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By Simmons Buntin, August 2, 2010 9:46 am

Terrain.org’s submission period — for Issue No. 26, “The Signal in the Noise” and other issues — is now closed. Look for the new issue in mid-September, including the winners and select finalists of our inaugural contests in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, plus another diverse and exciting collection of literature and technical contributions, including an in-depth interview with poet, essayist, and teacher Alison Hawthorne Deming.

All contestants as well as regular submitters can expect to be notified on or before September 1, and our reading period will open again on October 1, 2010.

Thank you.

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By Simmons Buntin, July 11, 2010 11:17 pm

Terrain.org Inaugural Contests in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry: Deadline August 1

The deadline for the inaugural fiction, nonfiction, and poetry contests for Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments is August 1. View submission guidelines and instructions for paying and submitting online at http://www.terrain.org/contest.

Fiction judge – Aurelie Sheehan
Nonfiction judge – David Rothenberg
Poetry judge – Jessie Lendennie

$250 prize in each genre plus publication. All entries eligible for publication. $10 fee per entry (1 story, 1 essay, 3-6 poems).

View submission guidelines and instructions for paying and submitting online at http://www.terrain.org/contest and view the current issue of Terrain.org at http://www.terrain.org.

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By Simmons Buntin, June 9, 2010 1:10 am

Duotrope’s Digest, the online writers’ resource listing over 2,900 current fiction and poetry publications — including Terrain.org — has just added to its ongoing series of interviews with publication editors.

The interview with Terrain.org editor-in-chief Simmons Buntin is now online at:

http://www.duotrope.com/interview.aspx?id=1142

The interview includes compelling responses to such questions as “Describe what you publish in 25 characters or less,” and “What is the best advice you can give people who are considering submitting work to your publication?”

If you’re interested in submitting to Terrain.org, or just want to read a bit of the strange workings from Terrain.org’s founding editor (not to mention fiction editor Patrick Burns), check out the interview now.

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By Simmons Buntin, April 4, 2010 1:28 pm

Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments is now accepting submissions for the following upcoming issues:

• No. 26: The Signal in the Noise, publishing mid-September 2010 and including the winners of our inaugural contests in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
• No. 27: Entropy, publishing mid-March 2011
• No. 28: Image, publishing mid-September 2011 and including the winners of our 2nd annual contests

We are seeking submissions of poetry, essays, fiction, articles, and reviews (query first for the latter). We are also seeking the UnSprawl case study (query for that one, too). Our reading period closes on August 1.

Visit www.terrain.org/submit for submission guidelines, and visit http://sub.terrain.org when you’re ready to submit. Information about upcoming themes is available at www.terrain.org/submit/themes.htm.

And don’t forget about our inaugural contests in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry! They share the same submission deadline (August 1) and theme (The Signal in the Noise). Learn more.

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By Simmons Buntin, March 31, 2010 11:19 pm

Terrain.org is pleased to announce our inaugural contests in:

• Poetry, judged by Jessie Lendennie, poet and Salmon Poetry managing director
• Fiction, judged by Aurelie Sheehan, award-winning author of History Lesson for Girls and The Anxiety of Everyday Objects
• Nonfiction, judged by David Rothenberg, award-winning author of Thousand Mile Song and Why Birds Sing

Contest Details

Theme and Submission Period

The contest theme is “The Signal in the Noise,” to match our 26th issue, which launches in mid-September 2010. Though the contest and issue have a theme, we have a very liberal perspective on the theme and encourage you first and foremost to submit your best work.

The contest submission period is April 1 to August 1, 2010. Winners will be announced on or before September 1, 2010.

Prizes

A prize of $250 plus publication for the first-place winner will be awarded in each genre. Runners up in each genre will also receive publication.

Additionally, each first-place winner will receive special, dynamic publication treatment in Issue No. 26. The editors will work with the contest winners to determine the best layout treatment, which is likely to include additional graphics, audio, and enhanced HTML treatment.

Note that we reserve the right to reduce or cancel the contest if we do not receive enough submissions.

Selection Process

All submissions are considered for publication. Terrain.org’s editors will read all entries, passing the top entries in each genre to the judges, who will choose the first-, second-, and third-place winners. Decisions of the judges are final. Judges will not know the identity of the contestants.

All contestants will be notified of the judges’ decisions on or before September 1, 2010.

How to Submit

You are not eligible to enter this contest if you are family or close friends of, or have studied with or under any of Terrain.org’s primary editors — Stephanie Eve Boone, Simmons Buntin, Patrick Burns, Catherine Cunningham, and Joshua Foster — or the contest judges: Jessie Lendennie, Aurelie Sheehan, and David Rothenberg.

Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but previously published material in any format, including blogs, will not be considered. Submissions can be withdrawn through the submission system, though in that case contest entry fees will not be refunded.

Cost

The cost to submit is $10 per story, essay, or set of 3-6 poems.

What to Submit

You may submit up to three entries in any or all genres:

Poetry
Submit 3-6 poems per entry. For poetry, we are seeking not just the best poem, but the best set of 3-6 poems or long poem, with the hopes of awarding our prizes to poetry sets rather than individual, shorter poems, if possible. No maximum lines per poem. Poems must contain only the poem title and poem itself without the author name or contact information.

Fiction
Submit one story or set of three flash fiction pieces, up to 7,000 words total, per entry. Stories must contain only the story title and story itself without the author name or contact information.

Nonfiction
Submit one essay or set of three micro essays, up to 7,000 words total, per entry. Essays must contain only the essay title and essay itself without the author name or contact information. We will consider all nonfiction, but are most interested in creative nonfiction, including personal essays, lyric essays, memoir, and other literary forms.

Cover Letter Required

Each submission must include a cover letter with the author’s name and contact information — including email, telephone, and mailing address — and the name(s) of the poems, story, and/or essay.

The Submission Process

1. Please save your cover letter and submission for each entry as a single document — .doc, .docx, .rtf, .wpd, .txt, or .pdf only.
2. Submit online at http://sub.terrain.org. If you have submitted to Terrain.org before, log in to submit. If you have not submitted before, you must register.
3. Choose the “Contest” genre category and in the Comments area, type the genre of your submission: Poetry, Fiction, or Nonfiction
4. Once you confirm your submission, you will be directed to a page with payment instructions (via Paypal). Instructions for mailing a check in lieu of paying online are also provided.
5. No submission will be considered until payment has been received.
6. You will receive submission and payment confirmation via email.

Learn more at, and submit online from, www.terrain.org/contest.

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By Simmons Buntin, January 4, 2010 6:04 pm

The submission deadline for Issue No. 25, with the theme of “Virtually There,” is quickly approaching. February 1 is the last day to submit.

View our submission guidelines and then submit online!

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By Simmons Buntin, August 1, 2008 7:17 am

Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments is pleased to announce the launch of our new online submission tool:

Terrain.org Submission Manager

Now people who submit poetry, essays, fiction, articles, and reviews may create a username and password and log in to easily submit and track their work.

Accordingly, we no longer accept submissions by email (but queries should still be sent that way).

And our submission period is now open for our next issue, No. 23, with the theme of “Symbiosis,” which launches on January 10, 2009.

View our Submission Guidelines, then log into our new Submission Manager, to submit your work.

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By Simmons Buntin, June 11, 2008 6:15 pm

The Terrain.org reading period is now closed, but will open again on August 1 with a new online submission tool.

Look for our next issue, with the theme of “Understory / Overgrowth,” on July 10.

Thank you!

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By Simmons Buntin, December 2, 2007 5:35 am

The reading period for Terrain.org is currently closed, though we will continue to accept submissions and begin reading them again in February 2008.

Look for our 21st issue, “Islands & Archipelagos,” at http://www.terrain.org/ on January 10, 2008.

All submissions received prior to December 1 will receive responses by mid-December. If you don’t, please contact us.

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By Simmons Buntin, November 2, 2007 6:02 am

The submission deadline for Terrain.org’s next issue, “Islands & Archipelagos,” is December 1, 2007. We are still reviewing poetry, essays, fiction, and articles.

View submission guidelines at www.terrain.org/submit.