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GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING YOUR WORK TO OFF THE ROCKS and GAY AND GRAY.
Please note these are separate publications requiring separate submissions.

Off The Rocks Volume 14.

OFF THE ROCKS is seeking short stories, poetry, creative non-fiction, and artwork
from the GLBT community and its advocates. While there is no specific theme, content
should be PG-13 or lower and should be for and about individuals who identify as queer.

Fiction and non-fiction submissions should be a maximum of 5,000 words. Each writer may
submit three pieces for consideration. Reprints are acceptable as long as the author
retains the copyright. Paste your single-spaced submission into the body of an e-mail
(no attachments, please). Send multiple submissions in separate e-mails.

Submissions for OFF THE ROCKS should be directed to Allison Fradkin.
Our e-mail address is: allisonfradkin@aol.com
All submissions will be acknowledged and all writers will be notified of the editor's
selections. Contributors will receive a complimentary copy of the magazine upon publication.

The submission deadline is April 15, 2010.

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GAY and GRAY: An anthology of Gay Writers and Artists 55 and over seeks submissions!

NewTown Writers, Chicago's premier GLBT writing group, is pleased to announce a request
for submissions to its newest publication, Gay and Gray! In an attempt to begin to collect
what can only be a myriad of writing and wisdom from 'the older gay writer/artist,'
NewTown Writers is seeking:

Creative non-fiction, short stories, fiction or memoir, poetry, digital imagery, and
photography from the GLBTQ community 55 and older. Fiction and non-fiction submissions
should be a maximum of 5,000 words. Each writer may submit three pieces for consideration.
Reprints are acceptable as long as the author retains the copyright.

Submissions should be sent as attachments to an email and NOT pasted into the body of the
e-mail. Incorrect submissions will not be read. Multiple submissions are welcome and
should be sent in separate e-mails. ALL submissions must be in 12-point Times New Roman,
single-spaced, and sent as attachments. All authors must be willing to be edited.

IMPORTANT: Authors should include their age (or there about) with submissions for reprint
in the anthology as well as a photo when possible. The photo may be taken from any point in
the author's life. Also please include a brief biography.

While there is no specific theme, content may focus on aging in the gay community, historical
hindsight and/or perspective unique to the GBLTQ person 55 and older.

DEADLINE: June, 2010. All writers will be notified of the editor's selections.
It should be noted there is no monetary payment to authors; each writer published in the
'Gay and Gray' anthology will receive three copies of the volume gratis.

Our e-mail address for the Gay and Gray Anthology is: submit2gayngray@aol.com


Gay and Gray Staff