04-20-2013, 08:07 AM
Hello there, this is an open message to anyone that’s interested in contributing to an exciting new independent poetry anthology for up-and-coming authors.
Set up as an independent project by myself and a friend of mine, the work will act as a great opportunity for unpublished and published poets alike to gain a bit of recognition by submitting their work for consideration into a collected volume which will end up being Epublished, with the option of moving onto actual print if all of the involved parties consent.*
The general ‘theme’ of the project is the power of collaborative networking from all involved parties to drum up interest, i.e. once the correct amount of submissions have been received each author will drum up excitement for the book in his or her own way among his or her connections, both social and professional (if you have any connections within relevant fields), as well as obviously the interest the book generates off it's own back and with the help of the publishers we have enlisted to help us.
With regards to the content of the poetry, that is completely up to the authors themselves and there is no 'theme' here at all, as we understand that within the umbrella term ‘poetry’ there fall many different styles and subject matters. On top of this we think it would be far more exciting to have a varied mix of work. From the submissions we’ve received so far we’ve seen examples of list poetry, AB rhyming couplets, Haiku’s, gritty realist works, some more existential or esoteric, free form etc. It’s really up to you. The important factor is the joint effort undertaken by each individual writer to gain a following for the final edition.
As mentioned we’ve been in touch with publishers, who will, for a fee, put work out on shelves and put works into print, one even offers the chance of hosting new works in one of the London branches of Waterstones. The fee divisible by the number of writers included in the final drafting works out to between £20 - £30 pounds a head, and the potential for reaching a wider audience this way is huge, however we’d like to stress that at this point, and without all of the authors consent the project will be a completely free endeavour to be Kindle published exclusively. We (myself and my co-editor) will contact all authors involved on a collected forum much later on in the proceedings to work out whether or not we want to push for the more costly chance of wider appeal. Obviously all authors will retain rights to their work, and any profits made by potential sales will be divided equally between all contributors.
We’ve already received quite a number of submissions from artists in the U.K, U.S.A, Pakistan, Thailand, Africa and Japan, and would love the chance to see the work of even more talented young poets come together to make it to shelves and into print. As stated we are two co-editors, and aside from the submissions so far received also have a very talented cover artist (a dear friend of mine) in the bag as it stands (a month into the planning). We would love to hear from anyone who wants to know more about the project, or who wants to submit, and you can get in contact with myself at m.colbert1988@gmail.com Thank you very much for your time.
*Other than KDP (kindle direct publishing) the people we were looking at were these guys: http://www.authorhouse.co.uk/ They offer a wide array of different services and they do let authors retain all rights, which I assume is why the fee is up-front. I've looked around but this seems like the best (or one of the best) groups out there, and they're contactable too.
With regards to any fees or distribution of profits I didn't include specifics because honestly we haven't gotten that far yet. We wanted to focus on submissions to make sure there was the correct amount of interest for the project first, and offering KDP as a basic idea without pressuring people into further costs. But once all submissions are in, (we're looking to hone it down to about 30-40 at 4-5 poems each) then like I said we're going to create some sort of forum where everyone involved can decide whether or not they wish to go ahead with incurring more fees for greater publicity. I've had a chat with AuthorHouse though, and they seem friendly enough and eager.
(A little about me and my co-editor: He currently works as a sub-editor, and myself a part-time correspondent for dawn.com We're both B.A. graduates in Literature, him with a Masters, and we write poetry in our spare time.)
“Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.” – Neil Gaiman.
Set up as an independent project by myself and a friend of mine, the work will act as a great opportunity for unpublished and published poets alike to gain a bit of recognition by submitting their work for consideration into a collected volume which will end up being Epublished, with the option of moving onto actual print if all of the involved parties consent.*
The general ‘theme’ of the project is the power of collaborative networking from all involved parties to drum up interest, i.e. once the correct amount of submissions have been received each author will drum up excitement for the book in his or her own way among his or her connections, both social and professional (if you have any connections within relevant fields), as well as obviously the interest the book generates off it's own back and with the help of the publishers we have enlisted to help us.
With regards to the content of the poetry, that is completely up to the authors themselves and there is no 'theme' here at all, as we understand that within the umbrella term ‘poetry’ there fall many different styles and subject matters. On top of this we think it would be far more exciting to have a varied mix of work. From the submissions we’ve received so far we’ve seen examples of list poetry, AB rhyming couplets, Haiku’s, gritty realist works, some more existential or esoteric, free form etc. It’s really up to you. The important factor is the joint effort undertaken by each individual writer to gain a following for the final edition.
As mentioned we’ve been in touch with publishers, who will, for a fee, put work out on shelves and put works into print, one even offers the chance of hosting new works in one of the London branches of Waterstones. The fee divisible by the number of writers included in the final drafting works out to between £20 - £30 pounds a head, and the potential for reaching a wider audience this way is huge, however we’d like to stress that at this point, and without all of the authors consent the project will be a completely free endeavour to be Kindle published exclusively. We (myself and my co-editor) will contact all authors involved on a collected forum much later on in the proceedings to work out whether or not we want to push for the more costly chance of wider appeal. Obviously all authors will retain rights to their work, and any profits made by potential sales will be divided equally between all contributors.
We’ve already received quite a number of submissions from artists in the U.K, U.S.A, Pakistan, Thailand, Africa and Japan, and would love the chance to see the work of even more talented young poets come together to make it to shelves and into print. As stated we are two co-editors, and aside from the submissions so far received also have a very talented cover artist (a dear friend of mine) in the bag as it stands (a month into the planning). We would love to hear from anyone who wants to know more about the project, or who wants to submit, and you can get in contact with myself at m.colbert1988@gmail.com Thank you very much for your time.
*Other than KDP (kindle direct publishing) the people we were looking at were these guys: http://www.authorhouse.co.uk/ They offer a wide array of different services and they do let authors retain all rights, which I assume is why the fee is up-front. I've looked around but this seems like the best (or one of the best) groups out there, and they're contactable too.
With regards to any fees or distribution of profits I didn't include specifics because honestly we haven't gotten that far yet. We wanted to focus on submissions to make sure there was the correct amount of interest for the project first, and offering KDP as a basic idea without pressuring people into further costs. But once all submissions are in, (we're looking to hone it down to about 30-40 at 4-5 poems each) then like I said we're going to create some sort of forum where everyone involved can decide whether or not they wish to go ahead with incurring more fees for greater publicity. I've had a chat with AuthorHouse though, and they seem friendly enough and eager.
(A little about me and my co-editor: He currently works as a sub-editor, and myself a part-time correspondent for dawn.com We're both B.A. graduates in Literature, him with a Masters, and we write poetry in our spare time.)
“Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.” – Neil Gaiman.
