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Lonely Planet's 2010 Anthology: call for submissions
Lonely Planet has just asked me to edit their annual literary travel anthology for this year. I edited the first three -- The Kindness of Strangers, By the Seat of My Pants, and Tales from Nowhere -- and each time it was a tremendous challenge and pleasure. One of the things I've loved best has been publishing a mix of authors spanning the spectrum from best-selling to never-been-published-before. I think this has added to the richness of each book.
I believe every traveler has some unforgettable food story – a larger-than-life feast, a mind-bending immersion in a rural market, the homemade, heart-opening treat shared by a stranger on a claptrap train, an adventure on the trail of an edible exotic. In all these tales, food is an agent of transformation, taking travelers to a deeper and more lasting understanding of and connection with a people, a place and a culture. And if they're really lucky, it tastes good too!
A Moveable Feast will present true travelers' tales set around the world. The theme threading through them will be the inimitable ability of food to inspire our serendipities, satiate our senses, and enlighten our journeys – in short, to transform the planet into a moveable feast for mind, soul, and stomach.
I'm looking for original, unpublished pieces of exceptionally high literary quality. Length is from 1,000 to 3,000 words. Deadline is April 19.
If you have a great food story to tell, email it to me at don DAWT george AT sbcglobal DAWT net, with Food Anthology in the subject line. All submissions are on speculation.
If you wish to see what kinds of stories have been published in the three previous Lonely Plant anthologies, pick up copies of The Kindness of Strangers, By the Seat of My Pants, and Tales from Nowhere.
A Moveable Feast will be published this fall.
Good luck!
[Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/moody75/ / CC BY-SA 2.0]
I'm looking for original, unpublished pieces of exceptionally high literary quality. Length is from 1,000 to 3,000 words. Deadline is April 19.
If you have a great food story to tell, email it to me at don DAWT george AT sbcglobal DAWT net, with Food Anthology in the subject line. All submissions are on speculation.
If you wish to see what kinds of stories have been published in the three previous Lonely Plant anthologies, pick up copies of The Kindness of Strangers, By the Seat of My Pants, and Tales from Nowhere.
A Moveable Feast will be published this fall.
Good luck!
[Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/moody75/ / CC BY-SA 2.0]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Moody75 Mar 12th 2010 1:25PM
Hi Don,
Thanks for using my photo for this article. Please also consider using one of my submissions to the Gadling flickr pool for "Photo of the Day"!
-moody75
Robert Oliver Mar 15th 2010 5:07PM
Hi
I have a fabulous cookbook currently being produced by Random House New Zealand called "Me'a Kai: The Food and Flavaours of the South Pacific" with food and food stories from Fiji, Rarotonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, the Kingdom of Tonga and Tahiti. Not a "cheffy" book, it is a travel/ food work ( 500+ pages) of dishes cooked for me in peoples homes, and is literally TEEMING with wonderful stories of sharing! I'd love to submit the Cook Islands piece for your consideration! random House will release.
To which email?
Thx
Robert