I’m planning on sending out to these on Friday.  I’ll let you know what kind of responses I get.  Happy submissions!!!

So to Speak Contests: Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, and Fiction
So to Speak, a literary journal founded in 1993 by an editorial collective of women MFA candidates at George Mason University, is currently holding contests in Creative Nonfiction (Deadline: October 15, 2008), Poetry (Deadline: October 15, 2008), and Fiction (Deadline: March 15, 2009).

They are looking for work that addresses issues of significance to women’s lives and movements for women’s equality and are especially interested in pieces that explore issues of race, class, and sexuality in relation to gender. Please see the details below or their website for more information:

Make Chicago Magazine
PROPERTY LINES is the theme for the Fall/Winter 2008 issue, to be released in November.  They are seeking work that addresses property in all respects: physical, intellectual, and personal. Quality of work is always the first consideration. The deadline is October 17, 2008. Check out Make Mag online.

A Switcheroo at Broadside
Broadsided Press is currently seeking submissions of poetry and short prose that respond to the work “Empire” by Helen Beckman Kaplan. Ms. Kaplan is one of the many visual artists whose work usually responds to poems and prose submitted to Broadsided. This month, they’re switching things around and asking writers to respond to the visual art.  Your response need not be literal--you may take off in any tangent the work suggests. However, the art and writing must, together, work to create a greater piece.

Please CLEARLY mark your submission “Switcheroo,” as they are also accepting regular submissions during this time. SUBMISSIONS DUE OCTOBER 15, 2008.  For more details, please visit their website.