I am developing and editing two eBooks–both containing work by new and seasoned Southern writers and artists. The first eBook will contain Southern stories, poems, and essays. This is not a generic geography of Southern stereotypes, but a collection of tales mixing New South sins with dirt poor noir: a modern reality of hard living and hard lives, rural legends and urban stories. Complimenting the written word will be photography by regional photographers and a mixed media of art by Southern artists.
The second eBook is wider in geography and character–basically, it is a project designed to showcase the differences between Southern writers. From sci-fi to fantasy to dark southern gothic, this eBook has a little bit of everything.
Both eBooks are accepting short stories of 500-7,500 words. For poems and essays: please contact me at gregorypurvis@live.com if you would like to submit one of these forms. Writers may submit up to 2 submissions per eBook for consideration.
If you have any questions, please contact me at gregorypurvis@live.com
Both eBooks will take advantage of the multimedia capabilities of the form: photographs, reproductions of Southern art, and (if time permits) “reading music” by Southern musicians will all be included.
If you are an artist, photographer or musician, please contact me at the email address above if you are interested.
This project is a labor of love, and is intended to showcase the work of writers and artists, not to meet a certain profit margin. A percentage of our profits will be donated to charity. More on this will be forthcoming. Suggestions for charities may be sent along with your submission(s) or emailed. Preference will be given to a Southern regional ecological charity.
Thanks for your interest!
Greg
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