Caketrain [a journal and press]

2009 Chapbook Competition Now Open
Now through October 1, we are accepting entries for the 2009 Caketrain Chapbook Competition, which switches back to the poetry genre this year with Michael Burkard in service as Final Judge. 1 May 2009

Two New Fiction Chapbooks
Caketrain’s first two fiction chapbooks—Tina May Hall’s All the Day’s Sad Stories and Matt Bell’s The Collectors—are now released. Update: The Collectors is now out of print, but you can still pick up All the Day’s Sad Stories for only $8. 29 Apr 2009

Submissions are now being accepted for Caketrain Issue 07, tentatively slated for release in mid-to-late 2009.

Please submit up to seven poems, works of fiction or creative nonfiction (no book reviews, please), works of visual art, or any combination therein, to Caketrain Journal and Press, Box 82588, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 or caketrainjournal@hotmail.com (attached DOC, RTF or PDF preferred over pasted-in-the-body for text, 300+ dpi JPG, PNG, PSD or PDF preferred for visuals). Submissions should include a cover letter with titles of submissions, a brief, press-ready biographical statement, and any relevant contact information. Please print name and title on the top of each poetry page. Caketrain does not accept previously published pieces. Please send SASE for response only; all unused print submissions will be recycled upon rejection. Please do not send originals. Caketrain will not be responsible for lost or damaged pieces. Simultaneous submissions are permitted; please notify immediately if a piece is chosen for publication elsewhere. Response time can take up to six months, but is often much shorter. Please do not submit additional work until a decision has been made regarding your current submission. Contributors receive one complimentary copy; all rights revert to authors upon publication.

The 2009 Caketrain Chapbook Competition, open to the poetry genre and judged by Michael Burkard, is accepting submissions now through October 1. The winner of the competition will receive a $250 cash prize and 25 copies of their chapbook, which will be published in a limited run in 2010 in the style of Elizabeth Skurnick’s Check-In, Tom Whalen’s Dolls, Claire Hero’s afterpastures, Tina May Hall’s All the Day’s Sad Stories, and Matt Bell’s The Collectors. Be sure to read the guidelines for full details.

Previous Honors by Year: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004.