Year of the Dog
We are seeking submissions for a ‘Year of the Dog’ themed Little Fictions event planned for 2018.
Closes Dec 1, 2017.
Enter here
What are we looking for?
To mark the 2018 Lunar New Year, we are seeking texts which:
-are influenced by some of the characteristics associated with the Year of the Dog.
-explore of the idea of ‘the dog’ more generally. For instance, they may reflect on human interaction with canines through time and across cultures – from either point of view.
Submissions may reflect the author’s cultural background or lived experience. They may emanate from other forms of connection the author has, or has had, with countries and cultures which celebrate the lunar calendar. Or they may simply be works of the imagination created in response to the theme.
Texts submitted in both English and other languages are welcome.
Submissions can be in the form of:
microlit (microfiction or prose poems) up to 200 words;
OR
short fiction (in any genre and form such as prose, dramatic monologue etc) up to 2000 wds.
Submissions will be judged by a team of editors and actors who will be looking for prose writing which will translate well into live performance.
Submission Guidelines / Conditions of Entry
- Submissions will only be accepted via the Submittable on-line link, here.
- Entry fee is $10.00 for each submission. (There is no limit to the number of entries.)
- Entrants must be over 18 years of age and must be either living in Australia or be an Australian citizen living anywhere.
- Maximum word limit is 2,000 words.
- Submissions should not be under consideration by another competition or publication.
- Submissions should not have been previously published. If you have a query regarding this proviso, contact info@shortaustralianstories.com.au
- Submissions must be suitable for public performance.
- By submitting to the Little Fictions Call Out, writers grant Spineless Wonders licence to perform the work as part of Little Fictions, to record and, if applicable, to offer this recording for broadcast on public radio and other free-to-air media.
- Intellectual Property shall remain with the writer. We request that Little Fictions be acknowledged in any future print publication of the work.
- The closing date for this round of submissions is Dec 1, 2017. Entries will be accepted up until midnight. Late entries will not be accepted.
- Submitters will be notified of the outcome of their entry.
- All selected entries may be edited.
Past Little Fictions Call Outs
Little Fictions is pleased to announce the following authors whose work was selected in the recent call out:
Ashley Kalagian Blunt (NSW), Jude Bridge (WA), Julie Chevalier (NSW), Sasha Fuller, (UK), Sue Goodall (NSW), Harry Kolotas (NSW)
Little Fictions Call Out – deadline Oct 2 2016
We are once more opening our doors to submissions for upcoming live shows. Submissions from minimum 200 words to 2,000 words are sought on any theme.
We particularly welcome contributions for two special upcoming shows. These are:
— SHORT BLAK which will showcase writers from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background as well as work which relates to issues of concern to Indigenous Australia and reconciliation and,
— QUEER FICTIONS which will showcase work by and about the GLBTQI communities.
To submit, click here.
Past Call Outs
Our first call for submission, in late 2015, was judged by a team of two editors and two actors and yielded a bunch of great pieces which will be programmed in upcoming live shows.
We received just under 100 entries in our first ever call out and selected 17 of these from the following authors:
Gavin Austin (NSW), Patrick Allington (SA), Jude Bridge x 2 (WA), Paul Cliff (ACT), Joshua Mei-Ling Dubrau (NSW), Adam Fleet (VIC), John Gallop (NSW), Mark Konik (ACT), Beverley Lello (VIC), Yve Louis (NSW), Debra Mackey (SA), Mark Macrossan (NSW), Marian Matta (VIC), Ann Martin (TAS), Caroline Reid (SA) and Erica Woolger (NSW).
What are we looking for?
We want fiction with strong dialogue and memorable characters that will delight and amaze us. Stories that take off on flights of fancy as well as ones that take a satirical or offbeat look at life. Give us writing that rings with truth and insight. Writing that will have the audience in stitches or close to tears.
We are looking for previously unpublished works of fiction up to 2000 words in length in the form of microfiction, microlit, dramatic monologues – in fact, any written form which will enthral a listening audience.
Deadline: the current round closes Oct 2, 2016.
Entry fee: $10.00
Submit your work here.
FAQs
What is Little Fictions?
Little Fictions is a unique literary event in which our talented troupe of actors performs rehearsed readings in front of live audiences. Starting life four years ago in Adelaide as Spineless Wonders Presents… , our home for the past year has been the very cool Knox St Bar in the Sydney suburb of Chippendale. Little Fictions has been part of the Sydney Writers Festival Program, Bondi Feast, Sydney Fringe and Wollongong Writers Festivals.
Why is there an entry fee for these submissions?
All proceeds from the $10.00 entry fee will go towards paying for the services of the hard-working and highly-skilled people who will curate and edit the Little Fictions Call Out submissions.
Little Fictions is a not-for-profit activity hosted by Spineless Wonders. Little Fictions actors and MC are paid from the door takings and, thanks to a recent grant from the Copyright Australia Cultural Fund, we are able to pay a small fee to authors whose work is performed at Little Fictions. We are currently looking for sponsors.
I have two pieces, each of 500 words in length. Can I include both in the one submission and pay only one entry fee?
No. We take time to judge each individual entry and your entry fee helps us pay for that careful attention.
Can I enter a short story which has won an award?
First up, congratulations! We are happy to consider submissions which have previously won, or been short-listed in, writing competitions provided the work has not been published.
If my submission is accepted, do I retain copyright?
By submitting to the Little Fictions Call Out, writers grant Little Fictions and Spineless Wonders licence to perform the work, to record and, if applicable, to offer this recording for broadcast on public radio and other free-to-air media. Intellectual Property shall remain with the writer. We request that Little Fictions be acknowledged in any future print publication of the work.
Do you accept line poetry?
No. Prose poems, yes. Line poems, no.
Can I submit my play script?
Little Fictions is single-voiced readings. That is, one actor at a time, stands at the microphone and reads to the audience. There are no props, no set, no costume and no other actors on stage. Just great words, the human voice and a truckload of acting ability. If your play script works in that format, go ahead and submit.
Submission Guidelines / Conditions of Entry
- Entry fee is $10.00 for each submission. (There is no limit to the number of entries.)
- Entrants must be over 18 years of age and must be either Australian citizens (living anywhere), or permanent residents of Australia.
- Minimum 200 word limit, maximum is 2,000 words.
- Submissions should not be under consideration by another competition or publication.
- Submissions should not have been previously published.
- There is no set theme.
- Submissions must be suitable for public performance.
- By submitting to the Little Fictions Call Out, writers grant Spineless Wonders licence to perform the work as part of Little Fictions, to record and, if applicable, to offer this recording for broadcast on public radio and other free-to-air media.
- Intellectual Property shall remain with the writer. We request that Little Fictions be acknowledged in any future print publication of the work.
- The closing date for this round of submissions is Oct 2, 2016. Entries will be accepted up until midnight. Late entries will not be accepted.
- Submitters will be notified of the outcome of their late 20
- Submissions will only be accepted via the Submittable on-line link.
- All selected entries may be edited.