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  • Call for Submissions: The New dislocate Online
    Dislocate Literary Journal

    Do you sometimes fantasize about how cool it would be to write a stupefyingly popular blog, column or article for a website like the Rumpus or Salon or NewYorker.com? It is time, my friends, to turn those dreams into reality. dislocate.org is planning a February 1 launch of its brand new website, which will feature weekly columns as well as a steady stream of articles about books, writing, the "industry," and all things remotely related to a writer's life (fashion, pop culture, sex(!), etc.).

    Perks of writing for dislocate.org:

    • Expand your portfolio!
    • Beef up your résumé!
    • Build a loyal following among the denizens of the internets--and thereby a readership and consumer base for your forthcoming magnum opus!
    • A little internet cred never hurt with the agents, either, or so I'm told.

    In preparation for our grand entrance onto the scene on February 1, the dislocate web team is looking to publish a range of articles in time for the launch, and we'd love to see what you've got to offer.

    dislocate.org is currently looking for:
    excellent writing, of course. But more specifically:

    Guest Contributors
    Article categories are still somewhat fluid, so write about anything that excites you. Here's what we're thinking so far:

    For the "Writing" section:     book reviews, author interviews, profiles, craft-related essays, stuff about publishing, an "MFA Beat"-type section, general coverage of the literary scene, "opinion" pieces on any of the above.

    For the "Culture" section: everything else (subject to the web editorial team's definition of good taste).

    Go ahead and submit an article! Send the full text (in the body of the email) to dislocate.online@gmail.com by January 25 and we'll let you know what we think.

    Columnists
    Let's be honest: we all kind of envy PerezHilton's insane popularity and gut-roiling readership level. Here's your chance to show off (or develop) your blogging chops and create an internet personality worthy of its own cult following.

    Columns can be primarily either topic-driven or personality-driven, though ideally there will be some of both. Columnists will post on a weekly basis (more often if you like)--with entries of between 400 and 800 words, give or take. Two examples of columns we're fond of: Steve Almond's Bad Poetry Corner and Ted Wilson Reviews the World.

    Have an idea for a column you'd love to inflict upon the world? Pitch it to us at dislocate.online@gmail.com with a sample post or two (600-800 words).

    Staff Writers
    Interested in having articles published regularly on our snazzy new website, and adding a sweet line to your CV? Staff writers will be chosen by the web editorial team on the basis of previously submitted work. In other words, give us something awesome to publish, then give us something else that's equally awesome, and after that we'll discuss making you a core member of our writing team.

    Questions? Comments? Great ideas? Send them to dislocate.online@gmail.com.

     January 7th, 2010
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