Call For Submissions: The Ne'er Do-Well Literary Magazine

Portland based lit mag The Ne’er Do-Well is currently accepting submissions for their regularly scheduled issue #3 and a themed issue of stories “by and about the working class.”  Here is what they are looking for:

Regular Issue #3:
Here at THE NE’ER-DO-WELL, we’re fascinated by the fact that we’re all, at some point, the “other” — and that being the odd one out is an ironically universal experience. To that end, we’re seeking short stories, essays, and comics that present an “outsider” perspective: writers and characters navigating unfamiliar territory (be it psychological, emotional, or geographical) or searching for something (identity, sanity, love, etc.). We want stories that confront our respective “otherness” and see through to our fundamental human connections. And if they could be resonant and witty, too, that’d be great. Thanks. Submissions due by June 1, 2010.

Special Issue: Stories by and about the working class:
Calling all proud working-class writers! THE NE’ER-DO-WELL is seeking short stories, essays, and comics that represent the experience, culture, struggle, and rebellion — on and off the job — of working-class people. Put on some Billy Bragg, brush up on your Communist Manifesto, and get those creative fires burning. Submissions due by May 15, 2010.

Note: Though all interested writers are encouraged to submit, and we expect this issue will appeal to a general readership, please note that it’s being published to celebrate the 10th anniversary of ILWU Local 5 — the branch of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union whose membership is comprised of workers at Powell’s Books and Aramark food services in Portland, Oregon. Profits from the sale of this issue will be donated to the ILWU strike fund.

Submissions should be:

• Fiction, creative nonfiction, or comics (no poetry)
• No longer than 8,000 words
• Original and unpublished

You can see full submission details on The Ne’er Do-Well website.

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