Issue 10: Call for Submissions
Submissions of writing and artwork are invited for Issue 10 of Pushing Out the
Boat, North-East Scotland's acclaimed magazine of prose, poetry and
visual arts. Subject to funding, Issue 10 will be published in Summer 2011, with
an online version to follow in 2012.
WRITING: Poetry, fiction and playscript may be submitted; work may be in
English, Doric or Scots and must not have been accepted for publication elsewhere.
Due to limited space, shorter works are preferable — although we may accept
longer items (including self-contained extracts) up to 3,500 words. See
Guidelines for further advice. Please send up to three poems to
poetry@pushingouttheboat.co.uk, and/or up to two prose/playscript pieces
to prose@pushingouttheboat.co.uk.
Submissions should be emailed as separate MS Word or RTF attachments. Each
category of submission should be accompanied by an email cover note, detailing contributor
name; postal address; email address; phone number; age if under 18 (N.B. secondary
school pupils only); and the title of each attached piece. The submission
attachment(s) should show only the title of the piece, page numbering (if
appropriate) and word count.
ARTWORK: A maximum of four images (colour and/or black-and-white) of 2- or
3-dimensional work — including line drawings, illustrations, photographs &c.
— should be emailed as separate attachments (max 2MB total), to
art@pushingouttheboat.co.uk, accompanied by an email cover note with number
of images, contributor name; postal address; email address; phone number; and, for
each attached piece, the title, colour/black-and-white and medium/materials.
ALL SUBMISSIONS: To ensure blind selection, no contributor name should
appear on any attached submission. Please do not send multiple copies, which overload
our mailboxes — receipt of submissions will be acknowledged by return. Please do not send any other communication to these email addresses.
Any queries should be addressed to
info@pushingouttheboat.co.uk.
Final date for submissions is 1 October 2010, but earlier entries are especially
appreciated. Acceptance of contributions will be emailed by 31 January 2011. Please
note that due to limited resources we are unable to notify rejections or to enter
into correspondence regarding selection.
Successful entrants will receive a copy of the magazine and an invitation to read
or display their work at the launch event to be held in Summer 2011.
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