Call for Submissions Issued for First Volume of ‘Hamdastan’ Very Short Story Collection

White Deer Publications issued a call for writers to submit very short stories and invited them to publish the selected works in the first volume of the ‘Hamdastan’ collection.

Gozen Sefid Publications invited authors to send very short stories and publish the selected works in the first volume of the "Hamadastan" series.

According to Mehr reporter, Gozen Sefid Publications, managed by Saeed Ghasemi, a writer, researcher and university lecturer, intends to publish a series of very short stories in the form of "Hamdastan" series, with the aim of promoting authored fiction and supporting young writers, along with publishing specialized books on theater, cinema and dramatic literature.

Khalil Esmaili will be the secretary of the first office of this collection.

According to the published call, very short stories, which are known in world literature as "flash fiction" and "microfiction" and in Iran as "dastanak" and "short story", by using selected words and precise arrangement, create a concise yet impressive experience for the audience. These works, contrary to popular opinion, can have character and deep content despite their small size.

According to the announced conditions, participation in this call is open to all writers, and there is no limit to the choice of the topic of the stories; However, the works that include the concerns and interests of the audience will be prioritized.

Submitted stories, excluding the title and author's profile, must be less than 200 words and must not have been published anywhere before. Each author can send a maximum of 10 works to the secretariat of the call.

The works must be prepared in the format of Word and PDF files with "Binazanin" font and size 14, without any framing and additional settings. It is also mandatory to include the full details of the author, including first and last name, education, city of residence and contact number at the beginning of each work. Works that do not have both required files will not be reviewed.

Those interested have until January 30, 1405 to send their works to the e-mail address @gavaznesefid1405.

The selected works of this call will be published in the first book of the collection of very short stories "Hamdastan" and their authors will also be honored.