Bridges not Borders Anthology

 

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Calling all writers of South Asian heritage!

We invite writers of South Asian heritage from anywhere in the world to submit your best writing for a new anthology of short stories (to be published in 2024).

This anthology of the best short story writing by South Asian writers will be edited by Susmita Bhattacharya and Aiysha Jahan and published by Dahlia Books, an independent UK-based short story publisher of diverse voices.

The anthology will be published in conjunction with Write Beyond Borders. 

Anthology theme: The theme for the anthology is ‘bridges not borders’. The stories do not need to reference the theme explicitly, but implicit expressions of bringing / coming together or, in fact, the lack of this, could be explored. The stories must speak to the theme in some way but not be restricted by any literal interpretations.

Submission fee: There is no submission fee, but please do not submit more than one story for consideration. Send us your best work!

Honorarium: Selected authors will be paid an honorarium of £50 (payment will be made through PayPal and includes the PayPal fee). 

Submission deadline: 31^st January 2024

Submission guidelines: Please read our submission guidelines carefully before submitting your work.

 

·       Stories should be up to 3000 words (and no shorter than 1000 words – no flash fiction, please). Please include your word count in your document.

·       Stories should be original and not published before (in print or online). No simultaneous submissions, please. Successful writers will be informed by early March, 2024.

·       Stories should be written in English.

·       Stories should be formatted to an easily readable font size and type (for example: 12-point Arial or Times New Roman).

·       Stories should be double spaced.

·       Stories should be submitted as a Word document or PDF only and the file should be titled as follows: Full Name – Title of story (for example: Susmita Bhattacharya – Table Manners).

Submissions: Please submit your short story via this Submission From.

Questions? Please contact us via the Write Beyond Borders Contact Form or email address (write.beyond.borders@gmail.com).