Paying market, Descant Quarterly Journal, pays $100 honorarium (USA/ Canada)

Deadline: 15 March 2011

2011 Themed Calls

As well as an open call for unthemed submissions to our journal, Descant is looking for special submissions for the following future themed issue:

RENOVATIONS
(deadline: March 15, 2011)

Rewriting Pride and Prejudice as a zombie novel. A DJ layering Led Zeppelin overtop Frank Sinatra’s crooning. Or Peter Mayle struggling against faulty plumbing, stripping a Provencal farmhouse to its joists and studs to create something new — all are renovations. Descant wants to create a space where Holmes on Homes can meet Oulipo lipograms. We want to read about new kitchens and bathrooms. Explore those spaces which exist both on the page and off. We want stories and poems that renovate what literature can do. Reuse. Recycle. Renovate.

– Guest editors, Scott McIntyre and Rebecca Payne

BOSNIA, BETWEEN LOSS AND RECOVERY
(deadline: March 15, 2011)

Since the end of the war in 1995, Bosnia & Herzegovina has been places / countries / territories in transition, torn between narrow nationalist narratives and expansive possibilities; suspended loss and recovery, pain and longing. Janus-faced, Bosnia still haunts our memories, raises our concerns about the future, but also intrigues and inspires us in the present. What does Bosnia evoke and epitomize for you? What do you see in Bosnia, and what do you not see? How does the language of image, poetry, and prose capture the complexities of Bosnia, from within and without? Descant is soliciting memories, concerns and present realities in submissions of unpublished fiction, poetry, essays, photography and previously unpublished works of translation.

– Guest editor, Amila Buturovic

Before submitting work to Descant, you may wish to consider the following guidelines:

C O N T E N T

Descant considers submissions of poetry (submit about six poems), short stories, novel excerpts, plays, essays, interviews, musical scores and visual presentations. Standards for acceptance are high. We receive a large number of submissions every month – please send only your best, carefully edited work. No submission may be under consideration by another publisher, nor can it have been previously published. Please note that it can take up to 12 months to hear back from us regarding your submission. *

F O R M A T

Submissions must be typed, double-spaced on one side of the page, with ample margins. Good quality photocopies or computer printouts are acceptable. On your envelope please print your full name, type of submission and complete address.

Manuscripts may be sent back if they do not adhere to format guidelines.

Art submissions can be mailed to us, either on hard copy or on CD-R. If sending on CD-R, use low resolution jpgs or pdf, preferably Mac format, but PC is acceptable. As with writing, we do not accept email submission or links to websites.

R E T U R N

Our preferred method of responding to submissions is by email; note that should you choose to have us communicate using this method, unsuccessful applications will be recycled following our response.

If you would prefer a paper response and/or your manuscript returned, include a SASE with adequate Canadian postage or International Reply Coupons.

Americans please note: U.S. postage on SASEs is not sufficient! Please use IRCs or Canadian postage on your SASE.

R E C O M M E N D A T I O N

We recommend that you read at least one issue of the magazine before submitting work. Descant is available in public libraries and bookstores across the country, and sample copies may be purchased from our office for $13 each, including postage. Get a copy here.

I F A C C E P T E D

If accepted, it may take Descant up to 12 months to publish accepted works (occasionally longer, often shorter). Descant pays a $100 honourarium upon publication.

Mailing Address:
Descant
PO Box 314, Station P
Toronto, ON
M5S 2S8

General Questions?: info@descant.ca

More information here.