We are pleased to announce a new community publication called Wild Apples: Londonderry’s Literary and Art Journal. Wild Apples seeks to publish artistic voices from Londonderry and surrounding communities, and will feature poetry, fiction, nonfiction, photography, visual art, and interdisciplinary work submitted by area residents.
Our goal is to foster the regional arts community through an accessible interchange of creativity across genres and generations.
We are now accepting from creative-minded individuals living in Londonderry and surrounding areas. Please read the guidelines below before submitting. Submissions will close on September 31, 2024. Please use this submission form to send us your work. If you’re unable to use the submission form, please send your submissions as attachments to wildapples603@gmail.com
submission guidelines
Residents of Londonderry and the surrounding region may submit up to 5 original pieces of art from the following genres:
Poetry (3 pages max per poem)
Fiction (short stories, novel excerpts, flash fiction, etc. across all genres, up to 3000 words per piece)
Nonfiction (essays, articles, memoir, journalism, travel writing, humor, etc., up to 3000 words per piece)
Photography
Illustration or painting
Comics
Collage
Any digital form of visual art
Mixed media
Digital photographs of 3D or large format art like sculpture, ceramics, fiber arts, glass, murals, etc.
All work we publish must adhere to the Londonderry Community Standards for Public Art.
If your work is accepted for publication, we will need you to sign our Publication Agreement.
Submissions will be selected for publication by a panel of the editors, Arts Council members, and/or volunteers from the community. Submitting your work does not guarantee we will be able to publish it.
About the editors
Dasha Bulatova is a poet, translator, and interdisciplinary artist. She received her MFA in poetry and translation from San Francisco State University and served on the editorial teams at the Berkeley Fiction Review, 14 Hills, and Best American Nonrequired Reading. Her work has been published in Berkeley Poetry Review, Inverness Almanac, saltfront, The Meadow, and other journals. She joined the LAC as a voting member in 2022.
Larry Casey is a long-standing member of the Londonderry Arts Council and a singer and acoustic guitarist who performs both covers and original compositions at local events. As the current Chair of the LAC, he continues to champion artistic expression in the community.
Jan McLaughlin is a scientist and educator by training who designs and delivers workshops exploring the joy of arts and crafts through a variety of media. Jan always seems be creating something from landscapes to poetry. Her volunteer efforts include playing guitar and leading an acoustic music worship group at her church for 25 years. She has been a voting member of the LAC since 2022 and has lived in Londonderry since 1986.
“The owl crept into the first apple-tree that became hollow, and fairly hooted with delight, finding it just the place for him; so, settling down into it, he has remained there ever since.”
If you have a question about Wild Apples or would like to get involved, please use this contact form below to get in touch.