Open Call for Submissions: WINTER WRITES- MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Many thanks to everyone who submitted a story or poem to this book, now available on Amazon as of January 16. If you would like to purchase a copy or give one as a gift, here's where you can find it: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01APYY9U2


The remainder of this message was posted before we published:

In our second e-book anthology, which we will publish on Amazon Kindle in 2016, we will explore as many of winter’s aspects – the good, the bad and everything in between – as you can dream up. The edgier and more original, the better.  

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This anthology will consist of FIVE thematic sections. The official names of these sections are yet to be determined and may emerge as a result of your submissions. But for now, let’s describe them this way:  

Section 1 - Preparations (anticipation, dread, plans, excitement, flight)

Section 2 - Surrender (darkness, bad weather, inconvenience, enchantment, sports)

Section 3 - Celebrations (Solstice, Hanuka, Christmas, Kwaanza, New Year, Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, Sadie Hawkins Day, etc... consider also: entertaining, gifts, vacations, family)

Section 4 - Doldrums (depression, messes, cleanups, bills, cabin fever, sickness)

Section 5 - Release (remnants, snow melt, aftermath, light returns, hope)

Need we add: et cetera? 

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

·   --Each writer may submit as many as FIVE stories (including poems) in all, but only ONE story or poem per section.

--Each story or poem must be a MINIMUM of 50 words in length to a MAXIMUM of 500. No exceptions. (Note: title & byline are excluded from word count.) You can vary the story lengths in any way you please, as long as there are between 50 and 500 words in each piece.

--All stories MUST BE previously unpublished FICTION.

--Submit your stories & poems in 12 point Times New Roman black font. 

    --Use Single, 1.15, 1.5 or double spacing.

    -- No headers or footers.

--No shading or images.

--Use the centering tool for titles.

--Use the tab for indents, not the spacebar.

--Include a brief bio (100 words or less) with your first submission.

--In the subject line of your email addressed to whitesborowriters@gmail.com, write: SUBMISSION and the Section Number (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5).

--Attach each story or poem individually as a .doc file to your email.

--Submission deadline is January 15, 2016.

 If you wish, you may publish your stories as a related serial. They will appear all together instead of one in each section. 

If you have ideas for submissions that are substantially different from the guidelines listed, send us a proposal describing your idea. We will try to accommodate everyone’s creativity and quirks.

Have fun – and stay warm - any way you can.