Showing posts with label anthology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anthology. Show all posts
Friday, 20 November 2009
Drollerie Press
The Drollerie Press is currently soliciting submissions. For details, visit their website. Tales are required for the following: Trafficking in Magic/ Magicking in Traffic and Greek Mythology/ Urban Fantasy
Zombie Zoology Anthology: Stories Wanted
Severed Press seeks short stories for its new anthology, Zombie Zoology. Stories must include themes revolving around living-dead animals, beasts, creatures, or anything of the sort. We are looking for variety in both animals and the locations in which the story is set. Stories involving local myths, legends and superstitions will be well regarded as will the use of science. Stories can be set in the past or present.
Payment: Payment will be $0.01 per word based on the final edited version plus one Author copy.
Stories should be between 2000-8000 words and be submitted with a brief synopsis and bio in standard form as an attachment to zombiezoology@gmail.com. Closing date is the 30th January 2010 and replies will go out after this date.
Payment: Payment will be $0.01 per word based on the final edited version plus one Author copy.
Stories should be between 2000-8000 words and be submitted with a brief synopsis and bio in standard form as an attachment to zombiezoology@gmail.com. Closing date is the 30th January 2010 and replies will go out after this date.
Saturday, 5 September 2009
The Write On Anthology
Today I received confirmation that the deadline to this anthology has been extended to 9 January 2010. This anthology is only open to all participants of Stoke-on-Trent's Write On workshops held over the past 18 months.
Submission guidelines: Max 1200 words prose or a 40 line poem. Or a combination, such as 600 words of prose and a 20 line poem.
Send your submissions on disc (save in 'doc' file format) and paper to:
Write On Anthology / Emma George
City Central Library
Bethesda Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3RS
Submission guidelines: Max 1200 words prose or a 40 line poem. Or a combination, such as 600 words of prose and a 20 line poem.
Send your submissions on disc (save in 'doc' file format) and paper to:
Write On Anthology / Emma George
City Central Library
Bethesda Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3RS
Thursday, 30 July 2009
Write On -- Reminder
Don't forget the Write On Anthology, to be published later ths year -- and only open to participants of Stoke's various workshops. If you look over past posts on this blog, you'll find more information (go to April's posts). The address for submissions (by 1 September) is:
Write On Anthology (c/o Emma George)
City Centre Library
Bethesda Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 3RS
Write On Anthology (c/o Emma George)
City Centre Library
Bethesda Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 3RS
Thursday, 9 July 2009
The Turing Test Wins Edge Hill Prize
Chris Beckett's collection, The Turing Test, from Elastic Press, has won the prestigious Edge Hill Short Story Prize, earning Chris a remarkable £5,000 cash prize. The judges said:
"I suspect Chris Beckett winning the Edge Hill Prize will be seen as a surprise in the world of books. In fact, though, it was also a bit of surprise to the judges, none of whom knew they were science fiction fans beforehand. Yet, once the judging process started, it soon became clear that The Turing Test was the book that we'd all been impressed by, and enjoyed, the most - and one by one we admitted it. This was a very strong shortlist, including one Booker Prize winner in Anne Enright, and two authors who've been Booker shortlisted in Ali Smith and Shena Mackay. Even so, it was Beckett who seemed to us to have written the most imaginative and endlessly inventive stories, fizzing with ideas and complete with strong characters and big contemporary themes. We also appreciated the sheer zest of his story-telling and the obvious pleasure he had taken in creating his fiction."
Andrew Hook (publisher of Elastic Press) said: "Naturally, we're very pleased about this."
Copies of the book are still available from Elastic Press. More on the Edge Hill Prize here.
"I suspect Chris Beckett winning the Edge Hill Prize will be seen as a surprise in the world of books. In fact, though, it was also a bit of surprise to the judges, none of whom knew they were science fiction fans beforehand. Yet, once the judging process started, it soon became clear that The Turing Test was the book that we'd all been impressed by, and enjoyed, the most - and one by one we admitted it. This was a very strong shortlist, including one Booker Prize winner in Anne Enright, and two authors who've been Booker shortlisted in Ali Smith and Shena Mackay. Even so, it was Beckett who seemed to us to have written the most imaginative and endlessly inventive stories, fizzing with ideas and complete with strong characters and big contemporary themes. We also appreciated the sheer zest of his story-telling and the obvious pleasure he had taken in creating his fiction."
Andrew Hook (publisher of Elastic Press) said: "Naturally, we're very pleased about this."
Copies of the book are still available from Elastic Press. More on the Edge Hill Prize here.
Saturday, 11 April 2009
Write On, and on and on...
The Stoke-on-Trent Library has announced The Write On Anthology. This book will be published later in the year, and will contain a mix of prose and poetry. The submission date is 1st September 2009 -- so get your pens, typewriters and keyboards cooking...
Each contributor may submit prose up to 1200 words or verse up to 40 lines, or a combination of the two (on a pro rata basis). The anthology is only open to the participants of the various Stoke workshops held over the past 18 months. Every contributor will receive a copy of the book and will be able to purchase further copies (approx £5 each).
The Library's press release states: no salacious, libellous or offensive material; submissions may be edited; submission does not guarantee acceptance; and contributors must keep copies of all their work in case stuff goes missing.
Send submissions (preferably on disk plus a hard copy) to:
Write On Anthology (c/o Emma George)
City Centre Library
Bethesda Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 3RS
.
Each contributor may submit prose up to 1200 words or verse up to 40 lines, or a combination of the two (on a pro rata basis). The anthology is only open to the participants of the various Stoke workshops held over the past 18 months. Every contributor will receive a copy of the book and will be able to purchase further copies (approx £5 each).
The Library's press release states: no salacious, libellous or offensive material; submissions may be edited; submission does not guarantee acceptance; and contributors must keep copies of all their work in case stuff goes missing.
Send submissions (preferably on disk plus a hard copy) to:
Write On Anthology (c/o Emma George)
City Centre Library
Bethesda Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 3RS
.
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