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Writing unparalleled Milan Kundera wrote that fiction is like a parallel history (okay so he didn’t say that exactly) and at 34thParallel we are looking for fiction and poetry that goes beyond the parallels. We are not looking for another Kafka or Woolf, but we are looking for writers like them who question life, challenge boundaries, confront our perceptions and misconceptions, using words of unparalleled (sigh) beauty and clarity. Everything you read in the 34thParallel should have you exclaiming: “Wait a minute!” as you rush back to read it again. So, welcome to 34thParallel. Trace Sheridan & If you have any questions or you want to know more, click here and email us...
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What Are We About? What are we about? We're about writing, but not just writing—good writing—or better writing that's written well (smile, and say that five times fast). We think there are more good writers who are undiscovered than soccer moms at Starbucks. Where are all these good writers? One guess: You got it! They're at their day jobs! You've heard of a dual-income family or a person who works one place and moonlights at another... A writer is someone who moonlights at the second job for free! (That is until they sell something.) Raise your hand if you've been in or if you're currently in this situation. Don't worry you're not alone. The first step is to admit you are powerless in this
situation. Remember after you stay up until 3:33am editing your short story submission, you still have to go to work the next day. Just tell your co-workers you had a late night karaoking (smile). They'll chastise you for partying on a weeknight, but this is much better than what you'd have to deal with if you told them the truth... Seeing an opportunity to carve out a much needed niche, we formed 34thParallel with the express goal of giving new and emerging writers (artists as well) a chance, a shot, (dare I say it?) an opportunity to be accepted, to be recognized, and yes, to be read. That's what we're about. 34thParallel was formed and founded by us—Trace Sheridan and Martin Chipperfield—a couple of writers who realized a way to help others also struggling in a sea of obscurity. We both have stacks of rejection letters to our credit, so you know we'll write good ones if we can't use your work. We want 34thParallel to be a place where authors can be proud to have their work accepted, recognized, and read. Ultimately, we hope to act as a springboard for new authors and artists to bigger and better things. And that's what we are about. We invite you to submit your best work—something we'll want to read again and again.
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