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CALYX Books is open for poetry manuscript submissions to the Sarah Lantz Poetry Book Prize for Oregon women poets only, until November 20, 2009. Guidelines are available here.

Due to the high volume of book manuscripts received, CALYX Books is currently closed for manuscript submissions until further notice except for the Sarah Lantz Poetry Book Prize above. Please contact CALYX for more information.

CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women, accepts submissions of poetry, short fiction, visual art, essays, reviews, and interviews. The writer's/artist's guidelines are as follows:

The ANNUAL open submission period for prose and poetry for CALYX Journal is October 1 - December 31 (postmark dates). We are ALWAYS open for ART submissions and BOOK REVIEWS.

Prose (includes essays) should be double-spaced and not exceed 5,000 words.

Poetry submissions are limited to 6 poems.

Interviews should be double-spaced and limited to 2,500 words.

Book Reviews should be double-spaced and from 500 to a maximum of 1,000 words. If you are interested in reviewing books, please send a resume, published samples of review writing, and an SASE. After reviewing these, we will contact you about the book review list. We’re always open for reviews.

Visual Art should be submitted on 35mm slides OR 5"x7" or 8"x10" black and white glossy photographs OR electronically—via CD or E-mail. Limit of 6 slides and/or photos. All art media are considered. Please label all slides and photos with your name, titles, media, dimensions, and date. Also mark the top of the work. Make sure all the proper information is included when sending art electronically. DO NOT WRITE ON PHOTOS! Attach all necessary information on a label. Include a brief biographical statement and a separate 50-word statement about your artwork. Submit art separately from prose and poetry. CALYX JOURNAL IS ALWAYS OPEN FOR ART SUBMISSIONS.

All submissions (prose, poetry, art, reviews) should include author's name on each page and be accompanied by a brief (50-word or less) biographical statement, a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE), a phone number, and e-mail address. Even if you indicate that it is unnecessary to return your submission(s), please enclose an SASE for your notification. Prose and poetry should be submitted separately with separate SASEs for each submission category.

CALYX assumes no responsibility for submissions received without adequate return postage, packaging, or proper identification labels. CALYX can only respond to mailed submission queries accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. We only accept electronic submissions for art submissions and prose and poetry from overseas. Every effort is made to respond to submissions in a timely manner, but CALYX receives a large number of submissions when open, and it may take up to six to nine months to read and review everything received. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify us promptly at editor(at)calyxpress(dot)org if your submission is accepted elsewhere.

CALYX Inc. is a nonprofit 501(C)3 organization; all donations are gratefully accepted & needed. Use website or mail donations to support CALYX Journal and CALYX Books to Box B, Corvallis, OR 97339.

Join us to ensure that women’s voices continue to be published. Thank you!

Sample copies of CALYX Journal are available for $10. plus $4.00 postage (U.S.) and handling.

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“I think CALYX is the finest poetry journal around.” Bonita Olson, San Francisco, CA

ANNUAL LOIS CRANSTON MEMORIAL POETRY PRIZE: Submission dates: March 1-May 31, 2010, postmark. Winner receives cash prize plus publication in CALYX Journal and on website. Reading fee: $15 per entry, check payable to CALYX. Checks must be written in U.S. funds on a U.S. bank. Each entry: up to 3 UNPUBLISHED poems, no more than 6 pages. DO NOT PUT NAME ON POEMS; all entries are read blind. Add cover letter with name, address, and phone no. The Journal Editorial Collective reads manuscripts first, then selects 10-15 to send to the final judge. Complete guidelines are on this website - click "Lois Cranston Prize" button on the left.

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