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Black Hills Books Press (BHBP) announced today that it will accept submissions for a series of publications to identify promising South Dakota authors and poets.

In 2016, Black Hills Books will accept submissions for five anthologies. Separate volumes will feature short stories, Dakota memoirs, stories from small schools, writing by young adults, and poetry. Submissions are open statewide, and BHBP encourages all South Dakota writers and poets to submit their best work.

Selected entries will be published in the anthologies, which are scheduled to be released in 2016. The anthologies will be available for sale by bookstores and other retail outlets, for library collections and for individual purchase in print and e-book versions.

"We are very excited about these anthologies and their potential. We hope to find unknown authors and new work by better-known authors statewide, and to encourage them in publishing their own individual work," said BHBP's editor-in-chief, Barb Evenson. "We know there are many fine writers who have not yet had the opportunity to be published, and we are very excited to see the submissions we receive. We also hope to identify authors who might publish volumes of their own as they learn more about how the publishing process works."

BHBP seeks to engage authors in the publication process and help provide them with tools they could use for their own individual publications. The mission of BHBP is to develop regional expertise in publishing, and to identify outlets, partnerships and collaborations to support literature in the region.

Generous support for this project has been provided by Backroom Productions Inc. and the South Dakota Arts Council.

Categories for the five anthologies

Short Stories Submission deadline: March 2, 2016 Guidelines: General fiction Maximum words: 4,000 Dakota Memoirs Submission deadline: March 2, 2016 Guidelines: Non-fiction in first person, regarding life in this region. Not limited to historical pieces. We encourage contemporary memoirs. Maximum words: 4,000 Rural Visions: Stories from small schools Submission deadline: March 2, 2016 Guidelines: We're seeking submissions of all kinds from teachers, students and former students in

small schools in South Dakota. Maximum words: 4,000 Writing by Young Adults Submission deadline: March 6, 2016 Guidelines: Writing of all kinds by young adults, ages 14 through 19 Maximum words: 2,500 Poetry Submission deadline: July 30, 2016 Guidelines: Poetry of all types encouraged Maximum: 100 lines

All submissions must be sent electronically to submissions@ by midnight of the submission date. In the body of the email, please include anthology, name of submission piece, 25word maximum synopsis of the piece, notice of prior publication of the piece, author name, and a 100-word or less biography, plus the following information that will not be printed: Authors birthday submitting to the Young Adult anthology, email address, mailing address, and phone number.

The work itself should not contain any identifying information, and must be a Word-compatible document or PDF and sent as an attachment to the email.

Attachment should be in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double spaced if possible. Previouslypublished work will be accepted, but will require disclosure at time of submission. Writers will retain all rights to their works. Submission permits BHBP to publish any of the submitted work in the specific anthology identified.

Writers may submit work for five anthologies, but must submit using separate emails for each anthology following the guidelines above. The selection process for each anthology is separate.

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