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THE FIRST LINE
Submission Guidelines (Service)
Last Update 4/8/2015 4:08:00 PM |
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P.O. Box 250382
Plano,TX 75025
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| Email |
[email protected] |
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| Executive Director |
David LaBounty |
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0 |
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0 |
| Mission Statement |
The First Line helps writers break through the block that is the blank page. Each issue contains short stories that stem from a common first line; it also provides a forum for discussing favorite first lines in literature. The First Line is an exercise in creativity for writers and a chance for readers to see how many different directions we can take when we start from the same place. |
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Submission Guidelines |
| Program Contact |
David LaBounty |
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| Program Email |
[email protected] |
| Year Program Founded |
1999 |
| Description of Service |
Fiction: All stories must be written with the first line provided. The line cannot be altered in any way, unless otherwise noted by the editors. The story should be between 300 and 5,000 words (this is more like a guideline and not a hard-and-fast rule; going over or under the word count won't get your story tossed from the slush pile). The sentences can be found on the home page of The First Line's Web site, as well as in the prior issue.
Non-Fiction: 500-800 word critical essays about your favorite first line from a literary work.
All Stories: Writers should include a two- to three-sentence biography of themselves that will appear in the magazine should their story run.
Multiple Submissions: We don't mind if you want to submit multiple stories for the same issue. However, it is unlikely we will use more than one of your stories in the same issue.
Four-Part Stories: If you think you are up to the challenge, you can write a four-part story that uses the spring, summer, fall, and winter sentences. However, all the parts must be submitted at once (a single e-mail or snail mail) before the February 1st deadline. (If selected, each part will be published in its respective issue.)
Submissions: We prefer you send manuscripts via e-mail to submission (@) thefirstline (dot) com. We accept stories in MS Word or Word Perfect format (we prefer attachments). Please do not send pdf versions of your story or links to Google docs. Make sure your name and contact information, as well as your bio, are part of the attachment. Stories also can be sent to The First Line's post office box. No manuscripts will be returned without an accompanying SASE with sufficient return postage.
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http://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm |
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| Category | Discipline | Secondary | Tertiary | | Literature | Literature, All | | |
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No Requirement |
| Age |
No Requirement |
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