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 Britain’s largest publisher of African Caribbean Literature, The X Press, in partnership with Arts Council England, West Midlands and Birmingham city Libraries, will be publishing an anthology of new short stories in 2007.
This project was set up to tackle the large under-representation of ethnic writers from the West Midlands. Previously unpublished writers from any of the ethnically diverse communities in the West Midlands region are invited to submit vibrant, short fiction stories form 2,000-4,000 words on any theme aimed at a youth audience. Use your imagination to weave a compelling, creative yarn aimed at readers aged 16-25.
The anthology will be edited by Birmingham based X Press author, playwright and former BBC Writer in Residence, Ava Ming.
Email or post your story to;
ava.ming@birmingham.gov.uk
or
Ava Ming, c/o Reader Development Office.
Birmingham Central Library, Chamberlain Square.
Birmingham, B3 3HQ
X Press Publishing Scheme Short Story Anthology.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:
1) All entrants must be from ethnically diverse backgrounds and resident in the West Midlands.
2) Entrants must be unpublished authors.
3) Entrants may submit only one story.
4) Stories should be aimed at readers aged 16-25 years.
5) Stories must be a minimum of 2,000 and a maximum of 4,000 words long.
6) All stories must be original, the author’s own unaided work and must not have been published previously in any form.
7) Once received, stories cannot be subsequently amended.
8) Receipt of stories will not be acknowledged and stories cannot be returned.
9) Writers will retain the copyright to their work but grant X Press Publishing Limited the exclusive right to publish their story in an anthology in October 2007, for which they will be paid a small fee.
10) The Editor reserves the right to edit successful entries in consultation with the authors.
11) Successful submissions must not infringe any copyright or contain defamatory or otherwise unlawful matter.
12) Successful authors must agree to take part in publicity for the promotion of the anthology where agreed without additional payment.
13) Submissions must be double spaced on one side of white A4 paper and size 12 font in Times New Roman. They must have a Cover Page which should state the following.
• Title and Length of the story
• Writer’s name, address and email or contact telephone number.
14) Submissions can be posted to;
Ava Ming
X Press Anthology
c/o Reader Development
Birmingham Central Library,
Chamberlain Square,
Birmingham
B3 3HQ.
Or via email: ava.ming@birmingham.gov.uk
15) Stories will not be accepted after 5 p.m. on Thursday 31stMay 2007.
16) The decisions of the Editor and of X Press are final and binding.
17) The submission of a story will be deemed to imply the unqualified acceptance of these conditions
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