{"id":3734,"date":"2020-07-20T13:24:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T02:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/?p=3734"},"modified":"2020-07-22T12:14:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T01:44:43","slug":"submission-guidelines-hometown-haunts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/2020\/07\/submission-guidelines-hometown-haunts\/","title":{"rendered":"SUBMISSION GUIDELINES for Hometown Haunts: #LoveOzYA Horror Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wakefield Press is delighted to announce our October 2021 short story anthology Hometown Haunts: #LoveOzYA Horror Tales<\/em>, showcasing established and new voices in YA. <\/strong><\/h1>\n

Four YA horror stories will be selected from an open call-out across Australia.<\/p>\n

Read on to find out how you can enter.
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Introducing Hometown Haunts: #LoveOzYA Horror Tales<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Wakefield Press is delighted to announce a new YA short-story anthology, Hometown Haunts: #LoveOzYA Horror Tales<\/em>, generously funded by a grant from the Australia Council\u2019s 2020 Resilience Fund \u2013 Create.<\/p>\n

Find out more about our anthology by reading our announcement post<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

SUBMISSIONS INFORMATION:<\/h1>\n

Four of the stories included within this anthology will be selected from open submissions, chosen from a call-out across Australia.<\/p>\n

This competition is open to anyone living permanently in Australia, and we\u2019re keen to showcase writers who reflect a diversity of Australian identities and regions. We especially encourage entries from Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander writers. We\u2019re looking for stories of young adult fiction of up to 5000 words, responding to the horror theme.<\/p>\n

Please read our entry guidelines carefully before submitting a story:<\/p>\n

Guidelines:<\/h1>\n