Under the charter of Boroondara Writers Inc, the group needs to produce an anthology of writing every two years. Following is a publication guide to help members prepare their work for submission.

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Eligibility

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1. All paying members of the Boroondara Writers Group during the 2024-25 (inclusive) publication period are eligible to submit writing for publication

2. There is no limit to the number of pieces a member may submit for the anthology

3. The piece/s must not have been published anywhere else

4. The piece/s do not need to have been presented to the Group for comment

5. Any style of writing (fiction, plays, poetry etc) is accepted

6. All pieces meeting 1-5 of these guidelines will be accepted for publication

 

Preparing your writing (prose)

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1. It is the writer’s responsibility to prepare their piece/s of writing for publication by:

   1. Selecting the piece/s they wish to publish.

   2. Ensuring the piece is not under consideration for publication anywhere else. If it is submitted for a competition and not published through the competition, it can be included in the anthology

   3. Typing and providing the piece in an electronic format (e.g. as a Word, TXT or RTF document)

   • Using a 12 point font (Times New Roman is preferred)

   • ONE space after full stops

   • A single space between paragraphs (no indentation)

2. Submitting each piece in a separate document.

3. Making any modifications and corrections suggested by the Writer’s Group before submitting the work.

4. Undertaking spelling and grammar checking.

5. Ensuring the electronic document includes:

• the piece title

• the name you wish to use to publish it, and

• a short biography about yourself. If you submitted a biography for Boroondara Memories I will use it unless otherwise notified.

 

Preparing your writing (poetry and scripts)

 

As per the above guidelines for prose, please ensure the layout of the poem or script appears in your electronic document how you want it in the book. It will be reproduced the way it is submitted.

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Anthology Title

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Suggestions for the title of the anthology will be canvased at the January meeting. A callout for title suggestions will also be included in the February newsletter. They MUST be submitted to Sarah by Friday, 27 February for voting by the participants of the 28 February Writers Group meeting.

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If there is no title agreed upon, the anthology will be called Boroondara Writers Anthology: 2024-25 or similar.

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Anthology Cover/Back Cover artwork

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Any member who wishes to have a piece of artwork considered for the cover of the book must provide a portrait JPG image BY EMAIL to Sarah by Thursday, 26 March. I will print each of them out in colour for the participants of the 28 March meeting to vote on the image they like the best.

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If your image is not provided by Thursday, 26 March at the absolute latest, I will not have time to get it printed and it will not go to the vote.

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NO IMAGES PROVIDED ON THE DAY WILL BE CONSIDERED.

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The image can be:

• A photograph of a painting the member has completed

• A scan of a drawing the member has done

• An original photograph the member has taken

• Connected to the anthology title (if possible but not essential)

 

The electronic image file must be:

• An original piece of work not published anywhere else

• NOT generated by AI

•  Created by the member submitting the file, or sent with their permission

• at least 1.5 MB in file size for it to be reproduced at sufficient resolution for the cover. This is the standard size of any photograph taken with a smartphone or tablet.

• Portrait orientation to be fully included on the book’s cover. If it is landscape there is a big risk I will have to cut it down.