dandelion is vetting submissions for Issues 36.1 & 36.2. Send us your innovative literature & art. We are accepting general submissions on an ongoing basis, as well as work for our Un-birthday contest.
Issue 36.1: dandelion's 35th Un-Birthday Contest: the writing contest that makes words do more work!
First Prize: $350
Second Prize: $175
Third Prize: $75
Honourable Mentions: Swell Dandeliongifts
Send us a story, essay, or poems that relate—however tangentially—to the idea of the un-birthday. Consider, as inspiration, the following excerpts from Alice & Humpty Dumpty’s conversation about un-birthdays in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland:
'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean--neither more nor less.'
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master—that's all.'… 'They've a temper, some of them-- particularly verbs, they're the proudest—adjectives you can do anything with, but not verbs however, I can manage the whole lot of them! Impenetrability! That's what I say!'
'When I make a word do a lot of work like that,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'I always pay it extra.'
Maximum length: 3000 words, fiction & non-fiction.3 poems (maximum of 10 pages)
Winning entries will be published in dandelion.
Honourable mentions will be published at dandelionmag.ca.
All entries will be considered for publication.
Entry Fee: $20 for the first entry (includes a 1-year subscription or subscription extension), $5 for each additional entry.
Mail your entry, with a cheque payable to: Dandelion Magazine Un-Birthday Contest, Department of English, SS Rm 1148, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4.
Include a cover letter with these details:
Your name
Address
Phone number
Email Address
50-75 word biography
(Your personal information is confidential & will only be used by dandelion to contact you.)
Entries must be post marked no later than March 1st, 2010.
Questions? Email .
Book Reviews
We are also accepting submissions of book reviews of innovative literature published in 2008 or 2009. Pick your favorite text & tell us, in 500-750 words, how it's innovative & why we all should read it! Submissions are ongoing. Follow general guidelines below.
General Guidelines
dandelion accepts submissions year-round. Response time may take up to five months, so be patient! We prefer electronic submissions but will also take hard copies through the post. Our responses are always via email. For all the nitty gritty details turn the page...
