Deadline: 7 July 2013
New Writing is an initiative by Helter Skelter to promote emerging writers and poets in India; to create a space for original, fresh short fiction and poetry.
Volume One of New Writing was published in May 2012, and featured submissions based around a visual cue—a photograph depicting a telephone with its receiver off the hook. We published 15 of the best short stories and poems we received, along with original artwork inspired by each of the pieces.
For our second edition, we invited entries based on multiple visual cues. We provided writers with nine photographs of everyday objects—all submissions were required to incorporate at least three of the depicted objects.
For volume three, we decided to change things up a little. For one, we have a trio of external judges this time around. And for the first time, we’re moving away from visual cues to a theme that perhaps allows for greater creative freedom—Strange Love.
Use the theme as a starting point, an ending, or as the nucleus, but just ensure that the connection is clear. You’re free to interpret it in your own way. In fact, we want you to. Do the write thing.
THE JUDGES:
There are a few guidelines that we expect writers to follow—
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ submissions: write@helterskelter.in
Website: http://helterskelter.in/
New Writing is an initiative by Helter Skelter to promote emerging writers and poets in India; to create a space for original, fresh short fiction and poetry.
Volume One of New Writing was published in May 2012, and featured submissions based around a visual cue—a photograph depicting a telephone with its receiver off the hook. We published 15 of the best short stories and poems we received, along with original artwork inspired by each of the pieces.
For our second edition, we invited entries based on multiple visual cues. We provided writers with nine photographs of everyday objects—all submissions were required to incorporate at least three of the depicted objects.
For volume three, we decided to change things up a little. For one, we have a trio of external judges this time around. And for the first time, we’re moving away from visual cues to a theme that perhaps allows for greater creative freedom—Strange Love.
Use the theme as a starting point, an ending, or as the nucleus, but just ensure that the connection is clear. You’re free to interpret it in your own way. In fact, we want you to. Do the write thing.
THE JUDGES:
- Krishna Udayasankar: Krishna Udayasankar’s debut novel The Aryavarta Chronicles Book 1: Govinda (Hachette, 2012) is the first in a series of mytho-historical novels. The book has received critical acclaim and has also featured on bestseller lists. She is also the author of Objects of Affection, a full-length collection of poetry (Math Paper Press, 2013). Krishna’s current projects include working on Book 2 of The Aryavarta Chronicles, as well as a mytho-historical novel that is based on the origin story of the island-nation of Singapore. She is also the Guest Editor of Body Boundaries: The Etiquette Anthology of Women’s Writing (The Literary Centre, Forthcoming, 2013.)
- Sharanya Manivannan: Sharanya Manivannan is the author of a book of poems, Witchcraft. She has received the Lavanya Sankaran Fellowship, an Elle Fiction Award, and been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize. Her fiction, poetry, and essays have appeared in Drunken Boat, Hobart, Wasafiri, Cerise Press, Killing the Buddha, the Best of The Net anthology and elsewhere. She lives in India and can be found online at sharanyamanivannan.com.
- Jai Arjun Singh: Jai Arjun Singh is a New Delhi-based freelance writer and journalist. He has authored a monograph about the cult comedy film Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro and edited an anthology of film writing, titled The Popcorn Essayists: What Movies do to Writers.He has written for Yahoo! India, Business Standard, The Hindu, The Caravan, Tehelka, and The Sunday Guardian, among other publications. He blogs at Jabberwock, where he writes mainly about literature and cinema.
There are a few guidelines that we expect writers to follow—
- All entries should be sent to write@helterskelter.in on or before July 7, 2013. Please be sure to state your full name, age, location, and occupation in your email. Emails should be sent using the subject line ‘Submission: Volume Three’ and should also include a photograph and a short bio of yourself (two or three lines; written in third-person).
- Writers must be Indian citizens and/or based in India.
- All entries must be sent to us as email attachments in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format only. Do not send us documents in PDF, TXT, or RTF format. Do NOT paste your entry in the body of the email.
- Short fiction pieces should not exceed 2,000 words in length.
- Poems should not exceed in length two pages of a standard Microsoft Word document (Times New Roman/Arial; font size 12pt; double-spaced). If the poem you have written exceeds these specifications, send us an extract for approval.
- Writers retain all rights to their submitted pieces. However, we insist that all submissions (short fiction or poetry) be previously unpublished—this includes your blog, and any other online or print publications. Once published in Helter Skelter, should writers seek to publish the same work elsewhere, it must be accompanied by a note stating that it was originally published in Helter Skelter Magazine along with the date of publication and a link to the piece.
- For writers who intend to submit the same short story/poem to other publications at the same time: please let us know immediately if your work gets accepted for publication elsewhere (before we accept/reject the story, that is).
- We reserve the right to edit all submissions for language and grammar, and to suit the presentation and available space. Wherever possible, the author will be consulted on any additions or changes. In any disputes, the judgement of the editors/judges will be final.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ submissions: write@helterskelter.in
Website: http://helterskelter.in/
