BookJams writers guidelines

Writers' Guidelines

BOOK REVIEWS:

Maximum of

00 words. Reviews on new, current, and classics accepted. Consideration will be

given to reviews on older, lesser known books which the editor feels may be of interest to readers.

Books must currently appear in Books in Print. Include full title, author, publisher, year of

publication, number of pages, and cost (if possible).

POEMS:

We will accept a wide variety of poetry including sonnets, limericks, ballads, tercets, folk songs,

free verse, blank verse, etc.

AUTHORS:

We are especially interested in promoting new poets and writers. Send a brief biography and a

listing of published materials.

AUTHOR INTERVIEWS:

We are interested in interviews with current authors; should be between 800-2,500 words.

LITERARY-RELATED ARTICLES AND ESSAYS:

Maximum 2

,500 words.

CARTOONS/HUMOR:

Cartoon drawings must be on computer disk or can be sent as an email attachment.

PHOTOS/DRAWINGS:

Photos or drawings submitted with any of the above must be on computer disk or sent as an email

attachment

BOOKSTORE/BOOK GROUP PROFILES:

We are very interested in articles on unique and interesting bookstores and also on book

discussion groups of all kinds. Profiles may include a list of top-selling books from bookstores

and/or reading lists from book discussion groups.

Articles should be a maximum of

,500 words.

* Writers

please include a brief biography of 150 words or less commenting on your writing

experiences and/or publications in which your work has appeared.

Knowing I lov'd my
books, he furnish'd me
From mine own library
with volumes that
I prize above my
dukedom.

---William Shakespeare