An annual eclectic mix of fiction, essays, interviews, articles, poetry, and art. We seek exceptional written and visual creations from established and emerging voices.
	PAYMENT | $25 upon publication. By-lines given. DEADLINE | Submissions accepted August 31 to January 31. Response after March 31. SUBMISSIONS | Submit prose, poetry, and art in separate envelopes. No e-mail submissions. Manuscript submissions are blind. Do not put author's name on manuscript. Include:   1.   One cover sheet for each submission, with: • Author's name • Address • Telephone number • E-mail address • Category (fiction, essay, interview, article, poetry, or art) • Title(s) of submission(s) 2.   The complete manuscript(s) with title and page number on each page, and the word count (required for prose) or line count (required for poetry) on the first page. 3.   SASE for our reply. Manuscripts will not be returned. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Notify us if work is accepted elsewhere. Submitter must own print rights. MAILTO | Submissions Editor Whispering Prairie Press Kansas City Voices P.O. Box 8342 Prairie Village, KS 66208-0342 PROSE | Up to 2,500 words. May submit two. No reprints. (fiction, essays, interviews with notable Kansas Citians, articles on regional places or history) POETRY | Up to 35 lines. Single-spaced. May submit three. No haiku. No reprints. ART | Submit print, slide, transparency, or digital .tif file on IBM compatible CD. We recommend you include a color-balanced print. Send adequately sized SASE. Artist must have required model and/or property releases. SAMPLE COPIES | Send $9.95 plus $3.50 for shipping and handling to the address below. TIPS | Familiarize yourself with the magazine. No gratuitous sex or profanity. In fiction, we look for strong stories with active voices, well-defined characters. Send your best work—polished and honed—in a professionally formatted manuscript   (typed,12-point font, double-spaced). QUESTIONS | E-mail questions to info@kansascityvoices.com
	AWARDS | $100 will be presented to one “Best Of” Prose and one “Best Of ” Poetry. The artist whose work is chosen for the cover art of the issue will be awarded $100. The “Best Of” awards for Prose and Poetry are selected by the editors from blind submissions. The cover art is selected by the board members of Whispering Prairie Press. Awards are made possible by donations from sponsors.