The Pedestal Magazine - Fiction - Poetry - Book Reviews - Interviews - Spoken Word

The Pedestal Magazine
http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/

Ah yes, the Pedestal Magazine. It was one of the first publications I ever tried to submit my own work to years ago. And yes...it was rejected. Oh the pain!!!!

Anyway :) the Pedestal is a terrific online literary magazine that I highly recommend:

The goal of The Pedestal Magazine is to provide a platform for authors and literary critics to publish work and stimulate thought and discussion. Published in each issue are 15-20 works of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and book reviews from writers around the world. All published writers are paid professional rates. About

The Pedestal Magazine publishes fiction, poetry and book reviews. It pays at a semi-pro to professional rate ($40 for poems and .05/per word for fiction) - Submission is handled online through thier own submission page. Note that that guidelines change a bit from issue to issue, so ALWAYS check http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/submitguidelines.php

POETRY: We are always open to a wide variety of poetry, ranging from the highly experimental to the traditionally formal. There are no length restrictions. There is no need to query prior to submitting poetry. Submit up to six (6) poems. Please submit all poems in one (1) form.

FICTION: Generally, we are receptive to high-quality literary and genre fiction of all sorts, including traditional and experimental works.

BOOK REVIEWS: While almost all reviews are now handled in-house, we are open to receiving queries regarding reviews of notable poetry collections, short story collections, and novels. Please query prior to submitting reviews.

INTERVIEWS: We are open to receiving queries regarding interviews with accomplished poets and fiction writers. Please query prior to submitting interviews.

SPOKEN WORD/SLAM: We are no longer accepting unsolicited spoken word/slam submissions. Please query Zachary Kluckman at zgkluckman@msn.com if you are interested in submitting spoken word work.

http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/submitguidelines.php

The Pedestal takes a time-out for about a week, once a month. So check the guidelines page at the bottom to see if they're on hiatus or not.

There's no need to fret about finding sample work. Since it's an online magazine, ALL of the issues, starting with the current one, can be found on the site and perused free of charge :)  http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/archives.php

What? You thought an online magazine wouldn't have a presence on Facebook? https://www.facebook.com/pedestalmagazine

Ruminate Magazine - Fiction - Creative Non-Fiction - Poetry - Art - Interviews - Book Reviews

Ruminate Magazine - Chewing on Life, Faith and Art
http://www.ruminatemagazine.org/ 

Ruminate is a Christian, themed (and Christian themed) magazine.

ru'mi-nate: to chew the cud; to muse; to meditate; to think again; to ponder

RUMINATE is a quarterly magazine of short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art that resonate with the complexity and truth of the Christian faith. Each issue is a themed forum for literature and art that speaks to the existence of our daily lives while nudging us toward a greater hope.

But don't let the Christian spiritual overtones throw you. It's always best to remember that some of the most beautiful works of art grow from a seed of pure faith :) Besides...

RUMINATE publishes work with both subtle and overt associations to the Christian faith as well as work that has no direct association.

Ruminate publishes fiction, creative non-fiction, interviews, poetry, art and book reviews. As mentioned above, Ruminate publishes themed issues, so be sure to check the guidelines to make sure you're submitting the right type of work!

They accept submissions through an online submission form and pay $5 per page or in contributor copies.


Full Submission Guidelines are here:
http://www.ruminatemagazine.org/submissions/submission-guidelines.html

Sample Work can be found in the list of back issues:
http://www.ruminatemagazine.org/past-issues/

Of course they're on Facebook...why wouldn't they be? https://www.facebook.com/RuminateMagazine