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ONE MONTH LEFT! READ THE GUIDELINES.

Submissions Open for "Tell-Tale Inklings #7", Autumn, 2024,
a print journal of narratives published by Tell-Tale Chapbooks.
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NO FEE.
NO PAYMENT [although contributors will receive a PDF].

DEADLINE: September 30, 2024.

Narrative poems (50-line maximum)
Short fiction (1,000-word maximum)
B+W interior artwork.

GUIDELINES
1- **** NO SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS! ****
2- Kindly heed the word limits. –Edgar Allan Poe avowed that a story ought to be readable in its entirety in one sitting. Who are we to argue with the master of the short tale?
3- The poem or tale must have a beginning, middle, and end and reveal something about the character(s). It needn’t be an Earth-shattering secret or flaw, but thought-provoking or emotionally evocative.
4- Another time period, foreign planet...would be refreshing, interesting. But kindly don’t challenge our taste buds. Gratuitous s*x, graphic violence – anything defamatory, hateful, rantingly political -- et cetera will not be published. Mess with our heads, not our stomachs!
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FORMAT GUIDELINES
*Submit a maximum of 5 poems and/or 2 stories in the body of an e-mail to [email protected]
*Include a short bio and attach your JPEG photo.
*Left-margin aligned, 12-pt. font. No creative spacing, thank you. It's a pain to cut and paste.
*No work previously published in print will be considered. Work that has appeared online may be submitted, but write a note with a link to the journal in which the work was previously published.
*SUBMIT BLACK AND WHITE ARTWORK as JPEGS.
*SUBJECT LINE: Tell-Tale Inklings Submission. "TTI Submit" is also fine. Just try not to irritate the hyperactive junk filter.
*Current payment is nothing but glory, and the writer relinquishes future monetary claims to any version of the publication (for example, an e-book ). TTC is a tiny, independent press. The publisher would be lucky to break even.
-There will be 8-10 contributors, possibly including 1 featured poet. Do not ask to be the feature. The editor will ask for additional poems based on specific submissions.

Thank you for your interest in the press!
Mignon Ariel King
Publisher & Editor
[email protected]