Deadline: 31 December 2012
Epigram Books and editor Jason Erik Lundberg are excited to announce the premiere volume of Best New Singaporean Short Stories, a new biennial anthology series of Singaporean short fiction, with an expected publication date of May 2013.
Epigram Books is now considering nominations from periodical editors and book publishers who have published English-language stories by Singaporean writers, both in Singapore and abroad. Authors must be Singaporean citizens or permanent residents.
The original appearance of the nominated stories is required to have been published in magazines, literary journals, anthologies, or collections (both in print and online) between January 2011 and December 2012; OR achieved prize placement (third place or above) in a national/international writing competition. There are no restrictions on genre or subject matter.
THE CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION ARE:
For queries: jason@epigrambooks.sg
For submissions: via submittable
Website: http://www.epigrambooks.sg
Epigram Books and editor Jason Erik Lundberg are excited to announce the premiere volume of Best New Singaporean Short Stories, a new biennial anthology series of Singaporean short fiction, with an expected publication date of May 2013.
Epigram Books is now considering nominations from periodical editors and book publishers who have published English-language stories by Singaporean writers, both in Singapore and abroad. Authors must be Singaporean citizens or permanent residents.
The original appearance of the nominated stories is required to have been published in magazines, literary journals, anthologies, or collections (both in print and online) between January 2011 and December 2012; OR achieved prize placement (third place or above) in a national/international writing competition. There are no restrictions on genre or subject matter.
THE CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION ARE:
- Original publication in magazines, literary journals, anthologies, or collections (both in print and online) between January 2011 and December 2012; OR prize placement (third place or above) in a national/international writing competition;
- Publication in English by writers who are Singaporean citizens or permanent residents;
- Maximum of 10,000 words per short story (no novel extracts);
- Original publication can have taken place anywhere in the world, not only in Singapore;
- No restrictions on genre or subject matter;
- Up to ten (10) nominations from each editor or publisher.
- If you would like your published work considered, please contact your editor or publisher to express your desire to be nominated; we do not consider nominations directly from authors.
- If your story has placed third prize or higher in a national/international writing competition (anywhere in the world), please query us directly.
- This is a reprint anthology; unpublished or self-published fiction is ineligible.
For queries: jason@epigrambooks.sg
For submissions: via submittable
Website: http://www.epigrambooks.sg
