Hot Metal Bridge

Submissions are open for the Spring 2010 issue! The deadline to submit is March 1, 2010.
Submission Guidelines:
Fiction:
Hot Metal Bridge is interested in your well-crafted literary fiction, whether short story, flash fiction, or novel excerpt. What counts as literary these days? Beats us. Just don’t send us a story about spaceship-flying dinosaurs. Unless it’s really good. That said, we like aesthetic diversity, from realism to surrealism, maximalism to minimalism. And if you simply write stories and don’t care about literary classifications, send us your work too. We accept submissions as Word attachments sent to fiction@hotmetalbridge.org. Please include the phrase “Fiction Submission” in the subject line. Please keep submissions under 7,000 words and make sure to include your name and contact information.
Poetry:
We are many, and our tastes differ, but as this is an entirely online journal, there’s no reason not to read the past issue before submitting (it’s good, we promise). If you can smell what we’re stepping in, then send something our way. Down to business. We welcome poetry submissions of five (5) pages or five (5) poems, whichever comes first. Please attach your submission as one document (we prefer .doc, but .docx .rtf or .pdf will all work) with your name appearing at the top of the first page. E-mail subject heading should read “Spring Poetry Submission” and in the body, you may include a short bio or cover letter, if that strikes your fancy. Send your work our way: poetry@hotmetalbridge.org.
Nonfiction:
We’re looking for nonfiction in all its guises: essay, travel writing, literary journalism, satire, memoir, etc. We want to hear about dirty kitchens, ill-mannered exchange students, and hydrogen bonding. We will read about decaying vineyards, heroic mall guards, disenchanted cartographers, and sweet potatoes. If it’s new and true—and under 5,000 words—send it our way, to nonfiction@hotmetalbridge.org as a Word or RTF attachment.
Criticism:
Hot Metal Bridge is interested in your well-crafted literary fiction, whether short story, flash fiction, or novel excerpt. What counts as literary these days? Beats us. Just don’t send us a story about spaceship-flying dinosaurs. Unless it’s really good. That said, we like aesthetic diversity, from realism to surrealism, maximalism to minimalism. And if you simply write stories and don’t care about literary classifications, send us your work too. We accept submissions as Word attachments sent to fiction@hotmetalbridge.org. Please include the phrase “Fiction Submission” in the subject line. Please keep submissions under 7,000 words and make sure to include your name and contact information.
http://hotmetalbridge.org/submissions

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Amy Whipple and Turi Fesler
Editors in Chief
Hot Metal Bridge