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Call For
Submissions
We are eager to include voices from many southern
states in this collection!
Gulf Coast Writers Association
(GCWA) seeks submissions for a second print anthology of short fiction. We will
accept most genres, except pornography, erotica, graphic
violence/horror, excessive profanity, or anything racial or biased toward any religious
or moral preference.
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DEADLINE TO SUBMIT:
March 15, 2009 (5:00 p.m. Pacific time) |
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ANTICIPATED
RELEASE DATE: June 2009 |
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THEME:
Stories
must be set in The South
and clearly capture a southern tone.
Themes might include: coming-of-age, family
relationships, fitting in, social life (in its many
facets), dreams/aspirations. We will also consider
previously published stories that meet this criteria. |
Manuscripts MUST adhere to the following guidelines,
or they will be deleted unread:
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Please send no more than
TWO stories.
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Manuscripts must be saved as a
.doc or .docx file
(Microsoft Word)
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Double-space the entire manuscript.
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Submit work in
Times New Roman 12 pt. script.
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Put Word
Count on first page.
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Submit stories of no more than
3,000 words,
otherwise they will be deleted.
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Submissions must be accompanied by a
VERY brief cover letter.
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Do not
include a bio note in the cover letter. We will
request this information later from selected authors.
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Authors must
clearly state in their cover letter if,
where, and when a story entry has been previously published.
Writers whose work is selected will be notified by
e-mail on or before March 20, 2009.
There is no entry fee. GCWA will pay $25.00 (or two
free copies) to contributors whose work is selected for one-time
publication rights -- all rights revert to authors upon
publication.
Print submissions sent to GCWA will not be read or
returned.
Manuscripts must be saved as .doc or
.docx files
and attached to:
dixonh@socal.rr.com
Attn: Dixon Hearne
Click below to see our 2008 Anthology
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