Northern Gravy Submissions are Open (Payment: £100)

Northern Gravy Submissions are open for writers of Fiction, Poetry and Kid Lit (writing for Middle Grade and Young Adult audiences).

Northern Gravy is a new, exciting, dynamic organisation dedicated to bringing to light the excellence of new writing. They want to shine a light on the undiscovered, the unknown and the overlooked, and give courage to those who want to try their hand at writing. They also carry that northern work ethic into everything they do, and they believe in good pay for hard work, so they pay their writers. Every quarter, they aim to put out an online periodical showcasing the very best and brightest of new talents, and they want to put you in it.

Submissions Guidelines for Northern Gravy Submissions

Before submitting they strongly recommend you read some of their previously published work on their website.

Northern Gravy welcomes submissions from only UK & Ireland writers of any background, including first-time writers. They welcome work from members of groups or communities typically under-represented within literature, whether or not the work addresses this.

All submissions should be previously unpublished.

Please note that they cannot offer feedback on unsuccessful submissions.

They welcome simultaneous submissions but ask that you notify them as soon as your work is accepted elsewhere.

They accept Fiction, Poetry and KidLit (writing for Middle Grade or Young Adult audiences, poetry or prose). If you choose to submit to more than one category, please send a separate email for each submission. Do not group submissions together.
Ensure your submissions is properly edited to stand a better chance.

Their guideline word count for Fiction and KidLit prose is a maximum of 2000 words. Poems no more than 40 lines. They are happy to read: one story or up to four poems.
Submissions should be in one .doc or .docx attachment (direct to the email, not via Google Docs, etc.) and in a non-quirky font. Prose submissions should be double-spaced and all submissions should be in a minimum of size 12.
Email work to Submissions@NorthernGravy.com
Please also include the following:

The category of your submission in the subject line (Fiction, Poetry or KidLit).
One piece you have read on their site and enjoyed.
A short third-person biography (max 100 words), learn how to write a captivating biography for your submission.
The word count in the body of the email (prose only).

Submissions that do not do this will not be read.

Payment

They believe in paying writers. Those they select for publication will be paid a fee of £100 for the use of their work, which they will partner with the writer to edit and prepare.