There are a number of news items as we approach the end of March. I have set them out under headings so you can find what is relevant to you.
News
The April issue will be out on April 1, 2013. It will be an issue of eight or nine pieces including fiction, poetry and a couple of non-fiction pieces. This is continuing in line with our smaller issues policy from the start of this year.
Writers will be hearing in the next few days if their work is in or out.
Writing Process and Editing
We hope to be making an announcement on something new to help new and aspiring writers very soon. As soon as we have things confirmed, we will make it public. This fits with our aim of trying to help new writers and non-native writers. We remain fully committed to encouraging and supporting non-native writers.
Writers’ Group
The International Writers Group, which will be independent of Eastlit, has been set up. It is on Facebook as a Facebook page. Google stopped supporting Google Communities. Please take a look if interested. It is open to anyone writing in English. It is also open to those interested in writing and readers. Using Facebook means that writers can take advantage of easy ways to share, edit, co-write or seek opinions. This can also be done in a private way with only chosen people or publicly. That is up to the writer. Using Facebook does though mean you will need a Facebook account. But who doesn’t have one these days!
Right now the group is very new and small. We are actively seeking new members, so if you have friends who may be interested please let them know. The aim is to make this a group for the members and not have it dominated by a few.
Most of all we would love to hear your ideas. You can contact us in the community, through the usual channels here or via our g mail account.
Future Eastlit Issues
We are now taking submissions for our May and June issues. We are accepting fiction, poetry, non-fiction, relevant essays, novel extracts and photographs. If you have not submitted before, please take a look at our submission guidelines before sending work in.
We actively encourage non-native writers to send work in. See our commitment to supporting new writers.
Finally
If you do support our aims or even just enjoy the work, please do like or share us from the links at the bottom.
Cheers.
Graham.