The Raw Art Review / UnCollected Press Full Length Book of Short Stories Contest


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The Raw Art Review is offering a contest for the production of a manuscript of short stories for publication as a book by its parent company Uncollected Press.
  1. Winning manuscripts will be accepted for publication in full-length / perfect bound book form by Uncollected Press. (For samples of the quality of our production, please find journals and books for sale on the RAR website http://www.therawartreview.com)
  2. A minimum of three (3) manuscripts will be accepted for publication in Calendar year 2019. All costs of production will be handled by Uncollected Press. (Budget permitting, additional manuscripts may be selected.)
  3. Selection of winning manuscripts is “rolling”. Announcement does not wait for the end of the year or the end of the contest. We will select winners on an ongoing basis. If we like a manuscript as a winner, we will selected it and get started with production.
  4. UnCollected Press will assist in the Sales & Marketing of the book. Writers will be paid in copies and in royalties.
  5. A selection of works from the winning manuscripts will be presented on a RAR dedicated “Featured Artist” web page navigable from the RAR website home page.
  6. There are no rules of form and content. The sole criteria for selecting manuscripts is the power of the emotional/psychological/spiritual impact on editors reading the stories. NOTE: We will attempt to adjust production to artistic elements of the poetry within limits. Submitters should expect to adapt work to a standard book format. (The most common trim sizes for standard trade books include: 5″ x 8″, 5.5″ x 8.5″, and 6″ x 9″. )
  7. There are no particular trade-craft requirements for the draft you submit.
  8. TYPOS – we understand it is difficult to catch all typos. NOTE: we will presume a typo is volitional, so for the purpose of maintaining your intent for the story, it is in your best interest to review carefully, get help from other readers, etc. As part of production, intensive engagement with the writer will address whether the use of language is intentional or a typo.
  9. Acceptable formats for a manuscript Word and PDF. WORD IS PREFERRED.
  10. Uncollected Press will enter into a contracted partnership with winners that will include collaboration on production and distribution of the book, as well as terms of compensation.
  11. Review of books is blind. Please do not put your name or any other identifying information on your pages.
  12. Simultaneous submission is fine.
  13. Previously published stories can be included in the book provided the submitter owns the rights to re-publish.  We are happy to recognize the original publisher on the front-matter page or at other summary locations in the book.
  14. Deadline is October 31, 2019.
  15. Submissions are read and considered in the order that they are received.
  16. You must use Submittable for submissions.


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