GOLDFINCH 2012
Call for Entries
December 1 2011 to February 15, 2012
Print Guidelines
• Only members of Women Who Write Inc. may submit an entry for Goldfinch. To join, contact membership@womenwhowrite.org
• Submissions will be accepted if emailed or postmarked no earlier than December 1, 2011 and no later than February 15, 2012.
• All submissions must be typed 8-1/2 by 11 white paper or submitted electronically.
• Prose submissions must be typed double spaced. Poetry line spacing may be determined by the writer.
• If using the Post Office, please send five (5) copies of each to the address below, with title and page number on each page along with a separate information page.
• Do not put your name on your submissions. All work will be read blindly.
• On a separate page, list your titles, your name, phone number, and e-mail address as well as a brief bio.

If your work is selected, we will ask you for an email copy if we don’t already have it.
Do not send a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope). Submissions will be shredded upon publication. Include a self-addressed stamped postcard if you wish acknowledged receipt of your submission.
Goldfinch retains one-time publication rights for all works accepted. The author retains all other rights. Goldfinch is copyright as a collective work by Women Who Write, Inc. We allow simultaneous submissions but will not consider previously published work. All members of Women Who Write, Inc. will receive a copy of Goldfinch. Those whose work is in Goldfinch will receive an additional copy. Additional copies may be purchased.
Submissions:
Poetry: Maximum of five (5) poems; no poem longer than 50 lines.
Fiction: Maximum of two (2) short stories or self-contained excerpts of longer works. Maximum of 2,000 words.
Prose: Maximum of two (2) memoirs, creative non-fiction, essays or humor pieces. Maximum of 2,000 words.
Artwork/B&W Photograph: If interested in submitting pen & ink artwork or black & white photography, please send name, telephone and e-mail to goldfincheditor@yahoo.com. If the layout allows for drawings, we will contact you during the month of March or April 2012
Submissions should be sent to:
Goldfinch Editor Prose to goldfincheditor@yahoo.com
P.O. Box 652 or email
Madison, NJ 07940 Poetry to goldfincheditor@yahoo.com

And don’t forget…

Women Who Write is proud to announce that two prizes will be awarded this year: The Goldfinch Prize for Prose and The Goldfinch Prize for Poetry. The winner of each of these prizes, chosen by our editorial board, will receive special commemoration in the 2012 edition of Goldfinch as well as a cash award in the amount of $25. Please see our website for more information.

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