 catchavibe.co.uk is proud to be part of the Black Londoners Appeal, an initiative launched on 28th January 2010 by various London-based grassroots organisations.As part of this appeal, catchavibe.co.uk and Black Londoners Appeal are going to publish an anthology: A Word for Haiti (working title)
A Word for Haiti - A Call for SubmissionsCall for submission open to poets, writers, journalists, bloggers and visual / graphic artists from all backgrounds and origins. We invite you to write in solidarity for Haiti. You can send us poems, song lyrics, short stories, opinion pieces, drawings, paintings or photographs. The work must be about or inspired by Haiti, its people and its culture.The entries shortlisted will be made into a book. Proceeds of the book sales will be donated to Lambi Haiti Fund. A book launch will take place in London, with writers & poets invited to read excerpts of the book.
Submission deadline: Thursday 18 March
Guidelines: - Please send poems of 1000 words max. Short pieces of prose should be 2500 words max. Include a short bio about yourself and / or a link to your blog. Documents must be sent as an attachment in .doc format. You can submit up to 3 different pieces- Drawings / paintings / photographs: send a high resolution picture in a jpeg or gif format. They can be in colour or in Black and White. B&W will be used in the internal pages of the book, colour will be used for the cover.- Upon agreeing to publication, catchavibe.co.uk and Black Londoners acquires first rights and retains the right to archive the work for an indefinite period. The author retains all the rights upon publication.- We'll accept only original, non published work, no reprints. All submissions and info requests must be sent to: wordforhaiti@googlemail.comThere is no fee involved as this is a charity project. Submission deadline: Thursday 18 March. We are also looking for volunteers to fill roles as Researchers, Editorial Assistant, Desktop Publishing Specialist and Publicist. Send us an email of interest to wordforhaiti@googlemail.com and we'll send you detailed specifications. More info catchavibe.co.uk |