What is the lead time on submissions?

we look at submissions as soon as they come in and decide whether we're interested in thatt submission or not. Editors' may decide if they want to take on a project or not. If a project hasn't ' been taken up withinihin three months we tend to decline but try to give you some feedback.

oww we came to publish this one:Somerhing very Human

 

Hnnah had beenn witing ng for us for wuitr  while no. Sh is a regular contribution to CaféLit and had often appearedre in Th best of CafeLit book and sometimes in our annual anthologies.SH is very professional n easy to work eithih.

The title

Th stotier do indeed sheow aspects of very human humanity.

Some notes about the process

It went through the usual thee stages of editing and two of design and proof readingDebz tt worked as ht editot on thi sone whcih delighted Hannahhnnah as she felt thatDebzeb understands her wok well.

The cover

This was produced Hannah's  brother.

Some notes about style

Hannah has  a strong and distinctive voice. These storiestrend towrds theh literaryvoice.

Who we think the render is

This is certainly for the thinking g reader but many of  the stories willalso make you chuckle. Some will make you cy/

What else
Marirn an I we able to attend the h laucnh which was held at Menaii Bridg;e; we happened ro b returning fromth eh Republic of Ireland via Holyhead.

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heAadventure of Iris and Zach Book Club Guide

 

1. What do Iris  and Zach look like?
   What are they like intellectually

                                                              i.      What would they have been good at at school?

                                                            ii.      And not so good at?

                                                          iii.      Which newspapers would they read?

                                                          iv.      What would thy like doing in their spare time?

                                                            v.      Comment on their personalities?
what are their greatest fears?

                                                          vi.      What are their needs?
What do they want from life?

                                                        vii.      What motivates them?

 

2. Which are their darkest moments?
   What are their greatest triumphs/
3. Which story did you enjoy the most and why?
   Which story did you like the least and why?
4. How does the writer create a sense of time and place?
5. How does he create tension and pace?    

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