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THE DOGTOWN REVIEW is a home for "stories that fall between the tracks," explains staff member Keith Demanche.
We're not limiting ourselves to any one genre, because what interests us most are stories and poems that don't fit neatly into any one genre -- interstitial works, if you will. Stories and poems that blur the lines between genres, that have a literary sensibility but are perhaps askew. Our theme is urban stories, tales of the city. Since characters as diverse as Rick Deckard, Annie Hall, Philip Marlowe, Halo Jones, Carrie Bradshaw, Batman, and Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser have been based in cities, we think the possibilities are endless.
We are looking for quality, smart fiction, and poetry that surprises us.
That's where you come in. We are not, at this time, a paying market. But we're excited about the chance to showcase the talented people we know. This means you. Please note that this is a call for submissions: we must reserve the right to request rewrites or to turn down pieces that aren't quite right for us. But we think all of you are capable of producing work that will blow us away.
We're looking for short fiction of less than 4,000 words. All genres are welcome, but keep in mind that if it can easily be placed at a genre magazine, it might be happier there. What we're looking for are your favorite, unappreciated stepchildren, the story that you think is one of your best, but which has been turned down for being not enough of one thing and too much of another. If you don't have any stories like that, here's your chance to write one.
We're looking for poetry, too. Length is not as much of a consideration here, although we aren't ready to publish any epics. Poetry should fit within the given theme of the magazine, should surprise the reader and most importantly, make us feel something. Narrative and prose poems are fine but should fit on one regularly formatted manuscript page. Overall, poetry will have the very narrow guideline of "to us, this rocks."
Submissions welcome 1 December through 15 March. E-mail submissions only. MS Word format is preferable, but Text Only will work. We expect to publish two issues this year, one at the end of May and one at the end of October. How many and which pieces will be in each issue will depend on considerations of length and how the pieces fit together.
So, there you have it. We're excited about this, and we hope you will be too. And we can't wait to read your stories.
SFWoE Note: Keith Demanche serves as a review writer for SFWoE; therefore, SFWoE is pleased to provide this web page for THE DOGTOWN REVIEW.
Keith, because of his review writing of contestant's stories, is well aware of the level of talent among SFWoE contestants. He hopes that our contestants will respond to this call for submissions. This is a chance to get your best short story (or poem) that does not fit neatly into any one genre published.
If the reader would like to read Keith's review of the 2005 SFWoE Second Place Story, click on the SFWoE Swirl below.
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