T-Zero Quarterly Call for Submissions

We are looking for original fiction, poetry, craft articles and writer-related essays.
The submission deadline for our Spring Issue is February 15, 2009.
Please use our T-Zero Submission Center at http://wvu.org/tzero 
After your first contact, you will receive email instructions and a ticket number to attach your submission online.
You can see our current PDF issue at http://writersvillage.com/t-zero/ 

Fiction: At this time. we prefer short stories of literary quality between 2,500 and 10,000 words. Contrary to popular trends, we encourage long, well-constructed sentences, artful adverbs, and image-evoking adjectives if they are well-paced and advance the story without wasted words.
Tip: Know the difference between long sentences and sentences that sound long. Look for the rhythm when read aloud.
Payment: We pay $30 and one copy of the printed edition on publication. You may order additional copies through Amazon.

Short-Shorts or Flash Fiction: We occasionally use fiction under 2,500 words. Payment is $10 per thousand words.
For stories under 1,000 words we pay $10.
Tip: Trick endings don't work.

Poetry: We publish all forms of formal and free verse. All poems should be original. Payment starts at $15 for a single poem to $30 for a group of poems by a single writer appearing in the same issue. A maximum of five poems may be submitted at one time with no more than one manuscript submission per reading period. We are looking for literary quality and do not want greeting card verse. Length per poem should not exceed 60 lines.

Craft Articles: We are looking for a few good writers to work on assignment. We will consider articles under 5,000 words. If the subject is fresh, targeting literary writers, then send a proposal.
Tip: Look beyond the typical how-to articles and consider applying concepts from other disciplines to the writing process.
Payment: We pay $10 per thousand words and one copy of the printed edition on publication. You may order additional copies through Amazon.

Essays: We publish one writer-related, thought-provoking essay per issue. The preferred length is 2,500 to 5,000 words. For an idea of what we like, see Sergio Troncoso’s essay in our Jan. 2009 issue.
Payment: We pay $30 and one copy of the printed edition on publication. You may order additional copies through Amazon.
We also publish the best Letters to the Editor (no payment).

T-Zero Quarterly Submission Center: http://wvu.org/tzero 
T-Zero Quarterly Online: http://writersvillage.com/t-zero/ 
 

T-Zero Quarterly Submission Center