The Missing Slate’s

Inaugural Fiction Writing Competition

“We are looking for work that is original, thoughtful, well-articulated and creative, with characters we can care about. Entries must be no longer than 10,000 words, be previously unpublished, and not be selected as a winner, finalist or honorable mention in another competition. These can include novel excerpts. You can submit from anywhere in the world – anything that expands our world view is welcomed.”

You can read more about how to submit your writing to the competition here, and more about the background of ‘The Missing Slate’ journal below, which has been taken from their website:

“The Missing Slate is an arts and literary journal created with intent to uphold free speech irrespective of geography, political or religious affiliations. Our goal is simple: honor talent and incorporate as many styles, opinions and cultures as possible. The magazine is a “borderless” one with a culturally and intellectually diverse team that believes if art can’t be quantified, it can’t be mapped either.

The brainchild of Editor-in-Chief Maryam Piracha and Creative Director Moeed Tariq, the story behind our name (a question we’re often asked) arose from the current literary landscape in Pakistan, a country with a rich history but a low tolerance for it. We wanted to publish a magazine that paid tribute to our diversity by opening up our “borders” to include submissions from other countries (and have published work from 27 so far, including Pakistan). The magazine’s essays and commentaries would still cater to our roots in some way but Pakistan would not be an end-all destination for the magazine. Because South Asian magazines are usually rooted in the region’s geography, such a platform was missing in the local publishing scene. Because slates are still used to write and teach in most rural Pakistani villages, it felt fitting for the magazine to be called The Missing Slate, finding and publishing voices our editors felt were important to a discerning reader.”

>via: http://www.commonwealthwriters.org/missing-slates-inaugural-fiction-writing-competition/