We seek experienced Writers, Journalists, Interviewers. Our scope is southern regional as well as destination specific. We are interested in content of the South, about the South and those in it, from it, and talking about it. We present a range of topics, including history, art, artists, road trips, antiques, collectibles, interesting destinations, people and much more.In our first quarterly issue, appearing at independent bookstores across the South by September end, we have a number of known, and presently less known, contributors. Ultimately the quality and clarity of the work is what is of importance to us. Here are some first issue content listings that reflect the kind of content we're seeking:
*Wedgwood's Historic College & University Plates of the South: 1930s-1960s. Highly prized today, thousands of sets of plates with campus scenes were sold throughout the South at colleges and universities. With identification guide.
*Musicians: Sacred Steel: The Lee Boys Gospel Band.
*Precious Memories. One of the a cappella group Flatt Sisters reflects on growing up in the Flatt family.
*Southern Writer Interview with Michael Swindle, author of Slouching towards Birmingham.
*Tampa's Henry B. Plant Museum
*Pies like Mother Made…the secrets to Icebox Lemon and Key Lime pies.
*Fiction: Year of the Cicada A story of loss, times past, and the family farm. “...the soil is not magic, it is money, a new harvest…"
*Atlanta’s Varsity Restaurant Since 1928 this downtown drive-in has hosted Elvis, four presidents, and tens of thousands of hungry visitors.
*Collecting Civil War Postcards: Postcards didn’t even exist during the Civil War so how are they so widely collected?
*Review of A Book of Minutes: Poet Cathy Smith Bowers proves herself a Southern girl again in this poetry collection.
*Musicians: Sacred Steel: The Lee Boys Gospel Band.
*Precious Memories. One of the a cappella group Flatt Sisters reflects on growing up in the Flatt family.
*Southern Writer Interview with Michael Swindle, author of Slouching towards Birmingham.
*Tampa's Henry B. Plant Museum
We're seeking feature length material, short pieces, essays, book and music reviews, overviews and surveys, short fiction, poetry and interviews. Topics are broad, ranging from history, gardening, southern cooking, art and furniture conservation to antiques, collectibles, gospel supper clubs, museums, music; 300 - 3000 words. Our founding editor and publisher has decades of experience in niche publishing, ranging from computing and emerging technology to regional topics, histories, antiques and collectibles, folklore, narratives, and more.
Our modest pay typically ranges from $25 to $250 per contribution, with only our longest features on the higher end of the scale and most else on the lower end. If we respond favorably to a submission query, we'll include information on acceptance terms, rights and price, so that you may then decide before proceeding with our contract. We pay on acceptance.
Infrequently we'll publish previously published material if it fits our mix and needs, so feel free to query us. We're less likely to pay for reprinted material but are happy to consider republishing it.
Although the content portions of our site aren't fully working yet, our Writer's Guidelines and Submission form can be viewed and used at
http://www.SouthernArtsJournal.com/writers_query/guidelines.asp
From this page, link to http://www.SouthernArtsJournal.com/writers_query
to better understand the kinds of content we're seeking.
Thank you for your interest.
* this is in or around Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, the South
* no -- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
* Compensation: Pay typically ranges from $25 to $250 per contribution. (See text.)
