Exhale: A Literary Magazine http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine Living and breathing through infertility and loss Thu, 03 May 2012 01:25:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Our Spring 2012 Issue is Here! http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2012/04/our-spring-2012-issue-is-here/ http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2012/04/our-spring-2012-issue-is-here/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:50:37 +0000 admin http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/?p=1440 Click on the “Current Issue” tab or click here to see it.

We hope you find connection, love, and light.

Regards,
The Exhale Staff

]]> http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2012/04/our-spring-2012-issue-is-here/feed/ 0 A Breath of Fresh Air http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2012/03/a-breath-of-fresh-air/ http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2012/03/a-breath-of-fresh-air/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:00:34 +0000 admin http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/?p=1213 Continue reading →]]> Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal, and we have recently undergone quite a transformation.

We are sure you will agree, Exhale’s new look is a breath of fresh air.

Please tell us what you think.

Be sure to check out the new look of our Facebook page and Twitter profile too. Please “like”/follow us both places if you aren’t already doing so.

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In celebration of our redesign, we have created this button that you are welcome to post on your blogs. Click here for the code.

We have also created these badges for those who have been featured or contributed writing, artwork or photography to previous issues of Exhale.

Please email us at exhalesubmissions@gmail.com letting us know your name and which issue(s) you were featured or your work was published in and we will gladly reply with the code so you can add this bling to your blogs.

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It’s not too late to submit something for our Spring Issue, with the theme of “Continuity and Expansion.” The deadline for entries is this Saturday, March 31st.

We welcome essays and poetry, as well as artwork and photography. We would also love to see some short stories and/or fiction pieces that speak to the infertility and/or baby loss community.

Please send to: exhalesubmissions@gmail.com

Thank you!

The Exhale Staff

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We welcome essays and poetry, as well as artwork and photography. We would also love to see some short stories and/or fiction pieces that speak to the infertility and/or baby loss community.

Please send to: exhalesubmissions@gmail.com

Thanks!

Exhale Magazine

]]> http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2012/03/call-for-submissions-3/feed/ 0 Fall/Winter 2011 Is Here! http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2011/12/fallwinter-2011-is-here/ http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2011/12/fallwinter-2011-is-here/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:13:25 +0000 admin http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/?p=1168 Continue reading →]]> 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,

The Exhale Staff

To read the Letter from the Editor for this edition, click here

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Please send to: exhalesubmissions@gmail.com

Thanks!

Exhale Magazine

]]> http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2011/09/call-for-submissions-2/feed/ 0 Summer Issue 2011 Is Here! http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2011/07/summer-issue-2011-is-here/ http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2011/07/summer-issue-2011-is-here/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:02:41 +0000 admin http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/?p=905 Continue reading →]]> 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,

The Exhale Staff

To read the Letter from the Editor for this edition, click here

]]> http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2011/07/summer-issue-2011-is-here/feed/ 0 The Visarts Entries Are In – Cast Your Votes! http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2011/05/the-visarts-entries-are-in-cast-your-votes/ http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2011/05/the-visarts-entries-are-in-cast-your-votes/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 02:56:59 +0000 admin http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/?p=831 Continue reading →]]> 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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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.

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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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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

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 staff

All 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.
]]> http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2011/04/1st-visual-arts-contest/feed/ 0 The Spring Issue is here! http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2011/02/the-spring-issue-is-here/ http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/2011/02/the-spring-issue-is-here/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:09:24 +0000 admin http://www.exhalezine.com/magazine/?p=691 Continue reading →]]> 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.
Editors: Kristin Binder and Sara Clement
Public Relations: Tracy Morris

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