NOTES Magazine A project of Grace Notes Books (see other related projects). This project is believed to be defunct. (April 2013) About Our mission is to nourish new talent, reward excellence, and help writers achieve their dreams by giving them the tools to grow within their craft through feedback on both a peer and professional level, community, links, writing related classifieds, scam warnings, market research newsletters, publishing opportunities through Grace Notes Books and out affiliate publications who read all our winning entries and have often made publication offers not only to winners but to general users, and monthly cash prizes. We do not have genre restrictions at Grace Notes but we prefer works that seek to combine the art of "literary" writing with the craft of "popular writing". Works with a powerful sense of character, an edgy sense of humor, or a unique perspective will be most likely to grab our attention. Tired themes like detective stories, damsel in distress plots, and creature fiction are less likely to impress yet these have still been among winning themes in our monthly competitions. Therefore, we firmly believe that a unique style and creative execution can breathe new life into any theme and we never discourage submissions based on genre. Country of Publication United States Publication Medium & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 6 x per year Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct Dates: Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.Audience:UnknownGenres: Open to all/most Genres, including: GeneralLengths: Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words. Short Story: 1,000 - 3,000 words.Styles:Literary.Topics:None found.Payment:No monetary payment to Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Royalties Pays occasionally, up to Token payment (under 1 US cent per word). Royalties.Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.Submissions:Method: Electronic submissions. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Believed Defunct Dates: Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.Audience:UnknownLengths: Essay: Up to 3,000 words.Styles:Literary.Topics:None found.Payment:No monetary payment to Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Royalties Pays occasionally, up to Token payment (under 1 US cent per word). Royalties.Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.Submissions:Method: Electronic submissions. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct Dates: Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.Audience:UnknownGenres: Open to all/most Genres, including: GeneralLengths: Poem: Up to 125 lines.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.Styles:Literary.Topics:None found.Payment:No monetary payment to Token payment (under US$5 per poem) Royalties Pays occasionally, up to Token payment (under US$5 per poem). Royalties.Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.Submissions:Method: Electronic submissions. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. 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