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Submit your work to The Tarpeian Rock

Think your work is good enough to make the cut?  The Tarpeian Rock is actively seeking high-quality, previously unpublished submissions for our 2009 issue. The submission deadline is December 31, 2008. We are specifically looking for the following:

• Short Stories of 5,000 words or less. These can be in a variety of genres including: historical fiction, action/adventure, science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and other forms of speculative fiction. Stories with an element of humor or satire are particularly appreciated. If you are between the ages of 12 and 18, please consider submitting your work for our 2008 Young Writers Contest. 
  

• Essays or opinion pieces of about 1,500 words or less. Ideally, these should be on current cultural issues of import and the writing should be nothing short of sparkling. 
  
  
• Reviews of Books or Movies of 750 words or less will be considered if the work in question is recent and relevant, and if the review itself is cogent and insightful.

• Lyric Poetry of 30 lines or less will be considered, but must be positively brilliant to be published. Such poetry should have an identifiable meter and ideally, a rhyme scheme as well. Longer works of up to 200 lines will be considered, but held to an even higher standard.

• Cartoons which are genuinely funny and expertly drawn will be considered. All cartoon submissions should be pen and ink and, if selected, will be published in black and white.

• Artwork will be considered either in full color (for the cover) or in black and white (inside)

Please note that at this time, The Tarpeian Rock does not pay commission on work submitted and published. However, writers and artists will retain all rights to their work. Thus, the magazine is an excellent vehicle to showcase your name and talent before the reading public. No simultaneous submissions, please!

The editors reserve the right to reject submissions for any reason. The most common reasons for rejection include: Unacceptable writing quality; obscene or vulgar content; anti-Christian themes.

Send submissions and queries to: salvucci(at)arxpub.com

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