VIDA is interested in hearing from writers. We are open to queries; however, please do not send full-length submissions. Your query should reflect your topic and its relevance to VIDA’s mission. Please familiarize yourself with our organization, our Web site, and our features’ guidelines.
VIDA Editorial Guidelines for Features
“STATE OF THE ART”
In this monthly feature, authors address issues particular to the aesthetic, critical, and formal concerns of their specific genres, as they intersect with women’s vision and influence as literary artists. The piece can be as short as 500 words or as long as 3,000. Writers are welcome to write on any topic of their choice. We hope to publish pieces that:
• Address a topic or issue that women writers have been hesitant to discuss publicly.
• Employ vivid language and tangle with complicated ideas.
• Tackle a topic one doesn’t typically see addressed in literary forums.
“DEAL WITH IT”
In this monthly feature, authors provide a plain take on the more practical concerns of female writers in a male-dominated literary world. The piece can be as short as 500 words, or as long as 3,000. This piece is more anecdotal than theoretical, though writers should feel free to tangle with the more sophisticated implications / complications behind their “story.” We are looking for pieces that:
• Employ vivid language and address a provocative topic.
• Speak to an issue many women are hesitant to address publicly or in literary forums (the “Elephant in the living room”).
• Employ candor and plain-spoken voice—perhaps wickedly funny, and/or ironic, or and/or direct, and/or revealing. We are looking for pieces that explore encounters, experiences and opinions in which the author is personal, present and unveiled on the page.
