Hey all, We are in the home stretch! The issue is just around the corner. Please let me and David know if you are feeling swamped/stressed about making the deadlines. I planned a little wiggle room, so don’t fret. The last date to submit to the copy editor is November 15. After you all have uploaded your pieces, I will work on formatting the online and print issues. I planning to have a link for you all to review the online issue by the December round-up. KELP JOURNAL WINTER 2024 ISSUE: WINTER ISSUE SCHEDULE Submissions closeOctober 15 Due to Copy EditorsNovember 15 Proofed & UploadedNovember 24 Issue Review/PreviewDecember 8 PublicationDecember 15 Please remember to fill out the Google Sheets for the Summer issue as you accept pieces: * Google Sheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1abDnk3uI03EtLBBUbFi2g-g33DtFnl6e7slji7VfQMU/edit?usp=sharing Upload the copyedited files to Google Drive. Please remember the name format (Author’s Last Name_Section_Issue & Year, Ex: Mackman_nonfiction_Summer2021) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gmrg6HshN0Hr9L8HC2HQVLnbIoIVHqiW?usp=sharing KELP JOURNAL ESSAY COMPETITION: -Kelp Journal has opened up for its first essay competition! The theme is Animals. We hope this will bolster our Nonfiction Section and anchor future issues. There are both cash and publication prizes for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. **If you feel so inclined, please use the promotional material attached. The Wave - We need book reviews. Contact me if you know of anyone that is interested. This is open to all editors. Kelp Books - Amber Waves launch is still chugging along 11/6 JP Catholic University, 11/8-11/9 29 Palms Lit Fest, and 11/14 Changing Hands Book Store, Tempe, AZ. - Our craft book is planning to be reissued with additional essays from Cymelle Edwards, Leanne Phillips, and more on 2/1/25. -Our Ocean Poetry Anthology will open on 1/1/25, close on 3/8/25, and publish again on 6/8/25. Events - Kelp is planning on attending Bombay Beach Festival and No Az Book Festival in 2025 Kelp Interns Kelp now has an internship program. Interns can work in the following sections/branches/areas: Fiction, Poetry, The Wave, Kelp Books, Social Media, and Graphic Arts.