Shadows & Light Magazine

Details on the new magazine I'm starting. Submissions are needed.

Shadows & Light Magazine
www.myspace.com/shadowsandlightmagazine  
First Issue~January 2009

Submission Guidelines

Short Stories:

We accept submissions in the following genres: Literary, Mainstream, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Horror (tastefully done, no Gore), Action/Adventure, Romance, Historical Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.

Keep in mind that this magazine has a teen section, so we are not looking for stories with explicit sexual content. Ask yourself if you'd want your teenager reading it and use this guideline when submitting.

Short stories should be approximately 2,000-3,000 words. We're not going to be sticklers for word count, but this is a good guideline of what we're looking for. We publish four short stories per issue.

Poetry:

We are open to all types of poetry that fall within the accepted genres of short stories. Poetry should be a maximum of 800 words. We publish three-five poems per issue.

Essays/Articles:

We want essays and articles that deal with self-help, humanitarian, abuse, health and world issues. Keep word count at approximately 1,600 words.

We also need submissions in this category for seasonal writing. For example, in the October-December issue, we want to spotlight the holiday season.

Kudos Award:

We're looking for outstanding people and organizations doing outstanding things. If you know someone who fits the bill, we want to hear about them. Tell us why they deserve the Kudos Award. There will be two awards in each issue; one for adults and one for teens, so we need submissions for both. Keep word count at approximately 800 words.

Positive Outlook (Teen Section):

We encourage submissions from teens in all of the above categories, as this section of the magazine will focus on teen issues. The editors of Shadows & Light want to hear from the voice of the future. Follow the guidelines for each category when submitting.

Please send all teen related submissions to the teen editor at:
[email protected]  

All other submissions should be sent to:
[email protected]  

We do not want (in any category): Gore, rape, pedophile, etc...Use common sense.

Deadline for short story submissions for first issue: October 17, 2008.

Deadline for all other submission categories for first issue: November 7, 2008.

Submissions received after these dates will be considered for future issues.