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Fall/Winter 2011 Is Here!
It is with great pleasure that we bring to you our Fall/Winter 2011 Issue with the theme of Dreams. Thank you to all who submitted, this is an amazing issue.
It can be found by clicking on the “current issue” tab or by clicking here.
We hope you find connection, love, and light.
Regards,
To read the Letter from the Editor for this edition, click here
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Call for Submissions
Autumn has arrived! Time to breathe in that crisp fall air, and exhale creatively. We are currently accepting submissions for our Fall issue, with the theme of “Dreams.” The deadline for entries is Sunday, October 16th. We welcome essays, poetry and short fiction, as well as artwork and photography.
Please send to: exhalesubmissions@gmail.com
Thanks!
Exhale Magazine
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Summer Issue 2011 Is Here!
It is with great pleasure that we bring to you our Summer 2011 Issue with the theme of Time. Time as Our Enemy. Time as Our Friend. It can be found by clicking on the “current issue” tab or by clicking here.
We hope you find connection, love, and light.
Regards,
To read the Letter from the Editor for this edition, click here
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The Visarts Entries Are In – Cast Your Votes!
Exhale would like to breathe a bit of fun into your lives with some artistic introspection and intelligent art critique! Our first visual arts contest was too close to call, as there were several favorites, so we would like to tickle our readers’ fancies with two weeks of voting to even out the count and declare the ultimate winners for our fabulous prizes!
Beginning NOW, through June 1st, you have the opportunity to promote the talented artists you favor most. Just visit our facebook page, and “like” the piece that you feel best fits the theme “Seeing Within.”
Also, be sure to check out our Spring issue.
We are currently accepting submissions for our Summer issue, so please consider contributing. Your words, art, and insights MATTER to us!
Now, get ready, set…START VOTING!
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Call For Submissions: Summer Issue
For Exhale readers, time can be both a friend and enemy. We are allowed time to grieve, time to heal, time to assess, and time to… well, obsess.
Submissions on the theme of “Time” will be accepted from May 1- 31. Submissions may be narrative, prose, poetry, visual arts.
Submissions Guidelines
For general inquiries, please email admin@exhalezine.com
SUBMISSIONS
Exhale is a totally volunteer-run publication that strives for a literary audience. We are always looking for new contributors from many different types of background: essays, commentary, personal revelations, art, photography, or another medium that reveals a less-than-obvious aspect of pregnancy/infant loss, childless-not-by-choice, or infertility struggles in a creative and compelling way.
WRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS: We do accept previously published pieces from a personal blog as well as original, unpublished works. Please submit written pieces to ExhaleSubmissions@gmail.com . Please include your submission in the text of your email rather than by attachment.
ARTWORK & PHOTOGRAPHY: These should be submitted in .jpg format to ExhaleSubmissions@gmail.com. Please include a caption/title for all artwork and photography, as well as a brief written background of your work: how does it contribute to the voice of Exhale? What does this visual piece mean to you?
Because we are staffed by volunteers, we can only compensate our writers in exposure to our audience. Our columnists enjoy great publicity for their own blogs, books, websites, and projects. Many find great reward in doing something good for the world of healing arts.
————————-We generally do not publish- Eulogies for babies or young children who have passed away. (We have our reasons, trust us.)
- Advice for other readers. (There is already plenty of self-help material out there.)
- Anything that is religiously or politically preachy or anti-abortion, even if it is creative.
- Contributions in a casual girlfriend-to-girlfriend tone.
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If we decide NOT to use your piece:
Please don’t be discouraged about writing about your situation or deterred from submitting to Exhale again in the future. We receive a lot of submissions, which means we have the grim job of turning many of them down. We recognize that the stories you send us come from fragile places inside your heart, and we respect and honor each and every one of the submissions we receive. If we pass on your piece, it is never because your story isn’t worth telling. It is generally because it isn’t what we are looking for at this time.
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Exhale Magazine’s 1st Visual Arts Contest
Theme: Seeing Within
For more details on the theme, please follow Exhale Magazine on Twitter (@exhalemagazine) and Facebook. We’ll be sending out quotes and comments related to “Seeing Within” for your inspirational pleasure.Submission Period: No earlier than April 16, 2011. No later than April 30, 2011.
1st prize
Winners selected will receive:
First Prize — $75 |
Jewelry by HAVE FAITH HANDCRAFTED JEWELRY
(Hope Fertility Bracelet- Jade & Rose Quartz with Turtle charm and Lily clasp)
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MESSAGES4U Cards
Messages4u - changing the world one message at a time
2nd prize
Second Prize — $25
Jewelry by HAVE FAITH HANDCRAFTED JEWELRY
(Energy Fertility Necklace - Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Moonstone & Aventurine)
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MESSAGES4U Cards
Honorable Mention — MESSAGES4U Cards
Format: Any visual art form that is clearly viewable via Internet.
Submission details:
Artwork must be original and never-before published. It’s okay if you’ve entered it in other contests, but you cannot submit art that has been chosen a winner (at any level) elsewhere.
May submit up to 2 entries, but each entry must be in separate email.
Entry is via email to exhalesubmissions@gmail.com with “Artist’s Last Name-EXHALE SPRING CONTEST 2011″ in subject line.
Do not send originals.
If your piece is 3D (example, sculpture, pottery, collage, any other non-photographic work), you may submit a photo image (that meets format requirements below) of the work. Note: the photograph of your work must stand alone, as no other submissions will be accepted. Multiple image views may be sent, one per email, but each email counts as one entry.
Submission format: JPEG, less than 2 MB, minimum 600 / maximum 1600 (width or height). Selected works may be re-sized for online viewing.
Judges: Exhale Magazine volunteer staffAll art selected will be displayed prominently on the Exhale zinesite and Facebook page strictly in regards to the Exhale Magazine Visual Arts Contest. No submitted artwork will be used in any other form, or for any reason other than to display the winning entries, by Exhale Magazine without the artist’s explicit permission.The artist retains all rights to any of their own submissions. By submitting their work for an online contest, the artist is expressing knowledge that any images displayed on the Internet are subject to image theft, and the artist understands that neither Exhale Magazine nor its volunteer staff are liable for any occurrences of image theft. -
The Spring Issue is here!
It is with great pleasure that I introduce Kristin Binder and Sara Clement, two new members of the Exhale team. Both Kristin and Sara have contributed their writing to Exhale in the past and have now brought their cultivating and editing talents. Kristin and Sara worked tirelessly to find new writers, photographers, and artists.
This issue’s theme is our experiences on the roller coaster of infertility and life after babyloss. Although each subject is unique, the similarities in the pieces are the moments of anticipation, a dramatic plummet, the eventual moment when we place our feet back on the ground.
We hope you find connection, love, and light.
The Exhale Team
Producer: Melissa S.
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NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR SPRING 2011 ISSUE
WELCOME BACK EXHALE READERS!
Exhale is currently accepting submissions of fiction, poetry, prose, artwork and photography for our Spring 2011 Issue. The theme of the issue is Roller Coasters: Thrill Rides and Not So Thrill Rides On The Adoption/Loss/Infertility Journey.
Additionally, we are seeking book reviews of titles that touch upon the topics of pregnancy loss, infant loss, child loss, infertility, adoption, and living childless-by-choice.
If you would like to submit a piece for review, send it to ExhaleSubmissions@gmail.com before January 31st 2011.
Check out our Submissions page for more information on the types of pieces we accept.
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Updates and a Call for Submissions
Hello, Exhale Readers!
I hope your summer has been sun-filled and energizing, moon-full and restoring. We have a few updates to share.
1. Exhale is looking for a volunteer to help with finding relevant links to post to our Facebook and Twitter pages. If you are interested, please email admin@exhalezine.com.
We also would like to encourage all readers to share when they discover new voices and fresh views regarding baby loss, infertility, or miscarriage. If you think it’s interesting or worth our attention, feel free to email us or post links on our Facebook page.
2. Exhale is looking for submissions on the theme of Perspective for the Autumn Issue. Submissions must be received by October 1st. Please see our Submissions page for guidelines.
As always, we are looking for off-theme contributions that may be used to complement a theme or be used in future issues.
3. The Summer Issue of Exhale is coming soon. See you here on August 2!
-Melissa
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Can you feel it?
Spring is here… And soon we’ll have a new issue of Exhale!
In the past few months we were having some technical difficulties with the comment function. Everything should be working. We’ve been running some tests, and feedback is always welcome so please let us know if you encounter any error messages.
admin (at) exhalezine (dot) com
Watch for the new Spring Issue on April 15th!
