Writers Abroad Anthology call for submissions

Writers Abroad Anthology call for submissions

Closing date: 31 July 2013.

Entrants: Only for expat and former expat writers.

Fiction: 1700 words max.
Non-fiction: 1000 words max.
Flash Fiction: 500 words max.
Poems: 30 lines max.

Theme: Foreign places.

Free to enter, all profits from the anthology will be donated to the charity Book Aid International, and a Foreword will be written by novelist, Amanda Hodgkinson.

Full submission guidelines: www.writersabroad.com



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Writers Abroad Anthology

Writers Abroad are looking for entries for their free to enter competition, with all profits going to charity.

Closing date: 31 July 2012.
Entrants: Only for expat and former expat writers.
Fiction: 1700 words max (flash fiction welcome).  
Non-fiction: 1000 words max.
Poems: 30 lines max.  
Theme: ‘Relationships around the world’.

Free to enter, all profits from the anthology will be donated to the Book Bus charity, and a Foreword will be written by the prize-winning novelist, Julia Gregson.

Full submission guidelines can be found at: www.writersabroad.com

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Foreign Flavours: A New Anthology from Writers Abroad

Online writing group Writers Abroad have asked me to announce the publication of a new anthology of short stories and non-fiction articles, entitled Foreign Flavours.

The anthology takes as its theme food, drink and recipes from around the world. It is a tantalizing collection of fiction and non-fiction, full of spice and flavour and sprinkled with mouth-watering recipes. The wide-ranging, sometimes bittersweet contributions show how adaptable an ex-pat has to be to leave familiar dishes behind and venture into the culinary unknown.

This is the second anthology published by Writers Abroad. All the contributors are, or have been, ex-pats living in places around the globe. Alexander McCall Smith, acclaimed author of The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series who himself was born abroad, has written the foreword.

Following a call for submissions, 64 contributions were selected for the anthology. Since Writers Abroad is a virtual writers’ group, all the work to produce Foreign Flavours was done online.

All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to The Book Bus, a charity whose aim is to bring literacy and the joy of reading to children in the developing world.

Foreign Flavours is available from Lulu at this link: http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/foreign-flavours/18192264 from Monday 24th October, price £9.60 (€10.99)

To find out more, please go to the Writers Abroad website, http://www.writersabroad.com/.

Writers Abroad is an online writing group, founded in 2009. It provides a forum for ex-pat writers to exchange ideas, views and news on writing and to offer support and constructive feedback on each other’s work. Membership numbers are limited but ex-pat writers can apply to join if they are able to support the group’s initiatives and aims. http://www.writersabroad.com/.

Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world’s most popular and prolific authors. He was born in the former Rhodesia and was a Professor of Medical Law for many years. His No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series has sold over 20 million copies. His various bestselling series of books are available in more than 40 languages. He has received numerous awards for his writing and now lives in Edinburgh. http://www.alexandermccallsmith.co.uk/.

Foreign Flavours contains 64 contributions. Thirty-four are non-fiction articles and 30 are short stories. The anthology also includes 33 delicious and appetising recipes. Writers Abroad members supplied 24 of the contributions; the remaining 40 were selected from 96 external contributions.

Contributors live in and have written about the following places: Albania, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Corsica, Cyprus, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malawi, Mallorca, Morocco, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA and Wales.

The Book Bus is a registered charity that aims to improve child literacy rates in Africa and South America by providing children with books and the inspiration to read them. Find out more on their website, http://thebookbus.org/

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Foreign Flavours Anthology

Call for Submissions - Short Stories and Non-Fiction Articles

Organised by expat writers group - Writers Abroad

Writers Abroad will be publishing their second Anthology entitled ‘Foreign Flavours’.

We are seeking submissions of short stories and non-fiction pieces on the general theme of food, drink and cooking from around the world. The anthology will be published as an e-book and as hard copy via Lulu Publishing.

This year Writers Abroad will be donating any profits made to The Book Bus (www.thebookbus.org) charity. Rhodesian-born novelist Alexander McCall Smith, creator of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series, (www.alexandermccallsmith.co.uk) will be writing the foreword for the Anthology.

To see our first Anthology (2010) please visit Writers Abroad

Title: Foreign Flavours

Genre: Short Stories and Non-Fiction

Theme: Food, drink and cooking - around the world.

Contributions: Expat writers, or those writers who have been an expat at some time or another

Word Count: Fiction – up to 1700 words (flash fiction is welcome) Non-Fiction – up to 1000 words

Submission and Entry Rules:

● All submissions must be previously unpublished

● Submissions should be received by midnight Friday 9th September 2011

● Submissions must be in English

● References to pornography or racism will not be accepted

● Manuscripts must be submitted via the link at http://www.writersabroad.com/foreignflavours-

submissions.htm

● The approximate word count should be inserted at the end of the submission

● Author name and title of the story or non-fiction piece should be placed in the left header of the document and page numbers in the right footer

● Manuscripts should be presented with double spacing and Times New Roman Font size 12.

● Queries only can be made via the contact button on the Submissions page

● Entries are free, only one entry per author, plus a short bio of 30 words

● Successful authors will be informed within two weeks of the closing date

● It will not be possible to provide feedback on submissions but successful stories will be edited and authors may be required to undertake minor changes for publication purposes

● Copyright will remain with the author and the stories will be published in an anthology in a number of formats.

● All proceeds from publication will be donated to the chosen charity.

Writers Abroad Anthology - free download

Writers Abroad Anthology of Expat Stories in support of National Short Story Week 2010 

Click on this link to access the free Anthology of Short Stories 2010. You can also read it on-line by following the link on the website. Writers Abroad hope you will enjoy reading about their tales of expat life and that the short story format continues to be supported.

If you are a writer living abroad, why not join the Writers Abroad online group? Writers Abroad is a writing community for expat writers living in countries around the globe. It provides a 'virtual' meeting place where you can meet over cappuccino, or a glass of wine and share the ups and downs of a writer's life. 

Writers Abroad is a place where writers can share their work safe in the knowledge that their words, their characters and their aspirations are treated with consideration and a critical but constructive eye. It is the place for writers to share a passion for writing and the inspiration and motivation to keep creating.

 

Writers Abroad is a place where the sun is setting or rising somewhere, where the development of the craft is the driving force and where success is something to be celebrated.