What we like: a carefully
constructed plot; good character delineation; clever plot twists
What we don't like: bedroom/bathroom
profanity. Why?
- It's boring! Writers should be more creative than to depend
on the same tired and dubious language crutches to express surprise,
disdain, shock, bemusement, anger, sadness, and other emotions.
- Such
profanity, used in excess, often serves as a camouflage for a weak plot.
If the plot is good, the story can be told much more effectively in
nonscatologic language even though a character in the story may be sleazy.
- Stories of lasting quality
rarely need it.
Poetry:
All types of poetic form welcome. Submit no more than three poems per
theme, please.
Send to:
Gail Howard, poetry editor,
Box 8747,
Metairie, LA 70011-8747 Include SASE and indicate
premise. If you are submitting poetry for more than one
premise, BE SURE to include a separate SASE for each
premise.
We
do not accept e-mailed submissions.
Unlike
many publishers, we prefer works submitted by the authors themselves,
without the involvement of an agent.
What we like: poems that
are thoughtfully constructed and carefully distilled.
What we don't like: sexually
explicit wording. Subtlety is more creative.
Art:
Now accepting color illustrations and photographs for
cover, and black and white illustrations and photographs for interior
display. Submit 5"x7" photograph of artwork.
Send to: Virginia Howard,
editor, Box 8747, Metairie, LA 70011-8747 Include SASE and indicate
premise.
If you are submitting art/photography for more than one premise, BE SURE
to include a separate SASE for each premise.
We
do not accept e-mailed submissions.
Unlike
many publishers, we prefer works submitted by the authors themselves,
without the involvement of an agent.
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Sample copies of THEMA are
available at $10.00 per copy ($15.00 outside the US).
Subscription rate: $20.00
per year for three issues ($30.00, outside the US).
Make check payable to "THEMA
Literary Society" and mail to THEMA, Box 8747, Metairie, LA 70011-8747.
