In case you're confused, what I want you to do is to dig into your closet, pockets, kitchen junk drawers, garage boxes, basement wine cellar (oh wait, not there, well, okay if it relaxes you for the writing experience), and find that one piece, thingy, chachka that you refuse to throw out - and write about the memories attached to it. Phew. Glad that is out of the way. You don't have to be a graduate of the best continuing education journal writing course in your town to submit to re-found. Nor does your last name have to be Shakespeare (no one would understand you anyway), Rilke, Cohen, or Palahniuk (for the more twisted memoirists). You just need to be able to communicate the life in your piece. Please submit a not-essay-length (preferably 500-ish words) piece of writing in the body of an email (as opposed to an attachment) and attach a quality photo of your re-found object. The small print that isn't really smaller: I will make every effort to maintain the integrity of your work, however, as an editor I will have the dire need to correct spelling errors (U.S. spelling for U.S. submissions, Canadian spelling for Canuck and other country submissions, pending I know where they are coming from. If I don't, I will default to whatever country I favour the most on that day. -Did you notice how I spelled favour?) I will also correct grammatical errors should I feel insanely compelled to. However, it is your voice and to change that would be criminal (and imposing memories of disapproving parents possibly leading to feelings of shame.) By submitting to re-found you are agreeing to have your work appear on the web-site only. If it appears anywhere else go after those F*#@ers! It wasn't me, I didn't do it. Payment is in the form of the praise and social popularity you will attain when everyone can finally see what a deep (and possibly sick and twisted if that is your scene) person you are, and of course seeing your work on re-found.com. It is up to the editor's discretion how long your piece remains on re-found.com, but we can talk should it be the missing piece of a major court case and you suddenly need to leave town and have never existed ever. If you'd like to submit to re-found.com as much as I'd love you to, please click the submit button or email: re-found@rogers.com. I can't wait to read your work! -Kat Riordan, Editor |
