Issue 8: Call for Submissions

Submissions of writing and artwork are invited for Issue 8 of Pushing Out the Boat, the acclaimed prose, poetry and visual arts magazine of the North East of Scotland. Issue 8 will be published in Summer 2009.

WRITING: Poetry, fiction and playscript may be submitted; work may be in English, Doric or Scots and must not have been accepted for publication elsewhere. Please send no more than four poems, and no more than two fiction pieces. Due to limited space, shorter works are preferable — although we may accept longer items (including self-contained extracts) up to 3,500 words. Each submission should be emailed as a separate MS Word or RTF attachment, each accompanied by a separate cover note with contributor name; address; phone no; age if under 18; and the title of the piece. The submission attachment should show only the title of the piece, page numbering and word count.

Prose and playscript submissions should be sent to prose@pushingouttheboat.co.uk.
Poetry submissions should be sent to poetry@pushingouttheboat.co.uk.

ARTWORK: a maximum of four images (colour and/or black-and-white) of 2- or 3-dimensional work — including line drawings, illustrations, etc. — should be emailed (max 2MB total). Each image should be accompanied by a separate cover note, with contributor name; address; phone no; title of piece, medium/materials and colour/b&w.

Art submissions should be sent to art@pushingouttheboat.co.uk.

Please do not send any other communication to these email addresses. Any queries should be addressed to info@pushingouttheboat.co.uk.

To ensure blind selection, no contributor name should appear on any attached submission. Final date for submissions is 1 October 2008, but earlier entries are especially appreciated. Please do not send multiple copies, which overload our mailboxes — receipt of submissions will be acknowledged by return.

Acceptance of contributions will be emailed by 31 January 2009. Please note that we will not notify rejections nor enter into correspondence regarding selection.

Successful entrants will receive a copy of the magazine and an invitation to read or display their work at the launch event to be held in Summer 2009.