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PARK PUBLICATIONS U.K.
Fiction, poetry, anthologies, writing competitions
14 THE PARK. STOW ON THE WOLD.
CHELTENHAM GLOS. GL54 1DX
TEL: 01451 831053
E-mail : sales@parkpublications.co.uk
Publishers of SCRIBBLE – the short story
magazine,
and COUNTRYSIDE TALES....fiction, articles, and poetry.

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SCRIBBLE
the short story magazine
Awarded ‘Best Short Fiction Magazine 2007’ in small
press category, by Writers’ Grand Circle, for consistent quality of content and
production.
‘The judges were delighted to
award Scribble the top award for short fiction because it provided the most
constant opportunity for new and emerging writers to be published. This fine
publication provides constant quarterly opportunities for creative people.
The judges commented on the strong design, providing a recognizable image;
the critiques were honest and reflected views of a constructive manner both
praising and pointing out perceived short-comings. The judges were delighted
to learn the publication is about to enter its tenth year of publication.’
Writers’ Grand Circle
December 2007
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The spring 2008 issue of Scribble (number 37), containing 60 pages
of fiction (13 stories) and readers’ comments on the last issue, is now available.
To order a copy please send a cheque for £3.50, made payable to Park
Publications, to our postal address. Better still: why not take out an annual
subscription? For just £12.00 you will receive four issues of Scribble plus
FREE entry in all of our writing competitions.
SCRIBBLE, the short story magazine, was
launched at the beginning of 1999 and has developed into one of the UK's most popular general fiction
magazines. Scribble contains a wide range of high quality fiction from new
and established writers. The magazine is now being circulated world-wide.
Scribble is a quarterly magazine in A5 format. Each issue contains at least
60 pages of entertaining short stories including a section for readers'
letters. The three prize-winning stories are chosen each quarter by a
readers’ voting system.
LENGTH...up to 3000 words
SUBJECT...Any subject.
PAYMENT...Prizes of £75.00, £25.00, and £15.00, will be awarded for
the best three stories in each issue, as chosen by the readers. For other
published stories, a complimentary copy will be given. Annual subscribers
will also receive a credit voucher to the value of £4.00. Stories from
non-subscribers are welcome but must be accompanied by the entry fee. Entry fee for the competitions is £3.00 (cheques payable to Park
Publications). Free unlimited entry for subscribers.
- An annual subscription in
the U.K. costs £12.00. Overseas £15.00. All
payments must be in UK currency.
- Copy of current issue costs
£3.50. Overseas £3.75.
- A sample back copy costs
£2.00. Overseas £2.50
- All prices Inclusive of
p&p.
- Cheques payable to Park
Publications
- To subscribe or buy a
single copy, please send your cheque/postal order to our postal address.
SCRIBBLE is
published in March, July, October, and December.
WRITING for SCRIBBLE
the short story magazine.
A guide for writers
WHAT
KIND OF STORIES DO WE REQUIRE? We publish stories on a wide range of subjects -
romance, humour, crime, science fiction, supernatural, etc. We need stories
that are fresh and original; stories with gripping plots; stories about
interesting characters that the reader can
sympathise with.
Most of all, we want stories that entertain the reader.
- While all stories received are read
thoroughly and given every consideration, the following points may be
helpful in your choice of material...
SCRIBBLE is read chiefly by adults, therefore, realistic dialogue
is acceptable. However, language may be toned down if the editor feels
it may cause offence. Your story will stand a better chance of success
if it has a beginning, middle and satisfactory ending (not as obvious as
it sounds), and contains believable and interesting characters. Stories
should appeal to as wide a range of readers as possible.
The editor will not normally
make comments or give reasons why a particular story has been rejected.
However, if a story shows promise, suggestions for improvement may be
made. Reasons why a particular story is unsuitable may be many and
varied. For instance, it may be because we have just published a very
similar story to yours. For this reason, it would probably be helpful to
study at least one or two recent issues of the magazine; this would also
assist you in assessing the type of material we are currently using.
PRESENTATION:
Stories should be no longer than 3000 words. Your work should be typed
or word-processed on single sides of A4 paper and preferably
double-spaced. A s.a.e. with sufficient postage MUST be provided for
reply or return of unsuccessful mss. Please provide a cover sheet with
name, address and title of story and remember to number your pages and
clip them together. We are unable to consider material sent via email.
For a free information pack containing further information about
contributing to Scribble plus news about our other magazines and
opportunities for writers, please send a s.a.e. to our postal address.
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