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Thriving Family pays for all sorts of family related articles...

You have found the Thriving Family editorial team's most recent call for submissions, along with where to send each article or pitch. If you are new to our publication, you may want to know more about Thriving Family by ordering a subscription or downloading a free digital edition. You can also download our writers' guidelines and a themes' list.

We do have a few ongoing writing needs. To find out more about them, scroll to the bottom of this page. If you have an idea that is outside of our call for submissions and want to send us an unsolicited query or article, send it to .

ThrivingFamily.com - Submissions
http://www.thrivingfamily.com/extra/call-for-submissions

Check the site for ongoing submission calls...here's an example of a recent post...pays a cool $275.00 for a story...

Early Years (ages 0-3)
Dealing With Defiance


Sometimes the line between simple toddler immaturity and blatant tiny tyranny is obvious—sometimes it’s hard to discern. But knowing the difference helps parents set the tone for discipline and correction. How can parents recognize willful defiance in their toddler? What are the signs that demonstrate a little one has purposefully crossed the line? What can parents do when they do recognize defiance? And how can the difference shape their methods of correction and instruction? We are looking for solid, practical advice for parents. Your stories and examples (or those of friends with their permission) will help bring this article to life—just keep them true to life, not fictional. And if you find it helpful to quote or reference an expert, please provide a complete citation.

Word count: 800 words
Payment: $275 upon final acceptance
Due date: July 20
Rights: First nonexclusive
Submit to: Although this is an Early Years article, please send submissions to
Acceptance or Rejection: The Thriving Family editors appreciate your submissions. If your article was not accepted by Aug. 20, it was not selected for publication, and we hope to work with you in the future. Thank you!
A YouTube channel about Grammar than might be of interest to some here...appropriately enough called GrammarREVOLUTION...

Check it out my grammar loving friends...

YouTube - GrammarREVOLUTION
https://www.youtube.com/user/GrammarREVOLUTION

They also have a Facebook page, with daily grammar type hints and stuff...

English Grammar REVOLUTION
https://www.facebook.com/EnglishGrammarRevolution

And actually they have a website, and a bunch of other stuff...

English Grammar REVOLUTION - Learning Grammar Can Be Fun
http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/

Try explaining that one to kids these days...




Another sign of the times my friends...



The kid will grow up to be a great book reviewer someday...

MONTHLY/RECURRING COMPETITIONS:
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The competitions below are offered monthly unless otherwise noted;
all require electronic submissions.

FANSTORY.COM
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PRIZES: $100 and other prizes
DETAILS: Various monthly fiction, nonfiction and poetry contests;
for some, you must become a member of the site.
WEBSITE: http://www.fanstory.com/contests.jsp

THE NEXT BIG WRITER
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PRIZES: $100, $50, $25, plus review and membership
DETAILS: Must be a member. Competitions throughout the year,
including novels and flash fiction.
WEBSITE: http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/competition/index.html

SCRIBOPHILE WRITING CONTESTS
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Bimonthly/Quarterly
PRIZES: $50 to $100 Amazon gift certificates
DETAILS: Short stories, flash fiction, poetry, on themes posted on
website.
WEBSITE: http://www.scribophile.com/contests/

WHIDBEY MFA STUDENT COMMUNITY AT NILA
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PRIZES: $50
DETAILS: Submit fiction, creative nonfiction, prose poetry, and
writing for children/young adults to 1,000 words. The first story
that "knocks the judges' socks off" each month is declared the
winner.
WEBSITE:
http://whidbeystudents.com/student-choice-contest/student-choice-contest-rules/

WRITER'S DIGEST YOUR STORY COMPETITION
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Bimonthly
PRIZES: $100 in WD books
DETAILS: We'll provide a short, open-ended prompt. In turn, you'll
submit a short story of 750 words or fewer based on that prompt.
You can be funny, poignant, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your
story.
WEBSITE: http://www.writersdigest.com/your-story-competition
FreelanceWriting.com Seeks Articles
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Brian Scott, editor of Freelancewriting.com, writes, "We are
accepting more nonfiction (how-to) articles on the business and
craft of freelance writing. This also includes topics on how-to
write fiction and poetry. Word length is between 700 and 1,200
words. We pay an honorarium of $25. We work with both emerging and
seasoned writers." For writer's guidelines, visit
http://www.freelancewriting.com/write-for-freelance-writing-dot-com.php
I think that more than a few of my friends here will understand the humor behind this one...

"Deadline: November 15th, 2014
Payment: Payment is author share divided equally among the authors. We pay twice a year.

At Sky Warrior Books, we love all kinds of creatures – especially DRAGONS. Dragons love…well…their hoard. Be it a hoard of gold, gems, books, virgins, whatever your dragon loves to collect and hoard. Or maybe your dragon doesn’t have a hoard – well then WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOUR DRAGON? – All dragons have a hoard – don’t they? If he doesn’t then explain why not.

We’re looking for stories about dragons—their hoard or lack thereof must factor into the story in some way."

Alright, my dragon loving friends...send them your dragon stories, fiction only btw...and good luck here...

Taking Submissions: The Dragon's Hoard
http://horrortree.com/taking-submissions-the-dragons-hoard/[/size]
A seven-year-old tells his four-year-old brother that they should start swearing.
"When we go downstairs for breakfast, I'll say 'hell' and you say 'ass.'"
The four-year-old happily agrees.
At breakfast, the seven-year-old says,
"Aw hell, Mom, I'll just have some toast."
The surprised mother quickly smacks him and he runs upstairs crying.
The mother turns to the younger boy,
"And what would YOU like for breakfast?"
"I don't know," the four-year-old blubbers,
"but you can bet your ass it's not gonna be toast!"
Got published recently? Get paid to tell people about it, and get paid twice...sounds like a good deal to me...

WRITERS WEEKLY
http://writersweekly.com/misc/guidelines.php

We're out of Success Stories! Have a Freelance Success Story to share? We pay $40 on acceptance, non-exclusive electronic rights only. Success Stories run around 300 words but we're very flexible.
Might be of interest to some friends here...$100.00 per story...and $50.00 if it has been previously published btw...

What We're Looking For
Stories should be between 2,000 and 6,000 words. We're willing to consider longer, but they'd have to be something extraordinary.
We publish stories that take place in our here and now, or something very close to it. We like mainstream, fantasy and science fiction, but we don't want space operas or high fantasy. Think The Twilight Zone or Flowers for Algernon or Robert Sawyer's The Terminal Experiment or the Newford stories of Charles De Lint, rather than Isaac Asimov's Foundation series or The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Triptych Tales - Submissions
http://triptychtales.net/submissions.html[/size]
Alright...I posted about this a couple of days ago...they used an older picture I sent them apparently...here's what they came up with...



And this was the picture they used btw...



I will post more about this in the forum when I know more myself...cool stuff though...
A little boy asks his father
"Daddy where does poo come from"?
The dad thinks for a moment then replies
"Well son, when we eat our food it goes down into our tummies and the
digestive juices break it down so that it can pass through our intestines
and absorb all the goodness, then we are left with a waste product which
we have to pass, that's when we have to go to the toilet"

The boy looks shocked and puzzled then replies.
"Blimey, what about Tigga then"?
Alright, I'm supposed to one of the "World Featured Poets" at the PENTASI B World Friendship Poetry Celebration over in the Philippines next year, this happens every two years btw...here's a video from last year btw...



If you look at the opening of the video, you see a bunch of things on easels...look 1:10 into the video, anyway, they're the pictures of the featured poets...they look something like this actually...



Anyway, they're made from a poem, and a picture of the featured poet...they sent me this as an example, turban optional, I would have to assume...



Apparently, I was lacking suitably high resolution recent pictures of myself...so, I had a neighbor take a few pics of me yesterday...we'll see how this goes...I'll keep ya'll updated on this latest project, or whatever it is...

And these were taken in the kitchen where I live...not sure I really like any of these btw...







Might be of interest to some friends here...

Most writers, at some point in their lives, join a writers’ workshop, a weekly gathering of a dozen or so scribes who read one another’s work and offer constructive criticism in a group setting. They hope that by sharing their material and receiving feedback they will improve their craft. But take it from me, putting your work out there for critique can be a difficult – and even mysterious – process. Here is a glossary that can help you understand the terms you may hear in a workshop.

NYT - The writing workshop glossary
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/the-writing-workshop-glossary/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1[/size]
Quote by rune
i have to asked if we reply to a comment on a poem/story is it forwarded to a commentator or to the writer of the poem/story


Good question...I know I got a notice the other day that Gav left a comment in my e-mail inbox...the link didn't go specifically to the poem though, so I didn't figure it out until last night...but, as Gav noted...this is all still in the experimental phase here...
You really got to like the way the teacher really makes it clear for them...not much margin for error here...

Flophouse

you haven't lived
until you've been in a
flophouse
with nothing but one
light bulb
and 56 men
squeezed together
on cots
with everybody
snoring
at once
and some of those
snores
so
deep and
gross and
unbelievable-
dark
snotty
gross
subhuman
wheezings
from hell
itself.
your mind
almost breaks
under those
death-like
sounds
and the
intermingling
odors:
hard
unwashed socks
pissed and
shitted
underwear
and over it all
slowly circulating
air
much like that
emanating from
uncovered
garbage
cans.
and those
bodies
in the dark
fat and
thin
and
bent
some
legless
armless
some
mindless
and worst of
all:
the total
absence of
hope
it shrouds
them
covers them
totally.
it's not
bearable.
you get
up
go out
walk the
streets
up and
down
sidewalks
past buildings
around the
corner
and back
up
the same
street
thinking
those men
were all
children
once
what has happened
to
them?
and what has
happened
to
me?
it's dark
and cold
out
here.



Henry Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Bukowski's writing was heavily influenced by the geography and atmosphere of his home city of Los Angeles, and is marked by an emphasis on the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work. A prolific author, Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories, and six novels, eventually having over 60 books in print. In 1986 Time called Bukowski a "laureate of American lowlife."

Related reading...

Charles Bukowski on Writing and His Crazy Daily Routine
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/09/04/charles-bukowski-on-writing/

Charles Bukowski - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski

Charles Bukowski, American Author
http://bukowski.net/