
My Dear Creative:
I like work that makes me think or makes me laugh or makes me cry. Work that makes me "feel" holds special appeal. I like new AND experienced storytellers, poets, artists and photographers! Unless specifically announced, there is no particular theme. Send your best work and be assured that I'll view and/or read with genuine care.
It may take a minute or two to read these guidelines but if you follow them we will all get along just joyfully!
Submit Photographs using "jpeg" or "jpg" not word! IF YOU USE PEOPLE WHOSE FACES ARE CLEARLY IDENTIFIABLE/VISIBLE YOU MUST HAVE A MODEL'S RELEASE. Please read joyful! so you know what kind of work is featured. Guidelines:
Please spellcheck and proofread your work carefully. Please avoid gratuitous sex, profanity, or work which disrespects or demeans an ethnic group, a person's sexual orientation or physical/mental challenge. In other words, although I am not a prude or easily offended, the intent of joyful! is to showcase work of the highest quality. I reserve the right to define what that means for this publication.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
1.Please do NOT indent paragraphs in your short stories and articles.
2.Please SINGLE space within paragraphs and DOUBLE space between paragraphs.
3.For poems: Please SINGLE space within stanzas and DOUBLE space between stanzas.
I may make small edits to your work without notice to you. These usually include punctuation, spacing, etc. but that' why I'm the editor. (smile)
Payment:
Up to 5.00 per poem <-- depending on poem length Please advise if your work is published elsewhere before you hear back from us. Previously published work is ok so long as you provide name of previous publisher.
5.00 per story/article
5.00 per photo/artwork
Payment via Paypal is preferred and is paid approximately one month after publication. If you do NOT want the payment, it will revert back to joyful! and you will be listed as a Beloved joyful! Supporter like any other donation.
Fiction - Up to 2500 words. All genres welcome. One submission.
Non-Fiction - Up to 2500 words. One submission.
Poems of no more than 100 lines - rhyming ok. Submit no more than three poems at a time.
Art and Photography- One submission and no pornography- no more than three at a time.
Send other email to: joyful_online@ymail.com Mail which includes attachments, will be deleted without being read. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) forbids the collection of data from children under the age of 13 . SHINE! accepts submissions and email only from those who are over the age of 13.
1.Please do NOT indent paragraphs in your short stories and articles.
2.Please SINGLE space within paragraphs and DOUBLE space between paragraphs.
3.For poems: Please SINGLE space within stanzas and DOUBLE space between stanzas.