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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 ______________ 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. _______________________________________________________