A submission period is open for short pieces fitting a life in the San Juan Islands theme. Sandy Thompson (local writer and director), with the support of local writing groups and Actors Theater of Orcas Island, intends to create a theatrical work based on accumulated pieces.
Submissions should be based around events (happy, sad, traditional, odd, private, communal…) and can involve connections with the mainland. Sensory attributes and/or dialogue may be especially useful. Each writer may submit up to three pieces. Forms may be poetry, essay, vignette, monologue, or short story/memoir. Story/memoir sections may be three pages. Other forms must be two pages or less.
Thompson will be lead writer/editor, control copy/performance rights, and reserve the right to consult with others. Submissions will be used as draft material and may be substantially altered.
Writers whose work is used will be shown the final-draft script and have the right to opt-out. Otherwise, they will be listed in script credits.
To submit, or for more information, email Thompson at scape@centurytel.net.
Each work must be a separate attachment in Word-compatible format. The email body must include writer’s name, address, phone, email, and the title, or first line, of each attachment.
Submission period ends Friday June 12, 2009. Writers of accepted works will receive notice from Thompson by Saturday August 15, 2009.
