Fiction Submission Guidelines

Fiction

Upon submission to Withersin, you are agreeing that the manuscript is your own original work.

Withersin contracts for First World Wide Publication and Electronic Rights. Please query about reprints.

Next Submission Period:

(2011 book publication)

April 1, 2010 – May 15, 2010

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As with all email programs sometimes we do not receive emails and/or they get kicked back; if you do not receive a

“verification of receipt” response from us within one week, please query!!

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2010 READING PERIOD GUIDELINES:

N 500 to 3,000 words.

N Stories containing 4,000 words and up will automatically be rejected.

N Electronic submissions ONLY

N THE FOLLOWING WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC REJECTION:

1. NO Cliché or tired themes. We want innovative ideas.

2. NO gratuitous sex and violence: child molestation, incest and/or pornography.

3. NO inflammatory or derogatory stories concerning the military.

PAYMENT: (2) contributor copies, byline and bio

NO Reprints, NO Simultaneous Subs

KINDLY INCLUDE A COVER LETTER WITH ALL EMAIL THAT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING:

N Full name

N Address

N Phone Number

N Email address

N Short biography (Byline)

N Title

N Word count

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Electronic Submissions (ONLY):

N Paste in the body of an email (please remove all formatting before doing so)

N Send as attachment(s) formatted in MS Word (pref) or RTF: Times New Roman or Courier New 12 pt script; double spaced.

N Include the following in the subject line:

o “Title of Story” (word count)

**** If you do not receive a “verification of receipt” response within one week, please query!! ****

Send submission(s) to: withersin@hotmail.com