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5/12 spots remaining
For this collaboration we’re asking you to draw from folklore and fairy tales from all over the world updated and adapted for the modern age.
You may wish to pick a single tale, like Cinderella, The Bamboo of 100 Joints, or The Silent Princess, or you may wish to combine elements of a number of stories.
Authors should consider the changing nature of society, how the mores and taboos presented in folk lore may have changed, and the role of myth and story telling in the 21st Century.
Submissions should be between 3 – 5 thousand words in length.
Workshop
We’ll be running a workshop where authors can trade drafts with a small group to hone their finished product. The workshop will run from September to November 2014. To participate, send a 300 word brief to needleinthehaywritingcomp (@) gmail.com. The brief should touch on:
- The plot of your story
- Themes and influences
- The major characters and their relationships to each other
- The tales and lore that inspired your story.
Spots in the workshop are limited to twelve participants. However we’ll also accept final drafts by the end of November if the workshop fills up.
For more information on our collaborations, see our write-up on collaborations here
Really keen for this.
What is the deadline for the worship beefs?
Briefs*
(I’m a writer!)
Haha Rowan. Autocorrect?
Either before September or before the spots fill up… We’ll keep you updated as workshop spaces fill.
Where are the workshops held? Or are they conducted through online interactions? Thanks.
Really interested in this and have an idea, just wanting to clarify something.
I want to have a shot, make a submission, but Im going away on holidays in the workshop period. Am I to understand you can make a submission without going in the workshop?
How should I proceed with this, if I can?
Thanks.
The workshop dates are periods in which drafts and feedback need to be submitted. So you don’t need to be on-line at a particular time, just get your work in during those dates.
If you make a submission without participating in the workshop, we might accept it, or we might not, depends on the quality of the work and how it fits within the guidelines.
If you want to discuss a bit more in detail hit us up at needleinthehaywritingcomp (@) gmail.com
Is it too late to get in on this? I’ve been meaning to throw something together and think I’ll have some time on the weekend if I’m not already too late?