Submissions
CALL FOR WRITERS | Open to anyone, public
Three Dollar Squirrel is a monthly zine (handmade magazine) with content by writers on the subject of writing. Published by Word Whimsy, in connection with Dragonfly Press Publishing, Three Dollar Squirrel poses one question per month and offers participants the chance to tell the story of their own process. Participants get exposure and the opportunity to network with their readers. All participants receive a free PDF copy of the issue they are in. Each issue of the Three Dollar Squirrel will be viewable on this site as well as Issu.
DEADLINES
Each issue has a deadline of the 27th of each month with a release date of the 1st of the next month. (see below)
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Please email your response along with your name and up to three links. Links can be your personal site, your blog, social network (Twitter, Flickr, Facebook, MySpace, etc) and/or a site where your writing is. We prefer not to censor so please avoid using profanity. The word count is 60 – 800 words.
Do not post entries to the Word Whimsy list if you are a member or to this site. Please email all submissions to renmeleon(at)gmail.com.
SPREAD THE WORD
This is an open call, you do not have to be a member of Word Whimsy so please feel free to spread the word! Banners will be provided if you would like to link to us.
In the interest of a timely publishing schedule, we will no longer be accepting late submissions.
I look forward to hearing from you, thank you for your interest!
Well, what should I say that hasn’t already been said. Yes, I’m a squirrel. You know, short hair, rugged good looks, pleasingly large tail, loads of personality…but you know great things come in small packages…
…ok, ya, that was way too cliche. Ok, fine. I’ll follow the interview. :::sigh:::
What first got you into writing?
Well, I’m a squirrel. I can type but I can’t hold a pen. Ren leaves the room and I like to add tidbits to her stories here and there. :::whispers::: She’s not actually a very good writer. I help her, a lot. Don’t tell her I said that though. You won’t…right? She writes all the time. Lists. Post-it notes. Online. Offline. Journaling. It was either leave or join her; she cooks too well for me to leave…
What kind of nuts do you prefer?
Oooo, good question! Well, honey roasted peanuts are really good but I am trying to watch my figure. I tried to squeeze into the pantry past the child locks last week to get some cookie…err, granola, yea, granola…and I couldn’t do it. So, from now on, I am a sunflower seed man; much better for you anyway. Tried a coconut once, it was so big I thought it would be good but nah. Macadamias are good too but I don’t get those often.
How do you get your fur so shiny?
Flax seed oil.
Is there a Mrs. Diggory?
Nope. Not much for females, they store their makeup in your tree hole and it gets all messy. I prefer to be a loner. :::whispers::: …but if, you know, you happen to know someone…?
What are your plans for Three Dollar Squirrel?
Well, you’d have to ask Ria, but I think she’s putting all the zines together into a book at the end of each volume. Kind of a squirrelly goodness book.
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