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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.

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.

August 2017 - submissions open, close 25th

Kids's Corner was submitted by Diana Manole

Diana Manole is a Romanian-Canadian writer, translator, and scholar. She takes pictures when the world makes her marvel.

To find out more about them please click here.

Submissions are currently open and have a deadline of 25th August 2017 at 23:59 GMT - Click here for details.

July 2017 - edition now available

'A Blade of Grass Between Two City Stones' ~ by Mark Blickley -click here to view-

'Green Rain' ~ by Joan McNerney -click here to view-

'I’ve never written a poem about trees…' ~ by Diana Manole -click here to view-

'Boticelli on a half shell' ~ by Lawrence Hopperton -click here to view-

July 2017 - Inspirational Image

The July 2017 submission period sees an image from Ashley Parker Owens Submissions of July 2017 are now closed, To find out more about the Current open Submission click here.

June 2017 - edition now available

'Doctor (Palliative Care)' ~ by Winston Plowes -click here to view-

'Leave-Taking' ~ by Sanjeev Sethi -click here to view-

'Time in our hands' ~ by Lynda Collins -click here to view-

'Facing Time' ~ by Sharon Goodier -click here to view-

June 2017 - Inspirational Image

The June 2017 submission period sees an image from Alegri

Once Upon A Time was submitted by Alegri, a travel and stock photograper.

Submissions of June 2017 are now closed, To find out more about the Current open Submission click here.

May 2017 - edition now available

'Once It Was Our Bridge' ~ by Tim Philippart -click here to view-

'Beatles and Beethoven' ~ by Harmony Hodges -click here to view-

'Underneath ' ~ by JD DeHart -click here to view-

'Water Under the Bridge' ~ by Carla Schwartz -click here to view-

May 2017 - Inspirational Image

The May 2017 submission period sees an image from Cath Barton

Cath Barton is a writer and photographer who lives in South Wales. She keeps a daily photographic journal on Blipfoto: https://www.blipfoto.com/Cathaber

Submissions of May 2017 are now closed, To find out more about the Current open Submission click here.

April 2017 - edition now available

'No Worms Today' ~ by Agnes Clarke -click here to view-

'A True Princess' ~ by Laura Beasley -click here to view-

'The Raven's Call' ~ by Colleen Driscoll -click here to view-

'Morning Flight' ~ by Rebecca House -click here to view-

April 2017 - Inspirational Image

The April 2017 submission period sees an image from Jenni Belotserkovsky

Born in Italy to Russian immigrants, Jenni grew up in Germany where she studied graphic design. There she worked as a graphic designer and a typesetter before setting out to explore the world. She now lives in Vermont, where she teaches art and curates an art kiosk. Jenni has had her art exhibited throughout Central Vermont. You can find her paintings and drawings at www.facebook.com/JenniBeeArt

Submissions of April 2017 are now closed, To find out more about the Current open Submission click here.

March 2017 - edition now available

'Puzzled' ~ by Lynn White White -click here to view-

'Sadness With The Morn' ~ by Agnes Clarke -click here to view-

'The Cat, the Crow, and the Conjurer' ~ by Colleen Driscoll -click here to view-

'A Little Lore' ~ by JD DeHart -click here to view-

March 2017 - Inspirational Image

The March 2017 submission period sees an image from Maggie Barra

I'm a digital artist and illustrator living in Lake Oswego Oregon My website iMsggie maggiebarra.com

Submissions of March 2017 are now closed, To find out more about the Current open Submission click here.

February 2017 - edition now available

'Roses, Dandelions, Teardrops' ~ by Russell Hemmell -click here to view-

'Tribute' ~ by JD DeHart -click here to view-

'The tick-tick-tock of the clock' ~ by Cath Barton -click here to view-

'Essence' ~ by Zev Torres -click here to view-

February 2017 - Inspirational Image

The February 2017 submission period sees an image from Nancy Larsen

When Nancy Larsen is not hard at work at New Castle Harley Davidson or sampling new varieties of beer, she enjoys taking photographs.

Submissions of February 2017 are now closed, To find out more about the Current open Submission click here.

About Us

ISSN 2042-3543
Publisher: Four Parts Press
Place of publication: UK

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!