A new anthology

Edited

By

Stephen Studach

&

To be

published

By

Paroxysm press

Seeks

The best flash fiction in THE WORLD

This will be a one hundred work anthology of some of the best new flash fiction from Australia and around the world.

Submitted pieces should be from 0 to 1000 words in length. Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dark Realism and anything in between. Award winners and reprints are welcome.

The anthology will be produced by iconic cult publishers Paroxysm Press.

The submission period is now open and will remain so until the editor has 100 brilliant works and that announcement is made.

When submitting; apply standard ms format. We prefer 12 pt Times New Roman font. Three character indent for paragraphs, including first paragraph. Underline for italics. Oxford English spellings (colour not color etc). Double quotation marks for dialogue. Single quotation marks for quotes and ‘stressed’ words. Otherwise, refer to the Oxford style manual. Please send stories as Word.doc or RTF files.

Payment is in contributor’s copies.

Please send up to three flashes to paroxysm@paroxysmpress.com

If you think that you can hurl literary lightning bolts, we want to read you.

One hundred writers, one hundred outstanding flashes of brilliant plasma – each captured in the mason jar of this volume.

From the editor: ‘I am the lightning collector. The lid is off the jar. Come thee and fork lightning…’

With Paroxysm original bad-boy, Kami, making it to the final of the
National Australian Poetry Slam (in the Sydney Opera House no less!) we figured a quick Sydney trip was in order (nothing to do with one of the fights of the century being on the day before mind you).

We’re very happy to be cruising along with this years (and last years)
S.A. heat winner, Indigo (Ten Years of Things that Didn’t Kill Us).

On Tues the 1st of Dec. we’ll be going along to see the locals do
their thing at ‘Word in Hand’ held at the Friend I Hand Hotel, 58
Cowner St, Glebe. (02) 9660 2326

Wed. night is Danny Green vs Roy Jones Jr – so we’ve put up the ‘do
not disturb’ sign for that one.

Thursday the 3rd Dec. is the massive Australian Slam Final – about as
slick as spoken word gets. The overall winner will receive $5,000 and
a place at the Ubud Readers & Writers Festival in 2010, including
flights and accommodation. The overall runner-up will receive $500.
www.australianpoetryslam.org

AND MORE NEWS SOON ON:
- Hardboiled Thursday 10th, Adelaide (including free demo-CDs)
- Latest Paroxysm anthology submissions open.
- Crossover gigs in Adelaide in 2010
- Adelaide Fringe Paroxysm Press Sixty Second Slam
- Melbourne tour in May.