Magnets and Ladders Magazine

MAGNETS AND LADDERS
Active Voices of Writers with Disabilities

This on-line literary magazine was launched in the spring of 2011 with several stories, poems, and essays by authors originally found in the book “Behind Our Eyes, An Anthology…”, published in 2007. The “Magnets and Ladders Magazine” is a venue for writers with a disability to be published; however, it is a literary magazine. Although topics may include disabilities, “Magnets and Ladders” is not a how-to magazine nor a venue to rail against society or a specific group. It is a showcase for the writer’s talents and abilities to shine.
As a member of the editorial staff of this new on-line magazine, I am looking forward to your submissions.
##
From www.magnetsandladders.org website:
About Behind Our Eyes

Behind Our Eyes, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization enhancing the
opportunities for writers with disabilities. Our anthology published in
2007, “Behind Our Eyes: Stories, Poems, and Essays by Writers with
Disabilities,” is available at Amazon.com and from other booksellers. It is
available in recorded and Braille format from the National Library Service
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Members meet by teleconference
twice monthly to hear speakers; share work for critique; or receive tips on
accessibility, publication, and suggested areas of interest.

Our mailing list is a low-traffic congenial place to share work in
progress; learn about submission requests; and to ask and answer writing
questions. We are preparing for a second anthology, and would like to have
you come aboard. For the conference phone number and PIN, join our mailing
list by contacting Lisa Busch at
gjbusch@comcast.net.
##
Submission Guidelines

Disabled writers may submit up to three selections per issue. Deadlines are
August 15 for the Fall/Winter issue, and February 15 for the Spring/Summer
issue. Writers must disclose their disability in their biography or in
their work. Biographies may be up to 100 words in length, and should be
written in third-person.

Poetry maximum length is 50 lines. Memoir, fiction, and nonfiction maximum
length is 2500 words. In all instances, our preference is for shorter
lengths than the maximum allowed. Previously published material and
simultaneous submissions are permitted provided you own the copyright to
the work. Please site previous publisher and/or notify if work is accepted
elsewhere.

We do not feature advocacy, activist, “how-to,” or “what’s new” articles
regarding disability. Innovative techniques for better writing;
recommendations for classes and conferences; as well as publication success
stories are welcome. Content will include many genres, and will range
beyond the disability theme.

Please Email all submissions to
submissions@magnetsandladders.org
. Paste
your submission and bio into the body of your Email. Submissions will be
acknowledged within two weeks. You will be notified if your piece is
selected for publication.
##

Spring/Summer 2011

Editorial and Technical Staff
Coordinating Editor: Marilyn Brandt Smith
Fiction: Lisa Busch, Kate Chamberlin, Valerie Moreno, Marilyn Brandt Smith,
and Abbie Johnson Taylor
Nonfiction: Kate Chamberlin, Valerie Moreno, Nancy Scott, John W. Smith,
and Marilyn Brandt Smith
Poetry: Lisa Busch, Valerie Moreno, Nancy Scott, and Abbie Johnson Taylor
Technical assistant: Jayson Smith
Internet Specialist: Brian Schnabel

www.Magnetsandladders.org