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Twitter-fiction for today's mobile electronics.
Unsolicited stories must be written in response to our Pic of the Week photo/art prompts. These prompts are posted Mondays on our PicFic Prompt Twitter account (http://twitter.com/picficprompt). Please be sure to use a word processor’s word count tool to check your character count. We cannot accept submissions over 140 characters (including spaces) + a title (title not included in character count). You have until 5:00 p.m. Pacific on Fridays to submit your story. PG-ish content and language only.
Please include your blog/website/Twitter name in your cover letter. If you do not have one, include a 140 character bio.
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Freight contest
(pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf, jpg, gif, mp3, tiff, png)varies word limit
Submissions must answer the question, "Freight: What are you carrying?"
Categories consist of: photography, fine art, poetry (no more than 30 lines), memoir (no more than 500 words), short story (no more than 500 words), and video. If you are submitting a video, please upload it to a video-hosting site like YouTube and then submit a text document that includes a brief description of the video plus the link where it may be viewed. If you are submitting poetry, memoir, or short story entries that are spoken-word pieces, please submit them in mp3 format with a transcript in your cover letter.
Only unpublished work will be considered (work that is posted to your own blog, website, Flickr, Fictionaut or similar site is considered unpublished).
You may submit three entries per category. There is no fee to enter. Deadline is noon Pacific on December 31, 2010.
In your cover letter, please include your legal name, pen name, contact information, a link to your online presence (blog, Twitter, website, or similar), and a bio of 50 words or less.
Winners will receive a signed pre-release copy of Freight.
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Mosaic novels
(pdf, doc)60,000 word limit
Mosaic: novels in verse/flash
We are seeking to develop an appreciation for novel-length stories told in small segments, much like mosaic art uses small tiles to develop a large image. As such, we plan to launch a Mosaic line of novels in late autumn 2012. Mosaic novels may be constructed using verse, flash, or any other short form that employs white space as an intentional element.
Submissions must be sent using our Submishmash account. Scroll down and click “submit” under “Mosaic novels,” then fill in the blanks. Your cover letter should include introductory remarks regarding your manuscript plus your contact and biographical information; it should not exceed 800 words. Your uploaded proposal should be a .pdf or .doc file that includes:
1. Title and byline
2. First 10 double-spaced pages of the novel
3. An outline and synopsis, not to exceed 10 pages combined
Please note that we are a PG-ish house. Our contracts are based on the concept of profit-sharing and long-term sales. We also believe in a collaborative editorial process. We will make every effort to respond to your submission within 90 days, but this may not always be possible. We will only publish 1-2 Mosaic titles per year after the initial launch; competition will be fierce. Be sure to take all of these considerations into account before deciding to submit your novel to us.
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