spark

What’s on for the second half of 2024

robertsnew Anthology, new release, submissions , , , , , , ,

After a busy start to the year where we sold many books at market stalls, we then had a table for the weekend at the 16th Continuum Convention. We had a blast there and met many people who liked and bought our books.

We have launched only one book this year so far – the wonderfully funny Lightbridge Method by R.H. Polden. It is a short prequel to Stewards of Octarma which we will be launching in November. The best comparison for these books is the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series, so if you liked those you like these too.

Last year we put out the call for submissions for an anthology which we are calling Showcase: Spark. It is an anthology with a difference – authors are given ten thousand words to showcase their writing and can do so in one, two or three stories. We whittled down the submissions to 8 authors from all over Australia who we have chosen to celebrate in the anthology. It will be on sale on the 1st of September.

We also have a new memoir by Gordon Smith. This will be his third with us, and we are delighted that he is still going strong with his writing at 96 years of age. The release date is still being determined, but the manuscript is in hand, so it will be this year.

We have a few other books we are discussing with authors, but they are not at the stage where we are ready to make announcements about them. So, stay tuned for more news later in the year.

Call for submissions.

robertsnew Anthology, submissions , , , ,

Australian Showcase: Spark

A new themed anthology to be published in 2024.

Tale Publishing is asking for authors to submit stories of ~10,000 words (+/- 10%) which incorporate the theme of “spark”.

The aim is to showcase your writing so you may submit 1, 2 or 3 stories to reach the 10,000 word total. However, this is a good chance to get that awkward length longer short story out there.

There is no set interpretation of this theme so authors may write about a bright spark, electricity, fire, an event being generated, the kindling of a friendship/partnership or any other context where the word spark might be used.

The main requirement is that each story must contain the word spark.

The book will be published in paperback and e-book formats.

Contributors will be paid $50 and receive a copy of the e-book. Tale Publishing will retain print and ebooks rights (only) to the story for two years from publication, after which they revert to the author.

Submissions should include:

A synopsis of your story/stories.

The completed story/stories.

There is no need for a cover letter beyond a simple here’s a submission for the Spark anthology. Submissions will be assessed on their merits, not the author background.

Rules for submissions:

Please format submissions in English (AU) according to standard format.*

Reprints are acceptable if you hold the rights, but must be identified as such as the places for these will be limited.

Stories that are x-rated or exclusively romance will not be accepted (romance is okay if it is combined with another genre).

Authors must be Australian citizens or permanent residents, but we welcome authors from any background.

Deadline for submission is the 15th of October 2023. Submissions will be acknowledged. Notification to successful authors will be sent in December.

How to submit:

Email your submissions to submissions@talepublishing.com with the word spark in the subject line (a filter will be set-up so these emails receive priority attention). Emails should be addressed to the submissions manager, Michael Ryder.

*ie: A4 paper size, Times New Roman Font, 12-point font, Double-spaced lines of text,   2.54cm margins, Paragraph indentation of 1.27cm.

Find out more about Tale Publishing at our website.