November 26, 2015 will mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll — one of the most influential books ever written (for children or adults). To celebrate the occasion, we’re planning ahead — and getting started with the Silver Birch Press Alice in Wonderland Anthology, a collection of poetry, prose, art, collage, photography, and other work that celebrates this deep and delightful book.
WHAT: Poetry, prose, paintings, drawings, photographs, and other work inspired by Alice in Wonderland.
TYPES OF WRITTEN MATERIAL:
- Poems (up to three — either original work or found/erasure poetry based on Alice in Wonderland)
- Short stories (up to 2,000 words)
- Essays (up to 1,500 words)
- Creative nonfiction (up to 2,000 words)
- Short plays or screenplays (approximately 5 typed pages)
- Other literary forms (up to 2,000 words)
TYPES OF VISUAL MATERIAL (send jpg files of approximately 1MB):
- Photographs
- Collage
- Paintings
- Drawings
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 31, 2014
RELEASE DATE: Fall 2015 (150th anniversary of Alice’s 1865 publication)
HOW TO SUBMIT: Please email written entries as MSWord attachments (title the file with your last name, e.g., Smith.docx or Jones.doc) and visual entries as jpg attachments to silver@silverbirchpress.com along with your name, mailing address, email address, and one-paragraph bio. (If submitting an erasure poem, provide the edition and publication date. If erasure is taken from one page, please also provide scan of original erasure.) Write “Alice Submission” in email subject line.
PAYMENT: All contributors will receive a copy of the Silver Birch Press Alice in Wonderland Anthology.
Melanie,
Great idea! One of my favorites books of all time. I’ll send something for the anthology for sure.
All good.
Paul
Reblogged this on Trish Hopkinson and commented:
150 years have past since Alice in Wonderland was first published… get in on this anthology… write and submit something just for Alice!
Please can you say if contributors (in the broadest sense) retain their copyright etc. Thank you …
Yes, contributors to our poetry series retain all rights to their work.
Are poetry submissions limited to unpublished only, or will you consider a reprint if the poet holds the rights?
Reprints are fine.
Thank you. I’ll send one.
Did you extend the deadline or is it now past?