Sarah Mason: Host of Feedback Reading Series
Mark you calendars, everyone. There are a lot of important dates coming up that you do not want to miss. First and foremost, the next submission deadline is Friday, October 31st! This is a busy point in the semester, so if you can send us your work sooner rather than later, that’s one less thing you need worry about. We know and appreciate that it takes extra time to prepare submissions for 13th Floor Magazine on top of your other school work, but we don’t want you to miss out on having your work published. If you are unfamiliar with the Submission Guidelines, see below.
Secondly, and just as important, Poet and Adjunct Professor, Sarah Mason, will be hosting a new reading series at the downtown Kaneko Library called feedback. This reading series coupled with a follow-up workshop will be a new and exciting opportunity for experienced and up-and-coming writers in the Omaha area. The reading event will take place on Thursday, October 16th from 7-9 p.m. How it works: The readings will feature two writers who are seeking feedback on writing they have previously completed. They will present their chosen works to the audience, who will, in turn, give their feedback to the reader. Then, on Saturday, October 18th at 2 p.m., the same readers from Thursday will continue their dialogue with the audience members as they lead a workshop session to conclude the feedback process. The featured readers/workshop leaders this month will be Jen Lambert and Stacey Waite. Both authors are fantastic for agreeing to be part of the first feedback session, and it should be a blast getting to work with them. If you’d like to know more about Jen, click here, and for Stacey, click here.
The goal of feedback is to spark a conversation between writers – whether they are seasoned authors or students in their first semester of the Writer’s Workshop program, it doesn’t matter. It’s important that there is good attendance at this event in order to have substantial dialogues between the readers and the audience. Best of all, feedback is free and open to the public! As these readings will be every three months, once per quarter, you will want to attend as many as possible to really immerse yourself in the feedback process. Get excited, this is going to be great for the literary and art community in Omaha. Hope to see you all there!
Submission Guidelines
- All files should be in .doc, .docx, or .rtx formats
- Do not put your name in the document. Do not put your name in the filename. Please use only the title of your work in the filename. This is very important to us as we want to maintain a fair and unbiased selection process for each of our submissions.
- In the body of your e-mail, please include a brief biography. You can write whatever you’d like, but feel free visit our Meet the Staff page if you need some ideas. If your submission is chosen for publication, your biography will be included in the magazine as well. Remember, the biography needs to be in the body of your e-mail, NOT your submitted work.
- For visual art, sent us pictures of your artwork. If there is any special information about the art, like the medium, influences, etc., feel free to include that as well.
- All prose and poetry should be double spaced and in standard fonts Times New Roman or Arial.
- Be sure to thoroughly edit your work for spelling and grammar errors so you can represent your best work possible. If you need editing assistance, don’t hesitate to use campus services like the Writing Center.
- If you would like more tips on professionally formatting your document, please read Formatting 101 by Marlys Pearson.
E-mail Submission
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