Hatrack River Writers Workshop: Interfictions II: The Second Anthology of Interstitial Writing

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Posted by Bent Tree (Member # 7777) on :

This: LINK Is a lead from our always helpful, KDW. The submission period is October 1st- December 2nd which gives us all adequate time to create a awe inspiring story.

I thought it might be cool to include a brainstorm session since we have ample time, something like a thousand idea an hour model to lay the groundwork for a good piece. I haven't really come up with an idea on how to do this, so any ideas will be welcome.

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From Christopher Barzak:

The Interstitial Arts Foundation will be publishing a second volume of Interfictions. The first volume was edited by Delia Sherman and Theodora Goss. I've been asked to fill the co-editor seat for this second volume, and I am excited to be along for the ride. Below are the guidelines for the next volume. We would love to see work from you all, so please distribute these guidelines near and far to help spread the word. And then send us your best when the reading period opens this coming October!
This is a link to the guidelines, but I decided to try posting them here as well.
Posted by Christopher Barzak:
The Interstitial Arts Foundation will be publishing a second volume of Interfictions. The first volume was edited by Delia Sherman and Theodora Goss. I’ve been asked to fill the co-editor seat for this second volume, and am excited to be along for the ride. Below are the guidelines for the next volume. We would love to see work from you all, so please distribute these guidelines near and far to help spread the word. And then send us your best when the reading period opens this coming October! More information on the Interstitial Arts Foundation can be found by clicking here.

GUIDELINES
for
Interfictions II: The Second Anthology of Interstitial Writing
Editors Delia Sherman and Christopher Barzak

We invite submissions for an Anthology of Interstitial Fiction, to be published by Small Beer Press under the auspices of the Interstitial Arts Foundation in ??? of 2009.

What We’re Looking For
Interstitial Fiction is all about breaking rules, ignoring boundaries, cross-pollinating the fields of literature. It’s about working between, across, through, and at the edges and borders of literary genres, including fiction and non-fiction. It falls between the cracks of other movements, terms, and definitions. If you have a story idea that’s impossible to describe in a couple of sentences, it may be interstitial.

We’re looking for previously unpublished stories that engage us and make us think about literature in new ways. Rather than defining “interstitial” for you, we’d like you to show us what genre-bending fiction looks like. Surprise us; make us see that literature holds possibilities we haven’t yet imagined.

We are also open to graphic stories of about 10 pages.

Who We’re Looking For
Writers in all genres of fiction (contemporary realism, mystery, historical, fantasy, whatever) who have an idea that challenges generic tropes and expectations. If you’re not sure whether a story is interstitial, send it along anyway.

Practical Matters
Our submission period will be from October 1, 2008 to December 2, 2008. Please submit electronically only. Send your stories as .rtf attachments to: interfictions@interstitialarts.org. You will hear from us after January, 2009.

Overseas submissions are welcome. Stories previously published in other languages may be submitted in English translation for first English language publication.

Please follow standard manuscript formatting and submission conventions: ie, double-spaced, with 1” margins, and the name of the story on each page. No simultaneous or multiple submissions. Word count is open, but the ideal range is 4,000-10,000 words. Payment will be 5 cents a word for non-exclusive world anthology rights, on publication, along with 2 author’s copies.

Any questions? Write us at interfictions@interstitialarts.org

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Posted by Kathleen Dalton Woodbury (Member # 59) on :

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KDW, whom is also taking the co-editor seat of this project

Misunderstanding alert: I'm not co-editing the anthology. Sorry for the confusion. I copied a post from Christopher Barzak, and those are his words. So he's the one who is co-editing the anthology.

I wondered at the time if I shouldn't have put quotes in the post.

Posted by Bent Tree (Member # 7777) on :

Sorry for the miscue.

Posted by InarticulateBabbler (Member # 4849) on :

I had the same misunderstanding at first, until I went to the site and saw that she just cut-and-pasted it. (Besides, I think our KDW is smarter than to post that she is editing an anthology on this site. She'd be hounded near to death, and unable to get any of her own writing done.)

Posted by Pyraxis (Member # 7990) on :

I'm in. I've come back and stared at these guidelines too many times. They're just asking for something to be written.

One question though - when they say "no multiple submissions", do they mean only one submission per contestant, or do they mean don't submit things that are currently with other publishers?

Posted by Kathleen Dalton Woodbury (Member # 59) on :

They mean only one submission per person.

When you send something that is at another market, it's a "simultaneous" (at the same time) submission.

Posted by Pyraxis (Member # 7990) on :

Thanks, Kathleen.

Posted by Bent Tree (Member # 7777) on :

Glad to have you Pyraxis. GIve some thought to how we can do a brainstorming session if you are up for it. I really think it might benefit us to do so.

It could be especially helpful for character development, and plot coursing. It might just save alot of rewrites.

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Posted by Pyraxis (Member # 7990) on :

Well, I've already got a couple ideas for a project, so I don't know if brainstorming will lead to the story idea for me. But what the heck, more ideas can't hurt.

Posted by Bent Tree (Member # 7777) on :

It could help sharpen the ideas.

Kathleen any suggestions? Formats? Excercises?

I was thinking something along the lines of 1000 Idea/ hour sessions.

Or preparing a list of questions about the MC to swap and answer for your character?

I feel the urge, but I am new to this.

Posted by Kathleen Dalton Woodbury (Member # 59) on :

The list of questions to swap and answer for the MC is good, especially if you try to answer them "as if" you were the main character.

I did something like a 1000-idea-in-an-hour session in a chat session once. (It was on the late, lamented GEnie, so I don't know how or where to send you for something similar now. Any kind of real time discussion--does instant messenger allow for several people to discuss things at the same time?--would work for that.)

I'm not sure. Let me think about it and see if I can come up with anything else.

Posted by Pyraxis (Member # 7990) on :

Yes, most IM clients allow conferences with a group of people. I'm on Yahoo, AIM and Google chat, so if we get something organized, I can probably make it.