A Literary Journal featuring poetry, prose, art, and photography
Manzanita California
Manzanita is a printed literary journal of the Mother Lode and Sierra regions of California, but we welcome work that appeals to the sensibilities of readers in our area from writers and artists across the U.S. We are opening submissions to Volume 6 as of July 1, 2009, with a deadline of Dec. 15, 2009. The publication release will be May 2010. Please see guidelines on our site for submitting to the publication before sending material. Read sample poems on Volume 5 Highlights page to get a flavor of the publication style.
Writers Unlimited, our writing affiliate of the Calaveras County Arts Council, published 1,500 copies of the last volume--Vol. 5 of Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra--which was released in Sept. 2006. About 400 copies remain for sale to the public. This is a beautiful edition with a glossy color perfect-bound cover representing some of the finest writing in California and beyond about the Mother Lode and Sierra region.Over 100 writers and artists across the nation have new work featured in this 184- page collection. Manzanita is opening submissions for volume 6 as of July 1, 2009, ending with Dec. 15, 2009.
A current call for new staff members is out for Manzanita, Volume 6, due out in 2010. Manzanita is growing in scope and is in need of more staff, including editors.
In addition, we are expanding the small press to include the publishing of regional books and chapbooks. Our new press name is Manzanita Writers Press. We are an affiliate of the Calaveras County Arts Council, a nonprofit arts organization in Calaveras County. Our purpose is to support a thriving literary community in our economically and culturally diverse area, networking with writing communities in our region to form a nurturing community of writers. We hold workshops, benefit readings, critique group meetings, and in the near future, we will publish books by emerging and seasoned writers in our foothill and Sierra region.
Manzanita Writers Press: a Literary small press of the Mother Lode and Sierra region. Our Manzanita Writers Press web site is currently under construction as of July 2009, but the new link to the literary press will be http://www.manza.com/.
Local and regional sponsors support the publication with generous sponsorships, grants, and ads. Contact us if you would like your business, family, or organization represented in the publication for a tax deductible sponsorship space in a publication and belong to our VIP press membership.
Writers Unlimited is a supportive writers group sharing in-depth review and craft discussion of members' original prose and poetry. Members work toward publication of their writing projects and critique each other's works-in-progress. The group is growing in scope and recently expanded their literary press and are in the process of organizing this new publishing entity for our foothill and mountain counties, serving the Mother Lode and Sierra region.
The writers meet 6:30 P.M. every 2nd and 4th Monday at the Calaveras Arts Council Gallery located next to the HistoricMuseum and Courthouse at 22 Main St. in San Andreas. (209-754-0577).
Park in back or next to Red Brick Saloon in the parking lot in back and walk down the stairs.
E-mail mrosemanza@jps.net for more information or directions or call the office and gallery at 209-754-1774 and talk to Penny.
