PLASAG extends short story submission date
The Plateau State Authors’ Group (PLASAG) has extended the submission deadline for its short story anthology to March 31 2017. PLASAG called for submissions of short stories for its premiere anthology titled ‘JOSTICE’ months ago. The anthology needs stories about Plateau State from writers who are citizens of the state, born there, or have lived […]
The Plateau State Authors’ Group (PLASAG) has extended the submission deadline for its short story anthology to March 31 2017.
PLASAG called for submissions of short stories for its premiere anthology titled ‘JOSTICE’ months ago. The anthology needs stories about Plateau State from writers who are citizens of the state, born there, or have lived there for a minimum period of ten years.
Also, all entries are be unpublished, in UK English, double line spaced, Times New Roman and 12pt.
Only one author per story and one author per entry will be considered.
In addition, stories must be original and devoid of excessive strong language, lewdness, hate speech, pejorative stereotypes or discrimination of any form.
All entries must have a cover page containing the name of the author, title of the story, author’s address, email, phone number, and number of words in the story. The title of the story should appear as a header on each page of the story and the very last page should contain only the author’s bio-data (not more than 150 words).
Co-founder of PLASAG, Bizuum Yadok, said “the overall aim of the anthology is for readers to see Plateau and its people from a different and more appreciable perspective. In so doing, we hope to contribute our quota to the ongoing peace-building process and harmonious coexistence of people living in Plateau, regardless of their race, religion or place of origin.”
It is required that 70 percent of the setting of an entry must be on the Plateau, among others, and every selected contributor expected to pay N5, 000 as publication fee. Yadok explained that “the money will be given to professionals who will edit the manuscripts and offer useful suggestions,” he said, adding that these professionals will be hired from different places, some from different countries, in order to ensure objectivity.
Yadok added: “I think participants should be more concerned about the acceptability of their work, rather than the token they will be required to give as publication fee. As a matter of fact, the amount may not reach the press. We have taken the responsibility to scout for funds that will enable the publication of at least one thousand copies for starters, which will subsequently be launched sometime within the year. Half of whatever accrues would be shared among the authors, while the other half remains in the coffers of the association. In other words, the N5000 is more like an investment for the entrants. We are optimistic that each entrant has a good chance of getting back his money.”
Entries are to be submitted to [email protected]