Entries: Original, Unpublished Works by Entrant That Have Not Won a Prize Elsewhere
ZineWest ‘15 – Information
ZineWest publishes 30 new Western Sydney writers in a print, multi-genre, annual zine; ten more entrants present their work live at ZineWest WORD. We also publish visual artists. (see Art Entry Form)
Entries: original, unpublished works by entrant that have not won a prize elsewhere.
Eligibility: “New” (i) writers 16 years and over who live, work or study in Western Sydney(ii) or attend a Western Sydney cultural group.
Entry Fee: None. Price of zines: $10
Prizes: 1st = $400; 2nd & 3rd = Giramondo books PLUS: Best Poem and Best Prose; Judge’s nominations; Editor’s award; Winner of ZW WORD.
Entries due: Monday, 25th May, 2015
Number of Entries: up to 3 for each writer
Genre: Word-based works we can print: stories, memoir, poems, lyrics, drama, comics, cartoons
Judging: Editors select around 30 entries for publication in the print zine. These entries are eligible for prizes and are forwarded to the judge. We invite ten more writers to compete at ZW WORD. Decisions of editors and judge are final.
Size Limit:
Poetry: 60 lines including line breaks. NB: ZW is in A5. A long line might take up two lines. Poets have 3 pages max at their disposal! Prose: 800 words
Editing: We edit for house style and clarity
Title & Writer’s name: All entries must be titled but writer’s name must not appear on or in entries.
Format: Plain please. Windows Word format only. Cartoons/comics exempt.
Illustrations of entries are welcome. Email as separate files and submit by this form.
(Art entries – please use separate Art Entry form)
Font: Arial 12 or equivalent
Lines: Single spacing
Sentences: One space only between sentences.
Paragraphs: Indent (no empty lines)
Dialogue quote marks: ‘Jack said, “Jill pushed me,” but he’s fibbing,’ says Jill.
Check: Spelling, syntax, facts, legal aspects
Co-Sponsor: Writing & Society Research Centre, UWS.
Judge: Author Luke Carman
Mars Hill Café 331 Church St Parramatta provides free venue for workshops, meetings and ZW WORD
Admin: NEW Writers’ Group Inc
Zine Launch: 10th October, 11:30 am Parramatta venue to be confirmed: Prizes, readings by finalists.
ZineWest WORD: 10th Oct Mars Hill Cafe 3:30 pm Music & Spoken Word: ZW entrants and Open Mic
(i) Writers who are not yet professionally published other than in multi-author anthologies and journals. (ii) Auburn, Bankstown, Baulkham Hills, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Holroyd, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith and Wollondilly.
ZineWest ‘15 – Writers’ Entry Form
Name:
Nom de Plume if required:
Address:
Postcode:
Don’t live in Western Sydney? You’re still eligible
if you study or work in Western Sydney or attend
a Western Sydney cultural group. Please specify:
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Phone numbers:
Email: Website/Blog:
Bio max 20 words We omit BA PhD etc unless current news.
Entries: (Remember not to put your name on/in entries)
Title Word or line count
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Original Illustrations (optional) Number ( )
Please send as separate .jpg 300 dpi attachments
Name of Illustrator:………………………………….
If not the writer, illustrator should send separate entry form permitting us to publish the images.
Are you 16 years or over? Yes/No…….
Original Work: Are your entries your original work and not previously published in print or on-line or won an award? Yes/No…….
NWG Inc EZine: If you win a prize do you consent
to the piece being published online? Yes/No…….
Writers’ Groups If you attend any, please name
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Please read the guidelines before entering.
Email completed form, entries and illustrations to (subject ZW15)
NB: entries must be Windows Word format.
WE ONLY ACCEPT EMAILED ENTRIES AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT. If this is impossible for you ask a friend to email us at above address for advice.