Hello and welcome to Snowe Journal, a literary publication dedicated to showcasing unique, subversive poetry, short stories, and nonfiction! We wanted to wait until our Instagram had gained more followers to release the theme for our first ever online volume of writing. Thanks to everyone’s support, we’re confident that this theme will inspire a fantastic range of content.
The Theme
The theme for our first ever online volume of writing is: Mind, Brain and Body.
We want to hear your take on this theme. Whether it’s a short story that delves into the mind of your protagonist in unusual ways, a poem about illness, or a piece of science writing on the way humans process emotions, we can’t wait to hear it. Here at Snowe Journal, we are open to a wide range of styles and topics, so by all means, go for the original over the cliché! Your entries should reflect your own perspective, and what you care about in writing.
How to Enter
Send your submissions to snowejournal@gmail.com. If you have any questions, either ask by email or send us a message via Instagram (@snowejournal).
In your email, let us know what name you wish to be published under.
If you’d like to, feel free to send in an author’s bio (e.g. any past publishing experience) as well as a cover letter giving us a rundown of the themes and ideas in your writing. This, however, is not mandatory.
Rules & Guidelines
Entrants may send up to three poems of any length.
Entrants may send up to two short stories - max word count 5000 per piece.
Entrants may send up to two non fiction pieces - max word count 5000 per piece.
Deadline
The deadline is the end of January 2021. Entrants chosen for publication will be informed via email, and any emails after the deadline will be disqualified. However, if an extended deadline is necessary, we will update everyone both on our website and Instagram.
Some Quotes for Inspiration
“Illness is a part of every human being's experience. It enhances our perceptions and reduces self-consciousness. It is the great confessional; things are said, truths are blurted out which health conceals.”
Virginia Woolf, On Being Ill
“As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself…The critical issue is allowing yourself to know what you know. That takes an enormous amount of courage.”
Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
“All that is really going in your mouth is texture and chemicals. It is your brain that reads these scentless, flavorless molecules and vivifies them for your pleasure. Your brownie is sheet music. It is your brain that makes it a symphony.”
Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide For Occupants
“No mockery in this world ever sounds to me so hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. What does such advice mean? Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure. Happiness is a glory shining far down upon us out of Heaven. She is a divine dew which the soul, on certain of its summer mornings, feels dropping upon it from the amaranth bloom and golden fruitage of Paradise.”
Charlotte Brontë, Villette
Good luck everyone, and thank you for your support!
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