Longer Fuses will be the second compilation of stories produced by The BookShed. The submissions period for the new book is now open and continues until 1 September 2010.
Unlike our first anthology (pictured) where the emphasis was on short stories, Longer Fuses allows contributions of any length up to 10,000 words, poetry included.
There are no rules about subject matter and you don't need to worry about what you write being uplifting or life affirming.
All we ask is that what you submit is previously unpublished. There is no submission fee, likewise any income from the book will go to maintaining the website and developing new features. You will, however have something worthwhile to add to your writing CV.
Submission guidelines
* Submissions should go by email ONLY to longerfuses@bookshed.eu, to arrive before 1 September 2010
* 10,000 words max per story or poem
* Published and unpublished writers are invited to submit
* You do NOT have to be a member of any BookShed site to submit work
* Simultaneous and multiple submissions are welcome
* Your submission should be sent as a Word document attachment to your email
o Use standard format: double-spaced, indent paragraphs, justified left, ragged right
o House-style prefers single quotes for direct speech, italics for thoughts
* Please use a header and footer on your document.
o In the header, please put your name as you would like it to appear in the book, should we accept you, the full title of the story, the page number and the number of pages
o In the footer, please put your email address
* Please name your document the title of the story and your surname. You may shorten this if you wish; e.g. a-short-story-smith.doc
* In the subject of the email, please put Submission for Longer Fuses
* Please include a short author biography
* You will need to sign a form to confirm the work is your own and previously unpublished.
* We will ask for non-exclusive rights to publish your work
* We pay no royalties on the book, but will include a short bio of all writers along with a link to a blog and/or website
* Any profits from the published book will go to maintaining the website, developing new features or funding future competitions/publishing opportunities for new writers
* We are unable to provide feedback for work that we do not use
More information here.
Unlike our first anthology (pictured) where the emphasis was on short stories, Longer Fuses allows contributions of any length up to 10,000 words, poetry included.
There are no rules about subject matter and you don't need to worry about what you write being uplifting or life affirming.
All we ask is that what you submit is previously unpublished. There is no submission fee, likewise any income from the book will go to maintaining the website and developing new features. You will, however have something worthwhile to add to your writing CV.
Submission guidelines
* Submissions should go by email ONLY to longerfuses@bookshed.eu, to arrive before 1 September 2010
* 10,000 words max per story or poem
* Published and unpublished writers are invited to submit
* You do NOT have to be a member of any BookShed site to submit work
* Simultaneous and multiple submissions are welcome
* Your submission should be sent as a Word document attachment to your email
o Use standard format: double-spaced, indent paragraphs, justified left, ragged right
o House-style prefers single quotes for direct speech, italics for thoughts
* Please use a header and footer on your document.
o In the header, please put your name as you would like it to appear in the book, should we accept you, the full title of the story, the page number and the number of pages
o In the footer, please put your email address
* Please name your document the title of the story and your surname. You may shorten this if you wish; e.g. a-short-story-smith.doc
* In the subject of the email, please put Submission for Longer Fuses
* Please include a short author biography
* You will need to sign a form to confirm the work is your own and previously unpublished.
* We will ask for non-exclusive rights to publish your work
* We pay no royalties on the book, but will include a short bio of all writers along with a link to a blog and/or website
* Any profits from the published book will go to maintaining the website, developing new features or funding future competitions/publishing opportunities for new writers
* We are unable to provide feedback for work that we do not use
More information here.
