical solutions.” Pay: $30 to $150. Deadline: June 27th.
• The ad is from February, but the blog is quite active and there is no deadline on submission for The Entertainment Critic magazine. Topic: review, excerpt of your book, or celebrity/entertainment article. Pay: none mentioned. Deadline: none mentioned.
• A youngish, online magazine, The Writer’s Eye, is accepting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction submissions. Topic: open-ended on poetry and fiction; nonfiction articles should be personal, involving the creative process. Deadline: August 1 for the Sep/Oct issue. Pay: $20 for poetry; .02 to .05/word for fiction and nonfiction.

Happy Monday. Make it a good day!