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PARK
PUBLICATIONS (Park Publications is a non-profit
organisation offering opportunities for writers)
Publishers of SCRIBBLE – the short story
magazine, COUNTRYSIDE TALES....fiction, articles, and poetry. And DEBUT
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DEBUT magazine…
Brand New Short Fiction.
FREE
critiques.
AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW (OR NOT SO NEW)
WRITERS TO HAVE THEIR WORK READ AND SCRUTINISED BY AN EXPERIENCED FICTION
EDITOR, WHO WILL OFFER ADVICE ON IMPROVEMENT - POSSIBLY LEADING TO
PUBLICATION IN OUR NEWEST FICTION MAGAZINE. WHILE
DEBUT IS PRIMARILY AIMED AT THE NEWER WRITER, SHORT STORIES ON ANY SUBJECT UP
TO 3000 WORDS ARE WELCOME FROM ALL WRITERS. DEBUT ALSO PUBLISHES THE
OCCASIONAL ARTICLE ABOUT WRITING FROM THE MORE EXPERIENCED WRITER. SHORT
STORIES ON ANY SUBJECT. MAX.
3000 WORDS. PRIZES
OF £75.00. £25.00 AND £15.00 IN EACH ISSUE READERS
VOTE FOR WINNING STORIES ENTRY
FEE…£3.00. WITH
CRITIQUE -£5.00. CHEQUES
PAYABLE TO PARK PUBLICATIONS. FREE ENTRY AND CRITIQUES FOR ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS The
November 2011 issue of Debut (number 11) is now available. This edition is packed with excellent stories
along with advice about the craft of writing. It also contains the results of
the readers’ vote for the best three stories in the May issue along with
letters and feedback. To order your copy please send a cheque or postal order
to the value of £4.25 (overseas £4.75) - payable to park publications. Are you a new writer?
Perhaps you have been writing for some time but without any real success? Are
you frustrated by constant rejection slips? Do you feel you may be doing
something wrong but can’t quite work out what? If any of these questions
apply to you, the following may be just what you are looking for… The
Debut Fiction project from Park Publications has two main aims: the first is to produce a
quality short fiction magazine containing short stories by new and more
experienced writers; the second is helping writers to get their work
published. We provide a help and advice service, which points writers in the
right direction towards the ultimate goal of seeing their work in print. THE COST:
Annual
Subscription (4 issues): UK
residents…£15.00 Overseas:
£20.00. Prices
include p&p. Current
issue: £4.25. Overseas: £4.75. Prices
include p&p Free
BACK COPY. (UK only) Just
send two 2nd Class stamps to our postal address. Please
make your cheque payable to Park Publications and send it to Debut, Park
Publications, 14 The Park, Stow on the Wold, Cheltenham, Glos. GL54 1DX An annual subscription entitles you to free entry
in all Park Publications’ competitions plus free critiques for any
unsuccessful Debut submission. Debut is published in February, May, August, and
November each year. All
stories submitted must be previously
unpublished and may be up to 3000 words on any subject. Please enclose a
stamped, self-addressed envelope for the return of unsuccessful material and
your critique. Stories accepted for publication will appear in the next
appropriate issue of Debut.
Unsuccessful work will be returned with a critique (if requested) as soon as
possible. Please allow approx. ten weeks for a decision and critique. This
time scale may vary either way depending on the amount of submissions we are
receiving. Please feel free to contact us at any time to confirm arrival. Stories
accepted for publication in Debut will appear in the next appropriate issue and
will be automatically entered into a quarterly competition where the best
three stories in each issue will be awarded prizes of £75.00. £25.00 and
£15.00. All other contributors will receive a free copy of the magazine in
which their work appears. Contributors who are also annual subscribers will
receive one copy of the issue in which their work appears and a credit voucher
to the value of £4.00., which may be used for future subscriptions or entry
fees in our competitions etc. There are no closing dates for submissions. Your critique will indicate, in a helpful, friendly and (most
importantly) honest manner, the good points in your story - and the
not-so-good. The editor will explain where you are going wrong and how you
can improve your story. Main focus points for examination will be dialogue,
characterisation and plot.
Suggestions for improvement will be made and if your work shows real promise,
you will be asked to re-write your story and submit again with a view to it
being published in Debut. The
editor’s criticism will be fair and constructive; please accept it in the
spirit it is offered. Please allow up to ten weeks for a decision and
critique. Please
do not submit more than one story at a time and wait for the outcome before
sending another. Any comments from the editor may prevent you from repeating
mistakes. SUBMISSION
RULES: 1.
Work should be no more than 3000 words in length,
typed/word-processed on single sides of A4 paper, preferably double spaced. 2.
A self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage
should be enclosed for return of unsuitable material and your critique. 3.
Non-subscribers must enclose critique fee of
£5.00 per story, or £3.00 per story if no critique is required.Cheques/postal
orders payable to Park Publications. 4.
Stories must not have been previously
published. 5.
The decision of the editor is final. 6.
Please enclose cover sheet with name, address and
title of work. 7.
Annual subscribers are entitled to free entry in
all Park Publications' competitions. 8.
Please allow up to ten weeks for a decision on
your work. 9. All
material must be sent to our postal address. We cannot consider any
items sent by email. 10. Please note: We
welcome work from ALL writers; you do NOT have to be a new or unpublished
writer to submit work. FREE
offer! For a free back copy of Debut, please send two 2nd Class
stamps to our postal address (UK only). IF YOU
REQUIRE FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US. EMAIL
ENQUIRIES WELCOME.
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