CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Dear All,
It’s with great anticipation that we launch this call for submissions for an Anthology on Myths & Legends that Surround Objects and Natural Features in the NW Region of Cameroon. The anthology will feature short stories, poems, short drama and articles that explore the origin, significance and history of these objects and natural features. Creative literature (poems, drama and short stories) should be inspired by the above mentioned myths and legends or oral history; adaptations or recounts with fuller character development, clear and coherent story lines/event sequencing etc are encouraged.

Modernity and exposure (over time) have had a negative toll on traditional storytelling. The revolution brought about by the digital age in the communication, education and entertainment sectors have contributed in importing other cultures and folktales and locals tales have suffered from this; local folktales have been sidelined because they are not well documented and at times, even those that have been documented are not easily accessible or  have not been put into interesting forms that can attract a cross section of the population and satisfy new consumption habits. This has posed a gigantic threat to the posterity of these stories and the values they carry and thus the dire need for this collection. In order to compete with other tales, we seek to employ more interesting ways of documenting, preserving and sharing such a significant aspect of the cultural heritage of a people.

The collection is open to everyone who wishes to contribute to the immortalization of these stories.

Submission Guidelines

All submissions must be in a single MS Word document file. Times New Roman, font size 12

On the first page, include your name, phone number, email address, a brief biography of not more than three lines and a portrait photograph in your submission. Portrait photographs are optional.

You’re allowed to submit to more than one category. You can submit a maximum of five works in total.

 

Include TITLE and CATEGORY in your submission.

All submissions must be unpublished and original.

Articles – 1 to 3 articles. Each article should not be longer than 1,200 words 

Poetry – 1 to 3 poems. Each poem should not be longer than 35 lines.

Short Stories – 1 to 3 short stories. Each story should not be longer than 2,500 words.

Illustrations (photographs, drawings, paintings) with credits, preferably with copyrights belonging to you, are encouraged. They should be in jpg format (the highest possible quality).

Only selected authors and excerpts or full versions of their work will be on our website.

The author retains copyright.

Your work must be well edited before being submitted. We will in turn edit selected entries to suit the publication.

You should be ready to give clarification(s) concerning your submission(s) if necessary.

This anthology will be published as an eBook and a hard copy.

Email all submissions to thegriot2@gmail.com or send them to the following WhatsApp numbers: (+237) 699534739, (+237) 676625486, +90 535 616 10 48

Deadline: March 1, 2021

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