JL Lori

I’m excited to announce that my nonfiction piece “The Interview” was just published by The Antigonish Review!

We are currently seeking submissions for a new anthology:

WILD WOMEN

Editors JL Lori and Claire Matthews

An anthology of feminine writers exploring their connection to the environment and the wilderness, both within and without.

We are seeking creative nonfiction, personal essays, and poetry exploring the following topics: the environment, eco-spirituality, eco-feminism perspectives, outdoor sports, country living, camping, connection to nature, healing through nature, climate change, deforestation, pollution, gardening, farming, food production and consumption, animals and anthropomorphic connections, earth-body relationship, eco-sex, Indigenous land and water rights, oceanic connections and conservation, feminine psychology, earth-based rituals and Goddess worship, and any other fierce femme writing!

Details:

Open to women, trans, and non binary writers.

Nonfiction or poetry only. No fiction submissions.

All submissions will be considered for the print publication and may also be included online.

Limit 3000 words per submission. For poetry 2 poems max per submission.

We will consider previously published work but prefer new and original work. Please indicate if the submission has been previously published and provide the citation.

Please include a cover letter and a 2-3 sentence bio with your submission.

You may submit as many pieces as you like, but each piece must be a separate submission.

Simultaneous submissions welcome, but please let us know if the work is accepted elsewhere.

We will not be providing feedback on pieces not selected for publication.

Submission period: August 1 to November 30, 2020

Accepted contributors will be paid $40 CAD per piece plus 1 contributor copy.

We are currently asking for a small submission fee through Submittable to help cover contributor payments. If the fee is a concern, please contact jlloriwriter@gmail.com for an alternative submission process. Thank you for your support!

Very excited to have my new piece, Pride, Parades, and Protests, included in the first ever issue of Van Pride Magazine! A fantastic pivot for Vancouver Pride Society amidst the Covid-19 pandemic!

Turbulence is a piece that I wrote a long time ago, my account of travelling to Italy with a partner. It’s a strong emotive piece with a lot of heart and uncertainty. It was rejected a few times, so it’s lovely to receive this acceptance!

And check out the Divine Feminine art included in the middle of the piece! Beeeeees!

I was honoured to receive Honourable Mention in Personal Journalism in the 2020 National Magazine Awards for East Vancrowver! CAW CAW!

If not for Covid-19, I would have gone to Toronto for the NMA’s Ceremony and Gala. Instead we hosted a Zoom party to watch the show.

Writer @JLLori_ shares a short story about “Van-CROW-ver” which was published recently by @PrairieFireMag . The story also pays homage to @canuckthecrow who has sadly been missing since August.

Excited to announce that “East Vancrowver”, an essay excerpt from my memoir Burning Woman, has been long listed for the Carte Blanche and the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society 2017-18 Creative Nonfiction Competition! Competition results to be released in May. Stay tuned!