SUBMISSION CALL: The Word Count Podcast Episode 75
R. B. Wood
Episode 75 of the #WordCountPodcast is open for submissions!
Despite the fact that the calendar says it’s spring, it is currently 27 degrees and threatening snow in Boston. So I’ve selected a winter-esque photo promo for the show:
Scary!
I’m also a huge fan of author Stephen Graham Jones and his novel Mongrels fit’s very nicely with the photo above.
If you haven’t read SGJ, and are a fan of dark fiction, you should correct that.
Check out his Wikipage.
I met him via Skype a couple times last year in one of my classes–what an amazing guy.
From Amazon:
Mongrels is a spellbinding and darkly humorous coming-of-age story about an unusual boy, whose family lives on the fringe of society and struggles to survive in a hostile world that shuns and fears them.
He was born an outsider, like the rest of his family. Poor yet resilient, he lives in the shadows with his aunt Libby and uncle Darren, folk who stubbornly make their way in a society that does not understand or want them. They are mongrels, mixed blood, neither this nor that. The boy at the center of Mongrels must decide if he belongs on the road with his aunt and uncle, or if he fits with the people on the other side of the tracks.
For ten years, he and his family have lived a life of late-night exits and narrow escapes–always on the move across the South to stay one step ahead of the law. But the time is drawing near when Darren and Libby will finally know if their nephew is like them or not. And the close calls they’ve been running from for so long are catching up fast now. Everything is about to change.
Anyway, episode 75 “A Wolf on the Hunt” is accepting subs as of now. Please read the details below and the WCP Irregulars an I hope to hear from you.
By the way, if you are reading this, we would love to hear from you, either with a story submission or via social media. We have a Facebook Page that could use a few ‘likes.’ The more listeners and contributors we have, the better the shows can be.
There are over 400 original stories at this point—all free for your listening pleasure, all we ask is for people to help get the word out. Click the link:
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If you want to listen to past (free) shows, the links below will take you to them:
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There are seventy-four shows available right now!
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
THE WORD COUNT PODCAST – EPISODE 75 “A Wolf on the Hunt”
GENRE: Any.
DEADLINE: I must receive your submission by Saturday 21 April 2018 by MIDNIGHT Eastern time.
THE DETAILS: The work must be an original story based on the picture theme above.
Do NOT exceed SEVEN minutes.
As this is a podcast, I need to receive a file of YOU, a friend or multiple friends reading (singing or otherwise performing) your work. MP3 FORMAT ONLY, and please attach your MP3 file to an e-mail or contact me for a Dropbox link.
Your submission MUST also contain the following:
• Your pen name
• Your latest bio (DO NOT ASSUME I HAVE YOUR LATEST)
• Links to your website(s) – Include your personal site, Facebook Fanpage etc.
• Your Twitter handle (if you have one)
• A photo of you I can use for the show notes
• At the end of your recording, please add “This is author of and you’re listening to The Word Count Podcast.”
• Permission to use your recording in the podcast.
• PLEASE Make sure you have included ALL ARTIFACTS I have asked for. Do not assume I can “Get your picture from the internet” or can “Pull your bio from your web page.”
Send your file to me@rbwood.com (or via the dropbox link I can provide) by 21 April 2018. You can also e-mail me with questions beforehand. I do reserve the right NOT to post your submission, but will communicate that to you should it be the case. I add the ‘Explicit’ tag to the ‘cast, so if your story uses adult themes or language that’s ok—but it should be necessary for the story.
***NOTE: I will NOT accept stories that are discriminatory in ANY WAY (whether it be by race, sexual orientation, gender, religion, etc.) or that include rape. ***
Peace
