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You are invited...

Submission Guidelines* for The Path
 
The Path to Publication Group publishes the literary publication – The Path. You are invited to submit short stories, essays, novellas, book reviews and poems for inclusion in the semi-annual issues.
The theme for each issue varies. Please consult our website for the most current information: www.pathtopublication.net and www.thepathmagazine.com. Past contributors will receive a call for submissions by e-mail, automatically.
1) Short stories and essays – over 2500 words
2) Poetry – 1 page
Please polish your manuscripts to the best of your ability and, of course, have someone else edit your work before sending to Path to Publication. Do not format your work: no page numbers, no headers or footers, no footnotes, no paragraph indentations (skip a line for paragraph spacing). Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word or RTF form. Font: Times New Roman – size 12. All submissions must be submitted electronically, as e-mail attachments, to: mjnickum@thepathmagazine.com.
Deadline for Issue #9 is May 31, 2015
All rights are retained by the author, and there will be no compensation for accepted work at this time*.

*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 literature and literacy. You may also purchase add space to further promote your work.

You Are Invited...

Submission Guidelines*

The Path

The Path to Publication Group publishes the literary publication – The Path. You are invited to submit short stories, essays, novellas, book reviews and poems for inclusion in the semi-annual issues.
The theme for each issue varies. Please consult our website for the most current information: www.pathtopublication.net and www.thepathmagazine.com. Past contributors will receive a call for submissions by e-mail, automatically.

1. Short stories and essays – over 2500 words
2. Poetry – 1 page

Please polish your manuscripts to the best of your ability and, of course, have someone else edit your work before sending to Path to Publication. Do not format your work: no page numbers, no headers or footers, no footnotes, no paragraph indentations (skip a line for paragraph spacing). Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word or RTF form. Font: Times New Roman – size 12. All submissions must be submitted electronically, as e-mail attachments, to: mjnickum@thepathmagazine.com.

Deadline for Issue #9 is May 31, 2015

All rights are retained by the author, and there will be no compensation for accepted work at this time*.

*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 literature and literacy. You may also purchase add space to further promote your work.

New Submissions requested

New Submissions for The Path Requested, www.thepathmagazine.com

The Path volume 4 number 2

New issue of The Path is now available in time for Christmas giving!

Fundraising for literacy

As a first part of our fundraising plan, we have launched page on the Indiegogo site:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/so-others-may-read/x/8511230

 

Please visit the site, donate and, most importantly, pass the word on  to your contacts.

The Path

The Summer issue of THE PATH is now available in paper and ezine from Amazon and Barnes and Noble (Kindle and Nook).

Writers Beware

MECHANICS WHEN PREPARING A MANUSCRIPT FOR PUBLICATION

__________ Spelling

• Don't trust spell-check to interpret your connotation. Use a dictionary.

__________ Capitalization

• Know the rules and obey them.
• Essentials of English; p. 2-3, 134-135

__________ Punctuation

• Avoid overuse of commas and exclamation points. Properly punctuate quotes.
• Essentials of English: p. 119-139

__________ Manuscript properly formatted

• Editors appreciate a double-spaced manuscript with one-inch margins. 

Be sure to read the publisher's submission guidelines. Not all publishers have the same requirements. Read them and reread them again.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The submission period for the fourth issue of THE PATH is open. Please refer to the submission guidelines at www.thepathmagazine.com when developing your manuscript. The theme for this next issue is 'One Fine Night.' 

THE PATH vol.2, number 1

                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS

                             Volume 2, Number 1  Summer, 2012

D. E. Z. Butler	Two Poems	7
Catherine Becker Reynolds Joanne M. Deck Paul Grella Betty Mathews Steven G. Farrell Isadora Dahlen	Michael and the Mother’s Day Present Life Lessons from the Littlest Ones The Marathon Poem The Crimson Druid of Wisconsin Mom, Where are you?	10  17  23  33  35  56
Eva Willis	Two Poems	65
Budd Nelson Steven G. Farrell	The Ancient One Four Irish-American Hellcats!	67  75
Tatjana Debeljački  Chris Wilkensen	Poem Skydiving off Skyscrapers	92  94
Tracy Werth	What a Boy Needs	101
A  Paul Bergen R. J.  Buckley Mary J. Nickum Contributor Bios Submission Guidelines Advertisements	On The Necessity of Being God Jessica Carter Sanford Book Review:  Steve Jobs	108 117 131 142 147

Advertise in THE PATH now

THE PATH is available in print from Amazon ( http://ning.it/oHXSxK via @amazon), Smashwords (www.smashwords.com), CreateSpace (www.createspace.com)  and Barnes and Noble (www.barnesandnoble.com).

THE PATH is available electronically for Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, and at Smashwords (www.smashwords.com); in print on Amazon and CreateSpace (www.createspace.com).

THE PATH is a publication of The Path to Publication Group, a 501(c)(3) non-profit literature and writing organization. Dedicated to supporting innovative, cross-genre writing, the press publishes the work of translators, poets, and other writers. We encourage interaction between writers and readers by featuring works that appeal to a wide range of readers in our semi-annual literary journal. By actualizing the potential linguistic, cultural and political benefits of international literary exchange, we aim to ensure the advancement of literacy.

Specifications for Advertising in THE PATH

Full Page:         8”x10” black and white                                              $75.00

                          Any font that is easy to read

½ Page:               8”x5” black and white                                               $50.00

                          Any font that is easy to read

¼ Page:              2” x 2 ½” black and white                                          $35.00

                          Any font that is easy to read.

    Business Card is ok.

All ads must be submitted in .jpeg format and sized to fit. It must be ready to drop into the publication without further editing or resizing.

Orders to:

Mary Nickum

The Path to Publication Group

www.thepathmagazine.com

16201 E. Keymar Dr.

Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

Press Release-- New Literary Magazine

Press Release-- New Literary Magazine

For immediate release

The Path to Publication Group is publishing THE PATH, Phoenix’s newest literary magazine. The first issue will be released on July 31. It is anticipated that there will be two issues per year.

It is a semiannual ebook/ezine magazine featuring essays, short stories, poetry, interviews and book reviews.

This literary magazine is not something written by and for the "elite." It's a down-to-earth vehicle for writers of fiction and non-fiction to express themselves about a given theme. The theme of this first issue is, "It's a crime."

THE PATH will be an ezine only. It will be available for US$3.99.

For more information or to place an ad, contact:

Mary Nickum, Editor-in-Chief

mjnickum@cox.net

www.pathtopublication.net

602-309-7670