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The Sun* has a section called "Readers Write", which invites readers to "address subjects on which they're the only authorities." The Sun publishes essays, interviews, fiction, and poetry.

"The Sun is an independent, ad-free monthly magazine that for more than thirty years has used words and photographs to invoke the splendor and heartache of being human. The Sun celebrates life, but not in a way that ignores its complexity. The personal essays, short stories, interviews, poetry, and photographs that appear in its pages explore the challenges we face and the moments when we rise to meet those challenges.

The Sun publishes the work of emerging and established artists who are striving to be thoughtful and authentic. Writing from The Sun has won the Pushcart Prize, been published in Best American Short Stories and Best American Essays, and been broadcast on National Public Radio.
The Sun invites readers to consider an array of political, social, and philosophical ideas and then to join the conversation. Each issue includes a section devoted entirely to writing by readers, who address topics as varied as Telling the Truth, Neighbors, Hiding Places, Second Chances, and Gambling.

From its idealistic, unlikely inception in 1974 to its current incarnation as a nonprofit magazine with more than 70,000 subscribers, The Sun has attempted to marry the personal and political; to honor the genuine and the spiritual; to see what kind of roommates beauty and truth can be; and to show that powerful teaching can be found in the lives of ordinary people."

Here is a link to The Sun's submission guidelines.


Zoobird Sh'mal Ellenberg gave me several issues of The Sun just before he moved to Seattle. Thanks, Sh'mal!



* The Sun is available in bookstores all over. In Gainesville, you can find The Sun at:

--Florida School Of Massage, 6421 SW 13th St.
Phone: (352) 378-7891
--Goering's Bookstore, 1717 NW 1st Ave.
Phone: (352) 378-0363


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Writer’s Digest "celebrates the writing life and what it means to be a writer in today's publishing environment." They have writing competitions and even include exercises called "Writing Prompts" to help you write better. Right now, for example, there's a short story contest going on. The submission deadline is November 3, 2008.

Thanks to Sh'mal Ellenberg for the info!
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Subtropics is the literary magazine from the University of Florida.
"Subtropics seeks to publish the best literary fiction, essays, and poetry being written today, both by established and emerging authors. We will consider works of fiction of any length, from short shorts to novellas and self-contained novel excerpts. We give the same latitude to essays. We appreciate work in translation and, from time to time, republish important and compelling stories, essays, and poems that have lapsed out of print."

Here's a link to Subtropic's submission guidelines.

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