Submissions

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You'll find themes and submission deadlines below - together with a few basic rules if you'd like to submit a story.
 
Themes

Each of our events has a specific theme. That said, we're not going to be too prescriptive when it comes to subject matter - so it's up to you how to interpret them.

June 2013 - Invention & Discovery (deadline Tuesday 30th April)

UPDATE: JULY AND AUGUST EVENTS POSTPONED

July 2013 - Inlaws & Outlaws (deadline Friday 31st May)

August 2013 - Travel & Leisure (deadline Sunday 30th June)

September 2013 - Teachers & Students (deadline Wednesday 31st July)

October 2013 - Murder & Mayhem (deadline Saturday 31st August)

November 2013 - Cash & Credit (deadline Monday 30th September)

December 2013 - Hope & Pray (deadline Thursday 31st October)

Don't forget, if you subscribe to our email list and/or Facebook page, we'll send you an email to remind you of forthcoming deadlines. You can submit anytime up to the deadline.
 
Writers can be

1. Anyone from anywhere.
2. Willing to have your name and the text of your story up on the site if your story is chosen.
3. Willing to accept publication for free. This means that if your story is chosen, you will receive our admiration and gratitude, an MP3 recording of the reading, and possibly a drink on the night (if you're able to attend). Unfortunately, Liars' League does not currently pay contributors in $ or £. Or yen. You get the picture.

IMPORTANT: Submitting your work to Liars' League implies permission to upload a text version and an audio recording of your story onto the web so that everyone can enjoy it. If this is an issue just email and we're happy to discuss.

Stories should be

1. Unpublished (in print or online). Also, please don’t resubmit any story we have previously rejected unless we ask you to, however much it has changed.

2. Between 800-2500 words long.

3. Themed - each month has a separate theme, so please let us know what theme you're entering for when you email us. Please submit no more than ONE story per theme. That's more for our benefit than yours, to be honest. As much as we'd love to spend all our free time reading, we really ought to see our friends and family once in a while.

4. Submitted to liarsleaguenyc@gmail.com by midnight of the deadline for the month.

5. Attached as an MS Word or .rtf document, with the title on the first page and page-numbered. Please also put the story title, the month of the event and the theme in the subject header: e.g. "The Horse Latitudes, June, Live & Learn". Please include your name at the bottom of your email together with a short bio if you like, but not on your story, as all stories are judged anonymously.

6. Prose. That means we're also happy to consider creative non-fiction, though it'll be read as a story.

And one more thing.

It's your story, and you hold all the rights to it. That means we have no claims on your content - we're just happy for good stories find an audience. So if we feature your story in our show/on our site and it's later accepted for publication somewhere else, all we ask for is a credit. And, you know, congratulations!