What: Zubaan, an independent publisher based in New Delhi, invites entries from young women writers for an anthology of short fiction.

Details

~ Zubaan is planning to produce an anthology of short fiction -- Zubaan Book of New Writing (working title only).

~ The focus of the book will be on young women writers between 20 and 30 years old.

~ You should be of South Asian extraction, but may be based anywhere in the world.

~ Stories can be between 2,000 and 5,000 words and should be complete stand-alone narratives.

~ All submissions must be in English.

~ The anthology will be of fictional writing, and include a variety of genres from humorous pieces to science fiction, fantasy, detective stories, and other forms which may fall under the general rubric of speculative fiction.

~ Preference will be given to unpublished stories.

Selection method

~ Selection will be on merit, and the stories would be read by Zubaan's in-house editorial team.

~ The final selection for inclusion would rest with the editor.

Publication

~ Responsibility for the editing, design, production and sales of the book rests with the publishers.

~ Copyright for individual pieces would rest with the respective authors, but rights in the anthology as a whole would rest with the publishers, who will actively pursue the sale of translation and co-publication rights for the book.

Remuneration

~ All writers selected will receive a modest fee for their work.

Important date

~ You must submit your story before July 31.

How to apply

~ Send your complete story as a word attachment to:

e-mail: contact@zubaanbooks.com or zubaanwbooks@vsnl.net or anitaroy1000@yahoo.co.uk

~ Please mention Submission for Young Writers Anthology in the subject line.

~ Please mail a short biography about yourself, including details of your published writings (if any), along with your story.