The Vision
As a collective, the Creative Coven will create a beautiful book with ornate title pages containing expressive writing and emotive art that will be threaded through the names of the accused witches. These will be printed onto a blend of cotton and linen paper. The book will be possibly bound in cloth and finished with gold. We are currently exploring aesthetic options.
We plan to fund a quality publication via crowdfunding and are actively seeking funding and grant options. However, if neither of these funding streams covers the costs, the book will be self-published, which may affect the publication quality.

 

The Timeframe
Submissions open on Samhuinn, the 31st of October, and close on Yule, the 22nd of December 2024. If you have not heard back by La Feill Brid on the 2nd of February 2025, your work has not been selected for publication. All successful submissions will be notified beforehand.

 

The Subject
Submissions must be directly related to the Scottish witch hunts, an emotive topic that is woven with many bloodied threads. The work can be inspired by an accused witch named in the trial records, or about one of the unknown accused. It can be about specific witch trials or the widespread hunts that raged like wildfire across Scotland. It can be about beliefs, religion, state, fear, or any related thread that led to the persecution of four thousand daughters and sons of this land.

 

Submissions for poets and writers of prose:
· Are open to any genre or form of poem or short story.
· No more than 2 pieces may be submitted.
· There is no minimum word limit. The maximum word limit is 1,500 words for prose and 39 lines for poetry.
· The font will be changed for publication. If the layout of your work is important please also include a pdf version.
· Send previously unpublished work for which you hold the copyright. This consists of all quotations, such as epigraphs.
· We consider published work, to include writing visible on any website domain you do not own. This caveat does not include private social media accounts.
· Attach a 20-word, third-person bio to be included in a list of contributors at the back of the book.
· Submissions that confirm your permission for publication should be emailed to creativecovenscotland@outlook.com

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Submissions for artists:
· It is open to any art medium.
· Colour artwork is accepted, but some images may be converted to greyscale for publication. Do not submit if you only want your art printed in colour.
· No more than 2 pieces may be submitted.
· Send only original work for which you hold the copyright.
· Attach a 20-word, third-person bio to be included in a list of contributors at the back of the book.
· Images must be high resolution. Submissions that confirm your permission for publication should be emailed to creativecovenscotland@outlookcom

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Please note: the act of submission, equates to a binding agreement that Rowan Morrison, founder of the Creative Coven has the right to publish your work in, WITCH – The Book of Remembrance and use it to promote the book. However, as the original author or artist, you would retain the rights to your art and written work.
Unfortunately, we cannot offer you payment if your work is selected for inclusion in the book. But we see this as a great opportunity to be part of a creative collection whose vision venerates Scotland’s accused witches.
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Mock Cover for illustration purposes only.