In 2017 The Frogmore Press and Pells Pool in Lewes — the oldest freshwater pool in the UK — are publishing an anthology of exceptional new prose and poetry to celebrate the life aquatic.
The anthology will be edited by Tanya Shadrick (currently Writer-in-Residence at Pells Pool), Rachel Playforth and Rob Read.
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| Tanya Shadrick, writer-in-residence at Pells Pool, Lewes |
We are looking for
work by writers who find inspiration in or near lidos, lakes, sea pools and
other wild swimming places. The writing has to be short — a maximum of 1000
words for prose and 50 lines for poetry — but supple. We want work full of
quick turns, graceful strokes or surprising dives into the depths: stories
which hold the attention and last in memory as good swimmers do when they take
to the water; writing which has us catch our breath, laugh in delight or shiver
a little.
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| Rachel Playforth |
Nature and life
writings are welcome, but must — like fiction and poetry — emphasise scene,
story and sensation. We are not seeking local history, natural history or
journalism.
We can only consider
original writing in English, but authors are not restricted to UK waters: We
are interested in work situated both close to home and far away.
Further criteria
for submissions:
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Original material only.
Submissions must not have been published previously in print or online , nor
should they be out on simultaneous submission before January 2017
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Work should be double-spaced in
Times New Roman or Arial
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For email submissions, use Watermarks in the subject line. Only one piece can be
considered, and should be sent as a Word attachment to: watermarksanthology@gmail.com
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You can submit work by post
to Watermarks, The Frogmore Press, 21 Mildmay Road, Lewes, East Sussex,
BN7 1PJ. If you would like your work returned to you please enclose a
suitably-sized SAE. We can only acknowledge receipt by email, so for that
purpose please include an email address with your postal submission.
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If you swim regularly at a
particular lido or outdoor water, please mention this in your covering message.
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We are not able to pay for work
accepted, but contributors will receive a copy of the anthology upon
publication.
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The deadline for submissions is
15 September 2016
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Successful authors will be
contacted by the end of January 2017
Alexandra Loske, Editorial advisor
