Call for Submissions - Sumach Press

We're delighted to announce that a new YA story collection about mothers and daughters and body image will be published by Sumach Press in 2008. We are currently welcoming submissions from new, emerging and established writers.

The working title of this anthology is Cleavage. Co-editors Deb Loughead and Jocelyn Shipley are calling for stories about eating disorders, cosmetic surgery, implants, clothing choices, hair, waxing, makeup, piercing, tattoos and similar topics. Point of view should be thirteen and up, but the issues can be the daughter's, her mother's, or both. We're especially interested in quirky, humorous stories that capture the bizarreness of body image as well as defining mother-daughter moments.

Contributors will receive $75.00 plus one free copy of the book, and 40% discount on additional copies. A brief author bio will appear in the book. Copyright and third-party reprint rights remain with the contributor; however, the editors retain copyright to the work as a whole, plus the right to include the story in all editions and versions of Cleavage.

Submissions should be original, unpublished, not in translation and not under consideration elsewhere. Length should be 2000 to 3500 words. Please use standard format: story should be typed in 12 pt or larger font, double-spaced with standard margins on white, letter-sized paper. Please include your name and the title of your story on every page.

Submissions must be post-marked by June 15, 2007. Sorry, we cannot accept submissions by email or fax. Please include a business-sized SASE for our response.

Manuscripts will not be returned. Contributors will be notified by October, 2007.

Send two copies of your story and author bio of up to 50 words to:

Sumach Story Submission
c/o 17 Thornly Crescent
Toronto, ON
M9B 2M4

For further information e-mail sageshipley@gmail.com or deb.loughead@rogers.com