Prole Poetry and Prose
If you could share the following information with your members, we would be very grateful. Prole is a print literary journal based in the UK, attracting international submissions and readers.
Prole, Poetry and Prose is open to submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry all year round. We are open to all forms of writing, the only criteria being quality. We consider quality writing to engage, challenge and entertain the reader. Full submission details are on our website here: http://www.prolebooks.co.uk/page3.html
We have also just launched our Prolitzer Prize for Prose Writing. Details are below.
Prize
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Winner: £140, Publication in Prole 12 in December 2013
2 x runner up prizes of £30, possible publication
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Judge
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Jaki McCarrick
Jaki was recently published alongside Jeanette Winterson and Will Self in Best British Short Stories, 2012 (Salt) and has just released her first solo collection, The Scattering (Seren) – both highly recommended.
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Time scale
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We will receive entries from April 1st to September 30th 2013
Winners will be announced in issue 12 of Prole in December and on our website by December 7th2013
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Details
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We are looking for prose, fiction or creative nonfiction, of no more than 2500 words that epitomises the editorial values of Prole: to make writing engaging, accessible, entertaining and challenging.
Any theme or subject matter is acceptable – it’s quality that counts.
All work must be the original work of the writer and be unpublished.
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Fees
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£4.00 for first entry, £3.00 for any subsequent entries.
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How to enter
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Via our website and email – preferred – www.prolebooks.co.uk
Visit the prose competition page at our website and make the correct payment using PayPal.
Email your entry, including the text and PayPal transaction number within the body of the email, to: prosecompetition@prolebooks.co.uk
By post
Make a cheque (GBP only, please) payable to Prolebooks for the correct amount and mail entry to:
Brett Evans
Prolebooks
15 Maes-y-Dre
Abergele
LL22 7HW
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Profits
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Any profits made from our competition help to support the work we do at Prole. We are independent; we receive nor seek funding.
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If any of you members would like to read of copy of Prole, these can be obtained from our website:www.prolebooks.co.uk
We have also just relaunched a very successful poetry pamphlet, Close to Home, by Michael Crowley. On Close to Home, Sabotage wrote: It’s a pamphlet of assured maturity and quiet strength
If you can support us by sharing this information, then we’re very grateful.
Brett Evens, Phil Robertson
Editors, Prole
