Welcome to 'With Painted Words'

With Painted Words is a monthly, online literary magazine. It was founded in September 2009 and our first issue was released on October 31, 2009.  Thanks to our lovely readers we were voted #10 in the 2010 Preditors and Editors Poll at Critters (http://www.critters.org).

The way that With Painted Words works is slightly different from other magazines; every month a new image is chosen as a prompt and, for that month, all submissions must have used it as their inspiration – no matter how slight, vague or metaphorical it is there must be some form of link between the image and the work.

If you want to submit a story, poem or artwork, visit the submissions page for full guidelines. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
 

September 2010 - submissions open, close 25th

Loading the sheep was submited by Cath Barton

Cath Barton lives in Abergavenny, Wales - sheep country. She writes, sings,gardens, walks and generally enjoys life in this beautiful part of the world. She also likes taking photographs.


To find out more about them please click here.

Submissions are currently open and have a deadline of 25th September 2010 at 23:59 GMT - Click here for details.

August 2010 edition now available

Poetry'Tainted Sun' ~ by Ehud Sela -click here to view-
Poetry'Ascension' ~ by Marina Lee Sable -click here to view-
Flash Fiction'The Oroborous' ~ by Michael Shammas -click here to view-
Micro Fiction'Time to leave' ~ by Cath Barton -click here to view-

August 2010 - submissions now closed

Loading the sheep by Roman The August 2010 submission period sees an image from Roman

Orange Future was submitted by Roman, a photographer from Russia.

To see more of his work click here: http://aramis7.livejournal.com/

Submissions of August 2010 are now closed, To find out more about the Current open Submission click here.


July 2010 edition now available

Poetry'Hung Out To Dry' ~ by Dylan Cusack -click here to view-
Micro Fiction'Umbrella Coverage' ~ by Sue Ann Connaughton -click here to view-
Flash Fiction'Lucille' ~ by Carmel Ohman -click here to view-
Flash Fiction'Tears Fall Like Rain' ~ by Cathryn Marinelli -click here to view-

July 2010 - submissions now closed

Loading the sheep by Serendipity The July 2010 submission period sees an image from Serendipity

I am 21 year old student who lives in Australia. Taking pictures is just a hobby.

http://out-in-the-open.tumblr.com/

Submissions of July 2010 are now closed, To find out more about the Current open Submission click here.


June 2010 edition now available

Micro Fiction'Something's Broken' ~ by Saman Naquvi -click here to view-
Flash Fiction'Vigilance and Library Days' ~ by KJ Hannah -click here to view-
Poetry'Early to Bed is Early to Rise, But Do It without Me' ~ by Ray Succre -click here to view-
Flash Fiction'Didaskaleinophobia' ~ by Tricia Sutton -click here to view-

June 2010 - submissions now closed

Loading the sheep by Lyndon Irwin The June 2010 submission period sees an image from Lyndon Irwin

Lyndon Irwin

Submissions of June 2010 are now closed, To find out more about the Current open Submission click here.


May 2010 edition now available

Poetry'Baptismal Sea' ~ by Stephanie Grace -click here to view-
Flash Fiction'The River' ~ by Síobhan Smith -click here to view-
Flash Fiction'She Has Moods' ~ by C. Martinez -click here to view-
Micro Fiction'A Beginner's Guide to Waves' ~ by Cath Barton -click here to view-

May 2010 - submissions now closed

Loading the sheep by Francisca Pageo The May 2010 submission period sees an image from Francisca Pageo

Francisca Pageo (1983), also known as Misspaq, is a self-taught artist from Murcia, Spain.

Submissions of May 2010 are now closed, To find out more about the Current open Submission click here.


April 2010 edition now available

Flash Fiction'Phillip' ~ by J B -click here to view-
Flash Fiction'Tree of Life' ~ by Ed Curley -click here to view-
Poetry'Generation' ~ by Kayleigh Ayn Bohémier -click here to view-
Flash Fiction'The Arboretum' ~ by Nina Roselle -click here to view-

April 2010 - submissions now closed

Loading the sheep by Stanislav Odyagailo The April 2010 submission period sees an image from Stanislav Odyagailo

Stanislav Odyagailo is an experimental photographer from the Ukraine. His work can be found at: http://stanod.deviantart.com/

Submissions of April 2010 are now closed, To find out more about the Current open Submission click here.


March 2010 edition now available

Poetry'IS'S' ~ by Hugh Fox -click here to view-
Flash Fiction'Dark Reminder' ~ by Damien Marquess -click here to view-
Poetry'Ghost of the Powder Room' ~ by Evelyn Evans -click here to view-
Flash Fiction'My Secret Savior' ~ by Jennifer Michelle Norris -click here to view-

March 2010 - submissions now closed

Loading the sheep by Christophe Dessaigne The March 2010 submission period sees an image from Christophe Dessaigne

Christophe Dessaigne is a French artist who lived in south of France, in a small town called Perpignan, near Spain on the Mediterranean coast.

Submissions of March 2010 are now closed, To find out more about the Current open Submission click here.


About Us

ISSN 2042-3543

Simply put this is a creative writing site that puts the adage, "a picture paints a thousand words" to the test. The premise is that, each month, an image will be given as a visual prompt and you will have up to one thousand words to tell the story that you are inspired to write ... using your imagination as the canvas and language as your brush.

We are open to submissions of artwork to inspire stories and stories inspired by the artwork - how very Ouroboros of us!

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