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The first year it was Gentle Reader, the
second year, it is the one-off publication of the Dictionary
of Peace by Prof. Kurt F. Svatek
from Austria. Next year it will be Poetry
Cornwall. We are open to suggestions for future years.
Our Second Year's
(current) supported small press magazine
is the Dictionary of Peace by Professor Kurt. F Svatek. This is
a one-off publication. Subscriptions received while stocks last
will receive one of these.
Our First Year's
supported small press magazine was Gentle Reader.
Gentle Reader started nine years
ago as a South African magazine but
is now being produced in the UK. It is a quarterly magazine
that is packed
full of short stories, and receives submissions from all over
the world: Canada, Holland and Kazahkstan to name but a few.
E-mail
Lynne Jones Gentle Reader
Read what Lynne has to say about
the magazine:
Gentle Reader
is a short story magazine aimed at the person who enjoys a good
read. The subject matter is varied - crime, comedy, romance,
science fiction - and appeals to a broad range of readers. I
have also included a letters page, so that readers can express
their views. There is at least one poem and a short non-fiction
article (usually humorous and anecdotal) on general topics.
One of the main ideas behind my publishing this magazine is
to give readers
of short stories something with a bit more substance that is
not necessarily
literary, the other reason is to help good quality writers have
their work
published. Writers need to subscribe to the magazine before
I accept their
work, but payment is one free copy.
Email submissions are welcomed.
Copy and paste the work into the body of
the message and put 'submissions' or something similar in the
subject. Do
not send your work as an attachment until I know you. My virus
checker will
delete it. Paper submissions are also welcome. Please include
a stamped
addressed envelope or an IRC for the reply.
Please include a title page with
your name and postal address (and Email if appropriate) and
approximate number of words. Story length: 800 - 2000 words
Subject matter: crime, mystery,
horror, adventure, weird, historical,
science fiction (not fantasy or erotica), comedy, romance with
a
difference (look at a new angle this is not just a women's
magazine) and
stories that have a 'twist in the tail'.
Poems are welcome as long as they
are something that will appeal to a
wide audience not too esoteric, obscure or self-indulgent.
I am inundated with poems at the moment so it must be something
special! If sending poetry by Email please use / at the end
of a line and // at the end of a verse. The formatting occasionally
disappears! NB. the poem must fit on an A5 page.
I am also considering short (up
to 800 word) non-fiction articles -
preferably humorous and or anecdotal. Always
put your postal address and
Email address.
Subscription: UK £8.50 for
four issues. Europe £10.00
Please make all sterling cheques payable to:
L.E.Jones
R.O.W. £11.50 for four issues.
Write for payment info'.
Price per copy: UK£2.50
Europe (incl. p&p surface route) £2.80
R.O.W. £3.00 (incl. p & p searoute)
Subscription
& Submissions Address
Gentle Read-er, 8 Pen-y-bryn,
Penyrheol, Caerphilly, CF83 2JX, South Wales UK
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