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February 09, 2007
Call for Political Fiction: Don Ron Books
Accepting Submissions of Short Stories about Politics
POLITICAL FICTION: Call for Short Stories
Deadline: March 31, 2007.
We are accepting submissions for POLITICAL FICTION:
Short Stories set in the World of Politics! A book of short stories to be published by Don Ron Books in late 2007---in time for a perfect election season read! Politics, whether by character, setting, or plot, must be central to the story; otherwise we want a range of styles & genres (literary, humorous, hard boiled, relationship dramas, whatever), set anywhere from the White House to small town city halls to election trails, involving characters from US senators to mayoral aides to school board elected officials, etc. No language restrictions. Political Fiction will be available at bookstores across the country & online. Stories cannot exceed 7,500 words; there is no lower word limit. Unpublished and unknown writers welcome. Previously published stories okay with proof that you have permission to republish. One submission per author. Fiction only; no poetry.
Please send stories to:
By email: thepoliticalfiction(at)yahoo.com
(replace (at) with @)
Or by post:
Don Ron Books
Political Fiction
P.O. Box 39861
Philadelphia , PA 19106
Print your address, phone number, and email on each submission. Please enclose a brief bio that details your affiliation (if any) with politics. Stories will be recycled, not returned. We look forward to reading your stuff!
Authors whose submissions are selected will be expected to work with the editors to fine tune their stories. There is no fee for submission. Selected authors will receive 2 copies of the book, but will not be otherwise paid. Don Ron Books reserves the right to publish the story in subsequent reprints of the book; authors otherwise retain the rights to their works. For questions please contact: thepoliticalfiction(at)yahoo.com (replace (at) with @). Don Ron Books is a new publishing company based in Philadelphia. Their first book, Philly Fiction, a collection of short stories set in Philadelphia, has won critical acclaim, and is available in bookstores in the Greater Philadelphia Region and online at amazon.com and bn.com. Philly Fiction 2 is forthcoming in the fall 2007. Political Fiction will be their third book.
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