[Cwgrad-announcements] FW: Ballyhoo Stories Submission Invitation

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From: Maurya Simon [mailto:maurya.simon at ucr.edu] 
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 8:14 PM
To: Amanda Labagnara
Subject: Fw: Ballyhoo Stories Submission Invitation


Dear Amanda,

Please forward this email to everyone.  Thanks, Maurya


>From: "Marian Blue" <blueyude at whidbey.com>
>Subject: Fw: Ballyhoo Stories Submission Invitation
>Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 19:05:51 -0800
>
> > Dear Writer,
> >
> > I'd like to extend an invitation to you to submit to Ballyhoo 
> > Stories' online 50 State Project. The anthology is a companion to 
> > the biannual print publication, and aims to collect one story or 
> > essay with each of the states as the subject or the setting.
> >
> > From now until March 31, unpublished stories of 5,000 words or less 
> > are being accepted for Washington, as well as California, Delaware, 
> > Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New

> > Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Wisconsin. 
> > Manuscripts should be e-mailed to fiftystates at ballyhoostories.com as

> > an attachment (.doc or .txt). Do not paste the story into the body 
> > of the e-mail, and please specify the state for which you are 
> > submitting in the subject line. Wait to hear from us before sending 
> > additional submissions.
> >
> > At Ballyhoo Stories, we believe independent literary publications 
> > are an enduring record of cultural activity, providing an essential 
> > alternative to the voices heard through large-scale commercial 
> > publishing. In The 50 States Project we seek to curate such living 
> > accounts in a format that is both publicly accessible, and one which

> > allows the storytelling to illuminate the ever-shifting undertones 
> > of circumstance and landscape, the obvious and the subtle which 
> > bond, disconnect, and ultimately compose our nation.
> >
> > Ballyhoostories.com currently features the following stories by 
> > distinguished authors: Susan O'Doherty's "New York: Passing," about 
> > the alienating experience of finding a school for a gifted child in 
> > Brooklyn; Elizabeth Gauffreau's "Vermont: Hers Alone," a telling of 
> > the walls built between two neighbors in a quaint town; and Michael 
> > Milliken's "Maine: Moving On," a narrative about enduring divorce 
> > along Portland's Baxter Bay. We encourage you to read the 
> > full-length stories at www.ballyhoostories.com.
> >
> > Thank you for your time and interest. We look forward to reading 
> > your
>work.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Ashle Briggs
> > Editorial Intern
> > ____________________
> > *BALLYHOO STORIES*
> > www.ballyhoostories.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Maurya Simon

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