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Submission Guidelines (Printable PDF)

The theme for Issue 6 is Jukebox, but we accept themed and unthemed work alike.


General Categories
› Short Fiction: 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
› Visual Art: up to three complete works, regardless of the number of components in each work (e.g. a set of related photographs can constitute one work)

Special Categories
› Draw Rites: up to three collaborative projects between a writer and an artist (i.e. a single submitter can only participate in and submit up to three projects). Please click HERE for guidelines.
› Spoken Word: Please click HERE for guidelines.


Submission Rules

  1. Work must not have been published previously or under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  2. The author or artist’s name must not be visible on the creative work so that entries can be judged anonymously.
  3. You may submit work to as many categories as you wish, as long as you stay within the limits for each category.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. We strongly prefer that you do not include lengthy biographical details or past publication history with your entry.

Electronic Submissions
› File format for Short Fiction, Poetry and Creative Non-fiction: DOC files are preferred. Please include only one entry per Word document (i.e. do not include three poems in a single file). Please do not copy and paste your submission into the body of the email.
› File format for Visual Art Submissions: JPEG, PNG and TIFF are preferred. The dimensions for a single page of dotdotdash are 200x265mm (2480x3248 pixels), with a two-page spread being 400mm wide. Strong preference is given to work that is close to or greater than 2480x3248 pixels in size at 300dpi. Please send us the actual images you would like us to consider – do not link us to your portfolio or website.
› 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:
› And for each entry, please specify:
Category of submission (Short Fiction, Poetry, Creative Non-fiction, Visual Art):
Submission title:
Word length (for prose), line count (for poetry), or medium/media used (for art):
I would like email confirmation that my submission has been received (yes, no):

Send entries to dotdotdash.submissions@gmail.com. Entries received after 5pm (West Australian Standard Time, GMT+8), Monday 18 October 2010 will not be accepted.


Postal Submissions
› Please fill out a submission form for each entry: this is accessible HERE.
› Format for Short Fiction, Poetry and Creative Non-fiction: please format your submission in a legible font with 1.5 spacing and all pages numbered. Only one hardcopy of each entry is required.
› File format for Visual Art Submissions: please include your art on a CD-ROM. JPEG, PNG and TIFF are preferred. The dimensions for a single page of dotdotdash are 200x265mm (2480x3248 pixels), with a two-page spread being 400mm wide. Strong preference is given to work that is close to or greater than 2480x3248 pixels in size at 300dpi.
› If you would like your work returned: please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your entry. International submitters, please note that we are an Australian publication and we cannot send back envelopes with non-Australian stamps.

Send entries to:

dotdotdash
PO Box 7255
Karawara WA 6152
AUSTRALIA

We will accept all entries postmarked by 18 October 2010.


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