Plug for a new publication

Hello friends--

I hope you don't mind me stopping by to make a plug! A friend of mine will be launching a new literary magazine called Loose Change in the next couple weeks, and I know she would appreciate any good buzz we could drum up. More importantly--at least to us writers--they accept submissions on a rolling basis, and their intention is to start publishing both online editions and print editions. It's practically a newborn at this point, so funding is essential, but I'm hoping the Atlanta community will come through and support this publication. I think it would also help for them to receive submissions. Loose Change has been created by WonderRoot, a wonderful nonprofit in Atlanta, which is "committed to uniting artists and community to inspire positive social change."

Loose Change does not have a website yet, but they do have a splash page with information about how to submit or contact the staff with any questions. They accept all forms of artwork (fiction, nonfiction, lyric, sculpture, poetry, etc.). Basically, if you can publish it on the web or in hard-copy, they want it! I think this would be especially interesting for those who are interested in spoken word, as the online editions would allow you to showcase your work which may otherwise be ignored (or not accurately represented merely in print).

This publication was originally intended to only be available for Georgia residents. However, they decided it would be best to open up the submissions drive to everyone. So, if you're interested in helping a fledgling publication, as well as getting some attention yourself, I hope you'll take time to find out more about Loose Change. You can contact Cristina (cristina -at- loosechangemagazine -dot- org), the editor-in-chief, with any questions or to get the submissions forms.

Thanks!

What Are You Thankful For?

by Christopher Cocca


Nathan Bransford has nice Thanksgiving meme up at his blog today: What are you thankful for in the writing/publishing world?

Nathan is an agent at Curtis Brown and a soon-to-be published author himself. His blog and twitter feed are worth following.