Writers And Photographers

Be Real Magazine wants YOU!
Write! Photograph! Create!

in issue eight
Scintillations
Surf’s Up
A Right to the Left
Hooray Soleil
The Power of Letting Go
Fuzzy Alien Antennae
Storms and Silence
Incredible Shrinking Woman
Apologizing to Mandy
Sex in the Outback
Dream Interpretation
Moody Girl
Younger Self
Single (again)

photography
Meditation
Single Sunflower
Porch
Park Feet
Smith Doors
Subway Guy

poetry
Courage
Fear
Change
Revelations
My Illusion

artwork
Dancing Star Girl
Noire
Nude on the Side

websites we love

contributors

workshops
Play With Your Words
Writing Workshop
Magic Money

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Issue Ten: Free Write

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Then...send your work to us at
"submissions at berealmag dot com"!

We are always looking for fresh stories from real life on ANY subject. We will only accept previously unpublished, original works of prose and poetry. Short comments and reflections upon the current issue’s theme are also welcomed. Please submit your ideas or finished drafts to writers@berealmag.com. We are always happy to review your ideas and readily offer suggestions.

We do not pay any money for submissions, but we do give out lots and lots of encouragement to all of our contributors!

Future Themes

Issue	Theme	Draft Due Date	Release Date
Nine	Humor	October 1, 2002	December 2002
Ten	Free Write	January 15, 2003	March 2003

Please note that while we do not accept all submissions, that your work is still completely valuable!

Instead of enticing you with OUR words, we thought we'd entice you with the words of our contributors...

I've never had an "editor" before, other than high school teachers and college professors. This is FUN! I want to do 10 rewrites! Just kidding. I'm committed to an uncompromisingly FABULOUS finished product, not my own pride or ego in getting to it. I am really enjoying this!

Thank you for the opportunity to share my work. It has been a great experience. Thank you for everything.

Thanks for your support and allowing me to put my work "out there" in your online magazine. It's pretty exciting for me to be published for the first time. I can't wait to see the new issue in November!

You did such a great job editing this and giving me awesome feedback. Thanks for doing that and for being so flexible...even when I was being a flake :-) Thank you for allowing me a space to express myself...I LOVE THAT!

So what's stopping you?

We Love Artists and Photographers!!!

We want to see your original artwork! Dust off your camera and go out into the world and snap some pictures! Pull out your paints and brushes and create a new masterpiece! Submit your original, previously unpublished photos and/or artwork as scanned images to photographers@bereal.com.

We do not pay any money for submissions, but we do give out lots and lots of encouragement to all of our contributors!

Visualize This!

If you have a wish or a goal or a dream and you can take a picture of it (or draw or paint an image of it), send it to Be Real Magazine and make your wishes visible and REAL. This column is here for you to create what you want to have happen in your life. If you see it, you can believe it!

Moody Girl
A moody girl has many moods, of course, and ALL MOODS ARE WELCOME HERE!

Write a Moody Girl piece of your own. If you need to rant or rave, if you need to empty your heavy heart of painful things that have happened, you can do that here. If you really need to say something Bold & Sassy or LOUD and SCARY or tiny and secret, please send it to us!

Firsts
Would you like to share your experience of doing something for the first time? It doesn't have to be daring, just real. We all learn a lot from the stories of others. If you want to tell us a story, and you need some encouragement, send us an email.

Letters to My Younger Self
What did you need to hear when you were younger? What words of advice did you wish you had received a lot earlier? What hard-won wisdom do you want to share? What did your younger self need to know? Send your letters to Be Real Magazine, and make a difference to us all!

Journey From Home
Share your travel stories with others! Write about what you have experienced during your travels. Everybody loves to read about interesting and exotic adventures to new places. Your story can be about a far away land, or somewhere closer to home. What is your personal take on a familiar vacation destination? Write to us and let us know!

Submit your original writing or digital photography to: writers@berealmag.com or photographers@berealmag.com
Please include the name you would like to use when it's published, your snail-mail address, and email address!