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Call for Submissions:
The Sun Runner Magazine is seeking submissions for the publication’s Second Annual Desert
Writers Issue. Submissions of poetry, short fiction, essays and prose will be accepted from writers throughout the California desert region, or writers with strong ties to the region.
Submissions must be postmarked or e-mailed by July 7, 2008 to be eligible for consideration.
Submissions sent by mail should be addressed to:
Desert Writers Issue
The Sun Runner Magazine
6847 Adobe Road
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277,
Or e-mailed to: publisher@thesunrunner.com.
For additional information and submission guidelines, please visit www.thesunrunner.com, or call (760)367-6410.
The Sun Runner
The Magazine of California Desert Life & Culture
6847 Adobe Road
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
(760)367-6410
Desert Writers Issue Submission Guidelines
Submissions for The Sun Runner Magazine's Desert Writers issue may be mailed to:
Steve Brown, Publisher/Executive Editor, at the above address, or sent by email to: publisher@thesunrunner.com. Submissions must be postmarked or e-mailed by July 7, 2008.
All material must be submitted in digital format as noted below. Submissions that are
e-mailed should be marked "Desert Writers submission" in the subject line of the e-mail. Material that is mailed should be burned onto a CDR and sent to the address above.
Contributors to the Desert Writers issue should be full or part-time residents of any area of
the California deserts, or have strong ties to the desert. Authors should submit a short bio, contact information, and if possible, a high resolution photo, along with their submissions. If
not a desert resident at the current time, please describe your ties to the desert. Additional background information is welcomed about yourself and your work.
Submissions cannot have been published commercially prior to this issue. If a
submission was previously published, please include complete publication information, and a statement that The Sun Runner has the rights to republish your work, and we will consider whether it is
possible to re-publish it. All submissions may be edited for length, grammar, language or other reasons determined to be necessary by the staff. An attempt will be made to present the author
with any revised copy prior to publication, but due to time and publishing constraints, this is not guaranteed, and the author agrees to these terms when they submit material. That's life with
editors in the real world.
No compensation will be provided for submissions, published or unpublished, and no submissions
will be returned to the author. Several copies of the magazine will be provided to authors included in the issue. Submission of material means the author is agreeing to allow The Sun Runner one
time print publication rights, along with ongoing Internet publication rights, and the use of the material, and/or portions of the material, the author's name and likeness for future promotion of the
Desert Writers issue and the magazine, without compensation.
No guarantees are made as to whether a submission is published or not, or whether it will be
published in print or online. Submissions will be juried, and decisions made by the editorial panel are confidential and will not be discussed. All decisions are final.
Any material that may not fit the issue's length guidelines may still be submitted for
possible inclusion in the online section of the magazine's website dedicated to the issue. Please e-mail or call if you have any questions or need an exception to any of the above, or any
accommodation due to special circumstances.
Focus:
The Sun Runner Magazine's Desert Writers issue will accept submissions of poetry, short fiction, essays or prose. Work that includes the desert in some way, is preferred, but not an absolute requirement.
Recommended length of submissions:
Poetry, rhymed or free verse; must be 60 lines or less.
Short fiction, essays, or prose; no more than 1,200 words.
Format:
Text must be typed, single spaced, using a clean, readable font like Times New Roman, in a
Microsoft Word (PC) document or compatible “text only” file, without rich text formatting, columns, or embedded illustrations. Any illustrations or photographs must be a minimum of 300 dpi in .jpg
or .tiff format, submitted with the text by email or on a CDR by snail mail. Please supply any applicable source or photo credits. Artwork or photos submitted for possible publication must
include all contributor information and submission implies permission to publish under the guidelines above. Any liability for not following these guidelines is solely the author's.
Style Standards:
The Sun Runner magazines uses Chicago Manual of Style format.
For example:
Place a comma before the last item in a series. The American flag is red, white, and blue.
Place punctuation inside quotation marks. The song was “Amazing Grace.”
Spell out numbers one through nine; use numerals for 10 and up.
Italicize titles of books, plays, films, TV shows, newspapers, magazines, CDs/albums.
Please see the following website, which provides further, excellent guidelines for using the
Chicago Manual of Style: http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/chicago.html
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office at (760)367-6410 or e-mail publisher@thesunrunner.com.
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