 Salutations, Wordsmiths! As the Thirteenth Doctor closes in on the end of the universe, so too closes the Paul Spragg ReCollections: Volume 2 deadline. Thank you to all of our authors. Newcomers and returning contributors. Those who submitted their first pitches and those who made it through to the final hour. We appreciate the time and energy you've put into taking part in this latest undertaking by Divergent Wordsmiths. Thanks to you, and your efforts, we're regenerating stories that would otherwise be lost to Time and honouring the passing of Big Finish contributor, Paul Spragg. It's no exaggeration to say that we've received quite a healthy number of submissions. Including a few firsts for Divergent Wordsmiths. From here on in, it's over to the editors, but that's not the end of Doctor Who for the next few months. Far from it. The cosmos has been imperilled by the Flux in a massive multi-episode saga. Sit back, relax or jump behind the sofa, the Doctor is back. Whether you browse our collections here or temporal travels elsewhere... Enjoy! ~Vworp, vworp! Divergent Wordsmiths  Final Date of Submission: October 31st 2021 (UTC/GMT -10 hours) Guide to submission email can be found here.  Previous "ReCollections" Anthology Cover Salutations, Wordsmiths! For the past several years, Big Finish Productions have been running a short story competition commemorating a colleague and friend, Paul Spragg. It was originally suggested 2016 by Ian Atkins, the former producer of the Doctor Who: Short Trips range, and offers an opportunity for new writers to submit their work to the organisation for production. It's a phenomenal opportunity for a good cause. In 2019, Divergent Wordsmiths (that's us) put our "writing hearts on their writing sleeves", as Ian said himself in our "Introduction", and published The Paul Spragg ReCollections. A volume of stories from all the contributors, still eager and enthused, who wanted a home for stories that were submitted, but didn't make it to that one winning position. These were stories from the past year or from years previous that covered all manner of Doctors and situations. We do this as a means of further celebrating Paul Spragg and giving authors who've already done the work for the competition, an opportunity to see it through to its conclusion. Many stories from competitions over previous years will fall under the category enforced by Rule #7: "7. The story should not have been published anywhere before, nor should the entry have been submitted before." If you have an entry submitted to the Paul Spragg competition you would like to see carried to fruition in the ReCollections anthology, this is the perfect opportunity to submit it to Divergent Wordsmiths. Our submission email can be found by following the instructions on our Submission Guidelines page. We ask that you submit only a maximum of your 5 best pitches with the expectation of 1 or 2 stories being commissioned for the collection (the precise number to be determined by the comfort of the author). We look forward to seeing where the TARDIS materialises next. Best wishes to our Wordsmiths and happy writing! ~Vworp, vworp!
Salutations Wordsmiths! For our authors interested in the upcoming second volume of the Paul Spragg ReCollections, we've got official confirmation of the Paul Spragg Short Trips Opportunity on the Big Finish website. The deadline is expected to close at the end of June 2021. A quick checklist of what to expect for submissions in terms of content:
The publishing requirements of the competition are that you haven't worked with Big Finish before (ideal for any newcomers and fresh-faced authors) and the submission hasn't been published anywhere else. Further details, in depth, can be found at the link above. Best of luck to all involved and happy writing! ~Vworp, vworp!  Salutations Wordsmiths! Good news! An update for writers interested in submitting to the Paul Spragg ReCollections: Volume 2. We've just received news that the Paul Spagg Memorial Opportunity from Big Finish will be running in 2021, but has been delayed for a variety of reasons at the moment. We'll be keeping an eye out for more information as things develop. Until then, keep writing! ~Vworp, vworp!   Salutations Wordsmiths!
It's been a while since our last transmission. We've been busy behind-the-scenes on a rather unusual set of side-projects. Some of which, if you're regular readers, you'll recognise from our Theories and Addenda page and some tackling a form of writing that we've never quite tried before. Working with writers and editors, we can announce our new major project for the year. The Paul Spragg 'ReCollections': Volume 2 For the past several years, Big Finish Productions have been running a short story competition commemorating a colleague and friend, Paul Spragg. It was originally suggested 2016 by Ian Atkins, the former producer of the Doctor Who: Short Trips range, and offers an opportunity for new writers to submit their work to the organisation for production. It's a phenomenal opportunity for a good cause. In 2019, Divergent Wordsmiths (that's us) put our "writing hearts on their writing sleeves", as Ian said himself in our "Introduction", and published The Paul Spragg 'ReCollections' Anthology. An independent, not-for-profit volume of stories from all the contributors, still eager and enthused, who wanted a home for stories that were submitted, but didn't make it to the winning position. These were stories from the past year or from years previous that covered all manner of Doctors and situations. We do this as a means of further celebrating Paul Spragg and giving authors who've already done the work for the competition, an opportunity to see it through to its conclusion. As such, for this collection, we will only be accepting submissions that have been made to the Paul Spragg Memorial Opportunity and we will be doing so after their submission window has closed. It's a great opportunity to get your work out there, practice the format for submissions and challenge yourself. Now, there's been no announcement yet (keep an eye out on the Big Finish page for updates in that regard), but we will be running the second volume of ReCollections regardless. So, if you have any old submissions or -- if there's a subsequent announcement from Big Finish and you have something new -- dust them off and consider giving them another home, here, at Divergent Wordsmiths. We'll have more information and goodies to share with you, readers and writers both, as time permits. Vworp, vworp~! |
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