OPEN CALL

Well Projects Anthology 2024: Resurrection Charms

ABOUT THE OPEN CALL

Well Projects produces a yearly anthology book that explores ecology through a broad range of contributions including (but not limited to) academic or visual essays, fiction, poetry and interviews.

This year, Well Projects are opening up the anthology to submissions. Selected applicants will receive a fee of £300.00 and support whilst writing their texts which will be published later this year.

Well Project's third anthology, Resurrection Charms, engages with the language of ‘returning’ implicit within projects of ecological restoration and explores what a ‘future modelled on the past’ is meant to look like. Mobilising ‘Resurrection’ as a plastic word that can seep through a mesh of ecological & cultural significance, Resurrection Charms explores the time loops and hauntings that populate contemporary ecology.

Well Projects invites proposals for texts that engage with ecology in relation to - resurrection, time travel, rewilding, restoration, science fiction, intersectionality, ghosts, hauntings and histories.

A full introductory text for Resurrection Charms can be found at wellprojects.xyz/info.

Please use the following links to view Well Project's previous anthology titles, Energy Systems and Seeking Channels.

FAQ’s

Who can apply?

• We welcome proposals from anywhere in the world. We actively encourage applications from artists who identify as Black, Asian or minority ethnic, disabled, LGBTQIA+, or living in areas of socioeconomic deprivation.

What can I pitch?

• Pitch an idea that in some way relates to the themes outlined above.

• Pitch one idea.

• We will consider writing in a range of formats so long as it speaks to the themes. This could include but is not limited to: an essay, a work of fiction, poetry, a comment piece or a remembrance.

• Please do not start writing your text before it has been commissioned, or apply with a finished or previously published text.

What is the word limit for finished texts?

• The word limit for finished texts is 1000 - 4000 words however we will accept proposals for shorter texts in some formats (eg poetry).

Can I include images?

• We are not able to commission or licence images from third-party providers to publish alongside your text, however, we can include your own images.

• Any images that are printed will be subject to the parameters of the design of the book - image colours, formatting and layout are subject to change.

If I am successful, how long do I have to write my text?

• Selected proposals will need to be ready to publish by late June 2024.

Resurrection Charms is supported by public funding from Arts Council England.

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How To Apply

WHO CAN APPLY

This open call is for emerging writers with an idea for a new text between 1000 - 4000 words.

HOW TO APPLY

Please email a single PDF or DOCX including the following items to: [email protected]

• A short summary of the text you would like to write, that responds in some way to the themes above. Please include a prospective title and an estimated word count for your finished text. The proposal should be a maximum of 300 words.

• A CV or portfolio, including links to any relevant work.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

The deadline to apply is Wednesday 29 May 2024

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS

Successful applicants will receive a £300.00 fee, support whilst writing their text, and will be published in Resurrection Charms. The book will be distributed internationally.