Call for Submission: County Lines: A Literary Journal -- August 15, 2020

Call to Writers and Artists for 8th Edition of County Lines: A Literary Journal.

County Lines Literary Journal is an annual literary anthology compiled by the Franklin County Arts Council Writers’ Guild. They are calling for entries of prose, poetry, and art for their eighth edition to be published for 2021. There are no restrictions on age or residence of persons submitting. In the past, there have been writers and artists from all over North Carolina and the Southeastern states.

County Lines Literary Journal is accepting poetry, short or flash fiction, essays, and creative non-fiction. They will not accept work containing erotica, violence, hate, political editorial, or excessive profanity.

Type your name, address, phone number, word count (line count for poems), and email address in the upper left-hand corner of the cover page of your manuscripts, and your name and title of submission in the header of each manuscript page.

Poetry – no more than 30 lines per poem, single-spaced. You may submit up to five poems.
Prose – no more than1500 words or five double-spaced pages per entry. Limited to three entries per author.

Art – Send copies of art as a jpeg attachment in high resolution. Paintings, drawings, and photographs are acceptable. The person whose art is chosen for the cover will be awarded $25.
There is a 5 entry limit per artist. Cover art should reflect the title, County Lines. All journal submissions should be sent to CountyLinesLiteraryJournal@gmail.com.

In addition, The FCAC Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its 8th annual FCAC Writers’ Guild Carolina Prize for Writing. The contest is open to writers of any age and location for previously unpublished (this includes online publication) poetry, short stories, essays, or creative non-fiction. This year two prizes will be awarded, one for prose and the other for poetry. Each prize will be $100.00 plus two copies of the journal and publication in the 2021 issue of County Lines: A Literary Journal. Up to five honorable mentions may also be named. Honorable mentions will receive publication in County Lines and one free copy.

Contest entries must have a cover page with title, author’s name, and contact information. Name and contact info must not be on the body of the work. Be sure your title is on the first page of your manuscript. All submissions must be in Word Documents, prose double spaced, poetry single-spaced, and be emailed as attachments to fcaccarolinawritingprize@gmail.com.
Include a short writer’s bio on the cover page. Only email submissions will be accepted.

Contributors chosen for publication will receive one comp copy of the journal.
Write checks to the Franklin County Arts Council with “Contest entry” in the memo. Entry fees are $10. There will be no refunds. Mail checks to PO Box 758, Louisburg, NC 27549. You may also pay using the Paypal button at FCACARTS.ORG.

If you want your piece also considered for publication in County Lines: A Literary Journal, you must submit it separately to CountyLinesLiteraryJournal@gmail.com. There is no additional fee to submit to County Lines.

Please adhere to these guidelines for your submission. Entries not adhering to these guidelines will not be considered. The deadline for submissions to County Lines and for the contest is August 15, 2020.