Here is the latest newsletter for my followers to peruse:
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The Illusion Edition Writers
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submissions open for August edition...
Hi, thanks so much to everyone who sent in stories for the
Illusion edition that is publishing in April. We’ve read some fantastic
stories and can’t wait to bring you the six that we have chosen for this
issue. My thanks to the readers Loretta and Salena
Casha who helped me to make the selection. The stories we’ll be bringing you in April are:
Congratulations to the writers! New
submission opportunity
Now that the April edition is confirmed we are open for
submissions for the August 2025 edition. THEME: GOLD
We charge a small submission fee (£5) in order to pay writers
and cover our production, design and admin costs. We understand that this
will be unaffordable for some people so we have 4 free submissions available
in each period. Contact us to get one. No
need to provide any explanation or evidence, just ask. They are allocated on
a first come, first served basis. WORD COUNTS
Author Payment
For each edition, the writers we publish will share 50% of the
submission fees received (after Submittable and PayPal fees are deducted).
All stories selected for an edition will receive the same payment no matter
the length of the story. We will also nominate stories for prizes (Best of the Net,
Best Small Fictions, Best Microfictions, etc.). Submission Guidelines
Please do not submit stories which glorify murder, racism,
sexism, homophobia, religious hatred or any other kind of bigotry and hate.
Any sex must be relevant to the story. We won’t publish graphic stories of
rape, incest, child abuse, bestiality, or excessive violence and we do not
want to read them.
This doesn’t mean we won’t publish stories that are about
difficult subjects, but they must be written with nuance, empathy, compassion
and love for our shared humanity at the heart of them. 💙 To find out what kind of stories we like, read our previous editions. Authors will retain all rights and copyright to their works.
WestWord requests one-time, non-exclusive first publication rights. Plus submissions are always open for Short Story Spotlight, Story Sunday and Flash Focus! Members
short story workshop series
Starting next month, I am running a series of 6 workshops to
slowly develop a short story that has real depth, nuance and characters that
crackle with life. All stories created in these workshops can be submitted
for consideration for a special edition of WestWord that’s publishing in
November. These workshops are for members of WestWord only so if you want to
join in, upgrade your subscription.
The first workshop is on 15th March at 15.00 GMT. Find out more:
Last
chance for 2025 Hermit Crab Prize
There are just 3 more days left to send us your stories for
the Hermit Crab Prize.
The
2025 WestWord Prize
There are just under 6 weeks remaining until the deadline of
this year’s WestWord Prize for flash fiction stories up to 1000 words. Judge
is Sara Hills and there is £800 in prizes available for the three winning
stories.
Community
membership
Join our story-loving community to get the workshops and
submission to our competitions and editions included. Membership starts at
just £6 a month, or less if you pay for the year in full. To give you an idea of what you can expect from the workshops
I have removed the paywall on a previous one: Writing Hermit Crab Flashes That Have Got Great Story.
Watch it here.
Hope to read your work and write with you soon! With love,
© 2025 Amanda Saint |
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