PARK PUBLICATIONS U.K. (Park Publications is a non-profit organisation offering opportunities for writers) 14 THE PARK. STOW ON THE WOLD. CHELTENHAM GLOS. GL54 1DX TEL: 01451 831053 E-mail : enquiries@parkpublications.co.uk Magazines, anthologies, writing competitions Publishers of SCRIBBLE – the short story magazine, and COUNTRYSIDE TALES....fiction, articles, and poetry. and DEBUT - brand new fiction.	IN
Welcome page Debut Fiction Competitions Countryside Tales Scribble	COUNTRYSIDE TALES The quarterly magazine about the countryside Short stories, articles, and poems always required. (Illustrated by award winning artist, Emily Peters) £ 'COUNTRYSIDE TALES is nostalgic, with plenty of childhood memories. This is idyllic, reminiscent material, harping back to childhood and the loss of things past. It is a sharing of thoughts about the countryside and bygone days. It is well-edited and gives a pleasant read. The standard is good.' 'NEW HOPE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW' June 2003 'Countryside Tales contains all kinds of material about the British countryside. Illustrated with attractive line drawings, it features short stories, articles and poems with a countryside theme. The editor is happy to discuss ideas with writers and even expresses a willingness to offer advice on how material could be improved - a most helpful gesture.' 'Writing Magazine' December 2001. ________________________________________________________ Writers’ Grand Circle Awards 2008: 1^st in Class: ‘For magazines with mixed creative writing.’ ‘Countryside Tales provides a diverse content of fiction, poetry, facts and articles relevant to the countryside. The blend of a variety of creative writing is cleverly chosen to enhance the writer’s work and to be entertaining to the reader.’ WRITERS’ GRAND CIRCLE 2008 _______________________________________ FREE OFFER! UK READERS CAN OBTAIN A FREE BACK COPY OF Countryside Tales BY SENDING TWO 2^ND CLASS STAMPS (OR EQUIVALENT) TO OUR POSTAL ADDRESS. An annual subscription costs £12.00. Overseas £15.00. Current Issue: £3.50 Overseas: £3.75. ALL PRICES INCLUDE P&P Please make cheque/postal order payable to Park Publications. The Winter 2011 issue of Countryside Tales is available now. To order a copy, please send a cheque/postal order for £3.50 (overseas £3.75) to our postal address. Annual subscribers to Countryside Tales are entitled to FREE entry in all of our writing competitions. Countryside Tales was launched in March 2000. It is an illustrated magazine in A5 format and is published quarterly. We are interested in any material with a countryside/rural theme and we will be pleased to consider work corresponding to the following guidelines… We are particularly interested in non-fiction articles… which should be up to 1500 words on any issue related to the countryside: biographies, childhood memories, nature/wildlife etc. Short fillers of up to 400 words or less are also welcome. WE ALSO ALWAYS REQUIRE… FICTION. Your story can be on any subject: humour, romance, supernatural, crime, etc. as long as it has a rural/countryside theme or setting. Length: Up to 2000 words. POETRY. Poems can be up to 40 lines with a countryside theme. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES. All material should be typed/word-processed on single sides of A4 paper. Poetry may be hand-written providing it is easily readable. Please include a cover sheet with your name, address, title of work and please enclose return postage (or an email address) even if you do not require return of mss. All submissions should be sent to our postal address; we cannot consider material sent via email. Countryside Tales is published in March, July, October, and December. Material submitted must not have been previously published. Payment is a complimentary copy of the magazine. Subscribers will receive one copy + a credit voucher for £3.00. In each issue there will be a prize of £10.00 for the best item in each category - story, article, and poem. Please provide a suitably sized S.A.E. for reply or return. ___________________________________ 'An excellent magazine, full of interesting and informative material.' Penny Graham. Colchester 'The spring issue was a delight. Superbly produced and illustrated.' Frank Adams. Bristol 'Thank you for my first copy of Countryside Tales. A lovely little book.' Graham Parker. Tenby. Pembrokeshire. ______________________________________________________