TRIBE: A print anthology about the lives of older single
women seeks
work
by emerging and experienced writers, providing insights into the situations and
roles of older single women in our times.
Contributors:
Women aged 55+
From anywhere in the world
Single, which for our purposes means:
o
You are single - by choice or circumstance - widowed or divorced
o
Do not currently live, or plan to live, in a permanent
domestic relationship with a partner of either gender
We are looking for well-written prose,
poetry, prose poems, memoir, personal narrative, fiction ….Your submission
could be about sexuality, health, music, family, reading and writing, travel,
the outdoors and nature, dating, finances, art, creativity, loneliness,
community, volunteerism, work, politics…
Your work could be serious, humorous,
self-reflective, dramatic -- about the
condition of single life in modern times – your own experience and those of
women you know, philosophical, sociological, analytical, revelatory…
We
especially welcome work that reflects diversity.
Previously published work will be considered.
Previously published work will be considered.
Prose submissions 1,200 words to 3,000.
Poetry max 45 lines
Submit:
Completed
work – no queries
A
maximum of two pieces of prose and/or two piece of poetry from each submitting
writer
Complete
submissions sent at one time as a single Word attachment
Include
in the attachment:
Your name
Mailing address
Email and phone#
Month and year of birth
If your submission has been
published previously, please include info. about where and when
Rights: First
North American Serial rights… the rights to the work return to the author
30 days after publication.
30 days after publication.
Email
to tribeanthology@outlook.com with ‘Submission ^your last name^’ in the subject line.
Submissions accepted period May 1 – September
30, 2017
Remuneration:
Initially* $25.00 CAN per piece (paid on
acceptance), plus two copies of the anthology. *Sales/profits will determine further royalties
paid to contributors.
50% of net profits will be donated to a charity, tbc.
Authors of work accepted
for the anthology will be given the opportunity to sign off on any editorial
changes made to their work prior to publication.
Tribe will be published by
LPwordsolutions of Nanaimo, BC.
Submitting authors will be
periodically informed of the progress of the project.
The publisher retains the
right to cancel the project if the work submitted is not of the caliber
required.
We are unable to provide
specific editorial comment on submissions that are not accepted for the
anthology, but will try to respond in a timely manner to all writers’
submissions and enquiries
We will also be seeking
line drawings for the cover art and inside pages. Please contact tribeanthology@outlook.com for further details.
Download a pdf of the guidelines here.
Download a pdf of the guidelines here.
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