Saturday, October 2, 2021

Calling for Cool Wintry Submissions

 



The winter issue (24) is online

The following quotes express my sentiments about winter.

"As winter approaches - bringing cold weather and family drama - we crave page-turners, books made for long nights and tryptophan-induced sloth." ~Sarah MacLean

"I love the scents of winter! For me, it's all about the feeling you get when you smell pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, gingerbread and spruce." ~Taylor Swift

Winter is the year's finale. It's a time of books and page-turners, snowflakes and fireplaces, gifts and Christmas sentiments. Whether you submit poetry, haiku, fiction, nonfiction, or recipes, show me specifics. Fill the submission with the season's senses.

I am looking forward to publishing this magical issue.

The deadline is Dec 10, 2021

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Calling for Autumn Submissions

 Deadline: Sept 20, 21


I am searching for autumn word painters—writers who can calm someone with words, writers who can soak the reader’s mind with tranquil thoughts. More than any other season, autumn colours instil quietness. 

Check out http://www.words-to-use.com/words/fall/ for a helpful website with autumn keywords to get inspired. 

If you are up to the challenge, please submit poems, short stories, haiku, essays, studies, favourite autumn recipes, or any other form. It can relate to autumn or peaceful concepts. 

I look forward to the colourful calm.

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Calling for summer submissions









The summer issue of Halcyon Days will be online June 22. 

See you then!


If you are a writer who can quiet someone with words, if you can soak the reader’s mind with tranquil thoughts, I am looking for you! 

Please submit summer-themed poems, quick stories, haiku, essays, your favourite summer recipes, or other forms. It can also be peaceful concepts. 

I look forward to the calm.

Friday, January 1, 2021

Calling for Spring Submissions

Image by Uschi Dugulin from Pixabay


Get your mind off the polar vortex that has frozen the world and onto thoughts of spring and new beginnings. Give the reader a whiff of the clean air after an April shower or the heady fragrance of lilacs. Poems, short stories, essays, and first-person manuscripts of all varieties are welcome. The content relating to or evoking ideas associated with spring, such as growth, inspiration, birth, and rebirth, is acceptable. I'm also keen to hear about any haiku, photographs, or tried-and-true recipes you have for the season. I eagerly await your first submissions.