Blue Lotus Review Accepting Submissions

I'm so excited to announce that Pushcart Prize nominated writer Amy Willoughby-Burle has launched a new literary magazine. On March 1, Amy and her editors began accepting submissions for Blue Lotus Review , a new online journal for literature, art, music, and more.

I've known Amy and her husband RJ for about ten years, and they are such a talented couple with two lovely daughters. Amy is a brilliant and generous writer and a former president of Saturday Writers. In the past Amy has volunteered as a guest speaker and a judge in our writing contests, and she has always been always helpful with comments to improve my short stories.

Knowing Amy, I'm certain she will accept only top-quality work for Blue Lotus Review, so send her your best work. According to the website, their tastes are "literary eclectic" but they do not want anything that is blantantly offensive. You can find complete submission guidelines on the Blue Lotus Review site.

I have a short story that needs a home --- and some work --- that I'm going to polish and submit. How about you?

Today in St. Peters, MO: Showers likely, high 59 degrees.

Submission Opportunity - Summerset Review

(Cover from Spring 09 issue, the Summerset Review website)

Today's weather for St. Peters, MO: It's foggy out this morning, but it's going to clear with a high predicted of 70 degrees. Bring it on!

Amy Willoughby-Burle, a writing friend and former critique group member who now lives in North Carolina, has a wonderful short, short story "Out Across the Nowhere" in the spring issue of the Summerset Review. If you click on the link above you can read her story and see why I call it "wonderful."

While you're there, check out their Fifty-Fifty contest, where they award a monetary prize and a complimentary print issue to the reader who submits the best feedback on a piece appearing in each issue of the Summerset Review. I plan to comment on Amy's story. Hope you will, too.

For complete information on how to submit your feedback, see their guidelines page.