We are working on a second issue of our zine The Book Of Jed and are opening up submissions to anyone interested in writing, illustrating or photographing for it.
We have a specific theme. The zine issue title will be “The Life & Times of Shearsmith McLeod.”
This person does not exist. We will create them with our stories. All I can tell you about Shearsmith is:
- He is a man
- He lived a long life and died recently
- He lived some of his life in Jedburgh
Your brief is to tell a story from his life. It could be a short story, a poem, a script, a tribute, a police report, a newspaper story, a school report, a wikipedia entry…it could be about him or by him, or by someone he knew. It could be an illustration of him, or a photograph by or of him. It could be about any part of his life, anywhere in the world. He could be a nice man, a great man, a terrible man, a forgotten man…
Our contradictory reports of his life will create the larger picture!
Max word count = 500.
Please send your submissions before June 16th to heronandwillow@gmail.com