Deadline for 2013 literary magazine nears

The deadline is near for anyone interested in submitting original stories and artwork for the the Mountain Home Arts Council's yearly literary journal.

With its fifth volume slated for publication this fall, The Whistle Pig will include short stories, poems, memoirs, personal musings, drama, song lyrics and other short literary pieces written by people in the local area.

The publication also will feature a variety of visual art, including drawings, paintings and photographs.

To meet the publication deadline, all entries are due by April 15, a ten-day extension from previously announced deadlines.

Prose entries are limited to 5,000 words with poetry limited to three, double-spaced pages or up to 1,200 words. Written submissions need to use a 12 point Times New Roman font with a header in the upper right hand corner of each page stating the submission's title and page number.

While all writing must be production ready, The Whistle Pig's editorial committee reserves the right to make small adjustments in the writing such as spelling, punctuation and usage. Entries should include a cover sheet with a brief, 50-word biography including the writer's name, address, e-mail address and phone number.

Visual art entries are limited to 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Members of the local visual arts guild will select the artwork for this year's journal, which will be published in black and white.

People may submit their entries via e-mail by sending a message to literaryarts@mharts.org using the subject line "The Whistle Pig submission."

Individuals may also submit their art work in person by contacting Patti Hamaishi at P & C Plumbing or Brenda Raub at Mountain Home High School.

Payment for those chosen to appear in the journal is one copy of this year's edition of The Whistle Pig.

For more information about The Whistle Pig or the Mountain Home Arts Council, contact literary arts committee chairman Chris DeVore at 598-5548 or via e-mail at literaryarts@mharts.org or arts council executive director Sally Cruser at 587-3706 or via e-mail at mh-arts@qwestoffice.net.

More information is also available on the arts council's web site at www.mharts.org and on its Facebook page.