Writing Our Legacy is launching a new literary magazine called Covert aimed at writers of Black, Asian and ethnic minority background (BAME) living in the South East of England, with an emphasis on supporting Sussex-based writers.
Original fiction, poetry and art work on the theme of 'Sussex Fortuneteller: What do writers see in the future?' is invited for this inaugural edition.
We invite writers and artists to imagine what the future holds, whether that’s inspired by science fiction, environment emergency, changing political borders or new technologies and innovations. What are writers’ hopes, dreams or nightmares? How does the past inform the future? the dead, ancestors, ghosts, civilisations…. Dystopian future or a dreamy eco utopia - the choice is yours. No Covid-19 reference need be used, just your imagination.
15 writers will be selected for the publication. Each writer will also receive mentoring and editorial feedback on their writing with a guest editor before publication.
Selection will be made by guest editors Umi Sinha and Dean Atta, with an editorial team made up of Amy Zamarripa Solis (Writing Our Legacy), Sharon Duggal (New Writing South) and others.
Covert literary magazine is supported by Arts Council England and New Writing South.
For guidelines, please click here
Deadline: 30 September 2020