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» What to submit

› Short Stories: up to two stories no longer than 3,000 words each.
› Poetry: up to three poems no longer than 100 lines each.
› Creative Non-fiction: up to two pieces no longer than 3,000 words each (e.g. memoirs, case histories, travel logs, personal essays and literary journalism).


» Guidelines

Work must be previously unpublished and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Please format work in a legible font with 1.5 spacing and all pages numbered.

The author’s name must not be included on the creative work – this is important so that work can be judged anonymously.

You may submit work to as many categories as you wish, as long as you stay within the limits for each category.

While we can publish your work under pseudonyms, please include your real name on the form. The category limits (e.g. only two short stories per entrant) still apply even when using pseudonyms.

When it comes to works that could conceivably fit into more than one category (e.g. a prose poem that could also be a very short story; a poem that could also be visual art), it is up to you to pick the category in which your entry will be judged (and, implicitly, the generic rules and conventions by which your entry will be judged). If we feel that something has been grossly miscategorised we’ll funnel your submission to the right place; but if it’s something that could go either way, we’ll take you at your word.

The theme for Issue 5 is ‘Feast’, but we accept themed and unthemed work alike.

The submission deadline for Issue 5 is 5pm Monday, 26 July 2010.


» Send submissions to:

For electronic submissions: send your work as an attachment (.doc files preferred) to . Please copy and paste the following template into the body of the email and fill in with your details.

Name:
Published name (if different to the above):
Email address:
Full postal address, including state and postcode:
Phone number:
Category of submission (short story, poetry, creative non-fiction):
Submission title:
Word length or line count:
I would like email confirmation that my submission has been received (yes, no):

If you are attaching more than one entry to the same email, please make sure you fill out the category, submission title and word length/line count for each entry. Entries received after 5pm (West Australian Standard Time, GMT+8), 26 July 2010 will not be accepted.

For postal submissions: please include one hardcopy and a submission form for each entry. If you would like your work returned, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Entries can be sent to:

            dotdotdash
            PO Box 7255
            Karawara WA 6152

We will accept all entries that are postmarked by 26 July 2010.