Now open for submissions: Creative Colloquy Volume Seven *Submission window July 30 to September 10.* Calling all wordsmiths! Creative Colloquy is now accepting submissions for Volume Seven of our print anthology series. Don’t allow that short story to collect dust in your drawer, revisit that creative nonfiction piece you’ve been sitting with, write that poem that’s been swimming around in your grey matter. Then send it our way! Anticipated to launch winter of 2020/2021, Creative Colloquy Volume Seven will be much like our first 6 collections and include a diverse selection of prose, essays, poetry and literary works paired with visuals inspired by the words. *Deadline:* *Submissions will be accepted from July 30 through September 10, 2020 and must follow the guidelines provided below: (you can also view guidelines and submit HERE: * https://creativecolloquy.submittable.com/submit/171206/creative-colloquy-volume-seven ) •All genres and styles of work will be considered (except fan fiction and erotica). •We are looking for submissions that are 1,000 to 3,000 words in length with a focus on the storytellers, i.e. fiction and essays in particular. Larger stories will be considered, within reason. Novel excerpts or independently published works will not be considered at this time. Poetry need not meet the 1,000-word length guideline but it should be noted we are not accepting poetry collections and will only consider two submissions from one author at a time. •Please format stories using MS Word (.doc or .docx), 12pt, double spaced serif font. Formatting must follow this outline. Author contact info and bio should be submitted with piece on the Submittable site in cover letter and should not be included on the document. •Please only submit ONE piece of work for consideration. •You must be a resident of Western Washington to submit. •By submitting to Creative Colloquy, the author allows for publication into Creative Colloquy Volume Seven. If included in our print edition we may contact author for future online reprint opportunities. You can purchase all 6 previous anthologies by visiting Kings Books or they are available on Amazon. For any questions regarding publications and guidelines please email Jackie.d.fender@gmail.com.