Riverside Writers's Blog
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2nd Riverside Writers Anthology - Submission Guidelines
Seaside Stories....
Submission Guidelines
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Seaside Stories (working title) will be a free ebook distributed through Amazon Kindle and Smashwords (and via Smashwords, through Barnes & Noble, Sony, Apple iPlayer, Kobo, and Diesel).
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No-one earns any money - the aim is solely promotional.
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Wanted: stories and poetry with a seaside theme. Any genre is ok.
Poetry should be no longer than 40 lines.
Stories should be no longer than 1500 words.
But this is a guideline only - query if you have something which you think would be perfect but is outside of these word counts.....
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Submissions Deadline: June 1st, 2012.
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How to submit:
Submissions are open to all members of Riverside Writers, who are invited to send up to three pieces each, or more if they are smallish pieces. Ask if unsure. Participants might want to include a small biography of up to 500 words (no photos).
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Send by email to riversidewriters@aol.com
Please do not send attachments. All attachments will be deleted. All text should be in the body of the email.
Please type SEASIDE STORIES in the subject line.
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The ebook will be edited and formatted for digital publishing by Adele Cosgrove-Bray. It will appear on her Amazon pages (USA and UK) and website. All participants will be able to add it to their own webpages too, if they choose to. -
Riverside Writers' News 2011/2012
On December 10th, members of Riverside Writers took part in Parallel Dimensions 2011, the annual festival of Fantasy, Horror and Science-Fiction which was hosted by West Kirby Library in Wirral. Images from this event can be seen in the photo gallery here. Participating from the group were Peter Caton, Tim Hulme and Adele Cosgrove-Bray, with guests Jon Mayhew and Mjke Wood.
The December meeting of Riverside Writers was a tad thin on the ground. We had more mince pies, chocolates and bottles of wine than members, and consequently fun was had.
Various ideas for the group have been proposed recently. The purchase of a small PA system for use at future public events has been discussed several times. Clive McLaren has done a bit of research into prices, and the group settled on a maximum price of £150.
Ideas for alternative venues for events (other than West Kirby Library) are invited.
We still have 18 unsold copies of the anthology, despite reducing the price to merely £1. Considering that we only had 100 copies printed in the first place, this isn't so good. Therefore the purpose of publishing another similar anthology is now in doubt. However, we've had another idea! Rather than produce a paper copy, we are considering the possibility of producing an ebook which would be given away FREE online through Amazon Kindle and Smashwords (and via Smashwords through Apple iPlayer, Sony, Kobo, Diesel etc.) This would probably focus on a theme, which has yet to be set. Further information will follow in time.
At the forthcoming January 30th meeting, Elizabeth Gates will be holding a FREE workshop on the subject of overcoming writers block. All members and interested people are welcome to attend. The meeting will begin at 7.30pm as usual, at West Kirby Library.
Adele Cosgrove-Bray announed that her novel Tamsin is now available as an ebook, and the paperback will be published in January 2012. Tamsin is the first in a series of dark fantasy tales about the members of a community of artisan-magicians living in Liverpool. Learn more here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B002BLS7W4
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Dark Tides: A Collection of Short Fantasy Fiction
Out Today!
Dark Tides: A Collection of Short Fantasy Fiction by Adele Cosgrove-Bray.
Nightmares from ancient myths glide through our thoroughly modern world. When selkies, faeries, old gods and young mortals rub shoulders, tensions quickly flare. Terrifying watchers, devious lovers, mischief makers, dangerous business partners - you will meet them all in Dark Tales.
Costs: $1.99 USD.
Available from: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/90668