Did your first kiss taste like a pineapple Vodka Cruiser? Were you passed out in a bush while you were supposedly ‘at the movies’? Did mum catch you blowing smoke out the bedroom window? Did Mr. Johnson break up your public display of affection by the Year 10 lockers? Did you have a Tumblr blog of grungy gifs of Lana Del Rey? Did you write bad One Direction fanfiction?

Our teenage years are riddled with both fond and downright mortifying memories. Spill all the messy first times, friendship dramas and high school heartbreaks.

Angst is a non-fiction anthology about cringey, vulnerable, angsty coming of age experiences. Let the reader on your hormonal roller coaster ride. We want to groan, laugh, cry and puke. You are welcome to express this through different formats of media such as poems, diary entries, short stories, comic strips, letters, reflections, and any type of artwork to depict the coming of age experience.

Experiences from POC, the LGBTQIA+ community, the disabled community, all religious and ethnic backgrounds, and more, are warmly welcomed. We kindly ask that those submitting be at least 21 years old.

We are looking for:
• Short stories and personal essays of no more than 2500 words
• Poems of no more than 100 lines
• Old diary entries (can be photocopied from your real teenage diary if you’re feeling brave!) of no more than a page and a half
• Short comic strips of panelling across 2 pages and no more
• Letters (this can include letters you have written to yourself or letters you have received from others) of no more than a page and a half
• Artwork that illustrates the coming of age experience (this can include illustrations or photography)
• Music playlists (that capture the coming of age experience or if you can find any past saved playlists you had from when you were teenager eg. soundcloud playlists, spotify playlists)
• Any other formats we haven’t specified that you think would work with the theme!

DEADLINE
Midnight Sunday 24 March 2024

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Send your submission to angstbspsubmissions@gmail.com

What to include:
• Author name
• Contact details (email and phone number)
• Author bio (50-100 words)
• Title
For written submissions please submit as an editable document.
All visual submissions to be submitted as 300dpi PNG or TIFF

CONDITIONS AND COPYRIGHT Bowen Street Press (BSP) is a student-led publishing house run by the Master of Writing and Publishing at RMIT University.

As we’re a small student-led publication, we unfortunately can’t pay contributors and not all submission will be accepted. However, all contributors will be notified as to whether their submission was successful and successful submissions will be subject to the editorial process.

Copyright and Payment:
• Non-exclusive licence for the life of the book (contributors are free to submit their work elsewhere).
• Contributors retain their copyright.
• Bowen Street Press hold copyright in the volume.
• Contributors will receive a copy of the anthology.

Scope of copyright:
• Print: Up to 150 copies distributed through RMIT and BSP community for the life of the book.
• Digital: Contributions may also be published on the Bowen Street Press website and/or social media channels.

Daydreamer is a fiction anthology about dreams and escapism: what do we dream of and why do we leave our reality behind? When our everyday lives become too overwhelming, our minds can create characters and worlds beyond our wildest imaginations.

We’re looking for stories that, like the act of daydreaming itself, give us a window into places and experiences outside of our daily reality. We want your stories and imagery of dreams, nightmares, and the imaginative works that fall in between the cracks. Villains, heroes, everyday life living far away from the known – we want to read and experience it all through new characters and places in your stories. Dreams have the power to provide a temporary escape and can help create a sense of unity in an increasingly divided world. So, what do you daydream?

‘A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.’
J.R.R Tolkien

We are looking for:
We are looking for stories in which characters seek to escape reality by one means or another. Stories can be of any genre, and mature themes are welcome. Please note, though, that Daydreamer is a fiction anthology, and so we are not looking for personal essays.

• Short Stories (max. 2,500 words)
• Flash Fiction (max. 100 words)
• Poetry (max. 100 lines)
• Comics (max. fits within two A5 [210 x 150 millimetres] pages)
• Artwork or photography that you feel captures the essence of daydreams and aspirations (please note that the book will be published in black and white).

DEADLINE: midnight on Sunday 24 March 2024

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Submit via email to submissions.daydreamer@gmail.com

Please include:
• Author/creator name
• Contact details (email and phone number)
• Author/creator bio (50-100 words)

Word document and any photographs or artwork as a hi-res JPEG or PNG file (300 dpi at page size (210 x 150 mm)

CONDITIONS AND COPYRIGHT
Bowen Street Press (BSP) is a student-led publishing house run by the Master of Writing and Publishing at RMIT University.

As we’re a small student-led publication, we unfortunately can’t pay contributors and not all submission will be accepted. However, all contributors will be notified as to whether their submission was successful and successful submissions will be subject to the editorial process.

Copyright and payment:
• Non-exclusive licence for the life of the book (i.e. contributors are free to submit their work elsewhere).
• Contributors retain their copyright.
• Bowen Street Press holds copyright in the volume.
• Contributors will receive a copy of the anthology.

Scope of copyright:
• Print: Up to 150 copies distributed through RMIT and BSP community for the life of the book
• Digital: Contributions may also be published on the Bowen Street Press website and/or social media channels.

Love Horror? Do you remember what terrifying, yet tantalising content triggered your phobic pressure points and got you hooked? We are seeking submissions of the horror genre for inclusion into Gateway a fiction anthology for the uninitiated.

Give us stories that build a rumbling sense of anxiety, a rollercoaster of emotion and vivid monsters that we can draw with our minds but without any graphic depictions of gore.

We are looking for:
• Short stories of no more than 2500 words
• Poetry of no more than 100 lines
• Graphic based narrative no more than 5 pages
• Play or script up to 5 pages.

DEADLINE
Midnight Sunday 24 March 2024

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Send your submission to gatewaybsp@gmail.com

What to include:
• Author/creator name
• Contact details (email and phone number)
• Author/creator bio (50-100 words)

Please send all written pieces as Word documents and include a PDF copy for any specific formatting choices. File name should be formatted as follows: last name_first name_title of piece_format.

Please send all photographs and illustrations as JPEGs or TIFF files (300dpi).

CONDITIONS AND COPYRIGHT
Bowen Street Press (BSP) is a student-led publishing house run by the Master of Writing and Publishing at RMIT University.

As we’re a small student-led publication, we unfortunately can’t pay contributors and not all submission will be accepted. However, all contributors will be notified as to whether their submission was successful and successful submissions will be subject to the editorial process.

Copyright and Payment:
• Non-exclusive licence for the life of the book (contributors are free to submit their work elsewhere).
• Contributors retain their copyright.
• Bowen Street Press hold copyright in the volume.
• Contributors will receive a copy of the anthology.

Scope of copyright:
• Print: Up to 150 copies distributed through RMIT and BSP community for the life of the book.
• Digital: Contributions may also be published on the Bowen Street Press website and/or social media channels.

When did you last immerse yourself in nature? How did it make you feel?

In a chaotic world, it is easy to feel disconnected. Interacting with nature can be a way to reconnect with ourselves and our communities. Grounded is a non-fiction anthology exploring the ways nature can help nurture mental well-being. We want to hear stories and reflections on how you engage with nature to improve your mental health. Tell us about places, ecosystems, encounters and communities that help calm your mind. Experiences in and around Melbourne are encouraged but not a requirement.

We are looking for:
• Personal essays, short stories, interviews, articles and creative non-fiction pieces no longer than 2000 words
• Non-fiction poetry, prose or lyrics no more than 100 lines
• Tips and recommendations for nature escapes and how to get there

Relevant artworks such as illustrations, sketches and photographs may be included. Please note the publication is A5 and will be printed in black and white.

Example ideas/topics
• How daily ice baths/ocean swims help you focus
• An interview with the leader of a men’s mental health hiking group
• A poem about your love for trees
• A personal essay about your mental health journey
• Tips on where to best connect with nature in the middle of Melbourne

DEADLINE
Midnight Sunday 24 March 2024

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Send your submission to grounded.bsp@gmail.com

What to include:
• Author name
• Contact details (email and phone number)
• Author bio (50-100 words)
• Title
• Text submissions: Editable document (Word or Pages document)
• Illustrative submissions (photographs/artworks): Hi-res JPG or PNG file (300 dpi at the page size (210 x 150 mm).

CONDITIONS AND COPYRIGHT
Bowen Street Press (BSP) is a student-led publishing house run by the Master of Writing and Publishing at RMIT University.

As we’re a small student-led publication, we unfortunately can’t pay contributors and not all submission will be accepted. However, all contributors will be notified as to whether their submission was successful and successful submissions will be subject to the editorial process.

Copyright and Payment:
• Non-exclusive licence for the life of the book (contributors are free to submit their work elsewhere).
• Contributors retain their copyright.
• Bowen Street Press hold copyright in the volume.
• Contributors will receive a copy of the anthology.

Scope of copyright:
• Print: Up to 150 copies distributed through RMIT and BSP community for the life of the book.
• Digital: Contributions may also be published on the Bowen Street Press website and/or social media channels.

Soft, warm, a little raw at times. Maybe even spiced?

If you go down the list of things you’ve eaten this week, or even just in the past 3 days, you’ll find that rice probably features or has a place in it. Rice has been a part of celebrations, ceremonies, sorrows and everyday life across cultures and continents.

Rice is a non-fiction black and white anthology that’s looking for your stories, personal essays, poems, recipes, visuals and more that feature rice. The ways in which it brings people together, comforts them or is a part of their life.

We are looking for:
• Essays, short stories, creative non-fiction, poems: 2500 words max.
• Recipes: 800 words max.
• Photo essays, photographs: 12 photos max.

DEADLINE:
midnight on Sunday 24 March 2024

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Submit via email to heapsofrice@gmail.com

Please include:
• Author/creator name
• Contact details (email and phone number)
• Author/creator bio (50-100 words)

Word document and any photographs or artwork as a hi-res JPEG or PNG file (300 dpi at page size (210 x 150 mm)

CONDITIONS AND COPYRIGHT
Bowen Street Press (BSP) is a student-led publishing house run by the Master of Writing and Publishing at RMIT University.

As we’re a small student-led publication, we unfortunately can’t pay contributors and not all submission will be accepted. However, all contributors will be notified as to whether their submission was successful and successful submissions will be subject to the editorial process.

Copyright and Payment
• Non-exclusive licence for the life of the book (i.e. contributors are free to submit their work elsewhere).
• Contributors retain their copyright.
• Bowen Street Press holds copyright in the volume.
• Contributors will receive a copy of the anthology.

Scope of copyright
• Print: Up to 150 copies distributed through RMIT and BSP community for the life of the book
• Digital: Contributions may also be published on the Bowen Street Press website and/or social media channels.

The Evolution of Joy is an anthology of fiction, non-fiction and mixed media works that aim to analyse our relationship with play as we grow up and the importance of reintroducing it.

Joy is innate in all of us, but sometimes we forget how to do it, and sometimes whether it exists at all.

The further we fall into the adult world of hustle culture and the pressure to always be productive, the further we get from the joy of childhood play. But not all hope is lost. There are hundreds of ways to incorporate joy back into our lives, and this anthology is a celebration of that.

We are looking for stories, poems, artworks and any other weird and wonderful expressions of joy you can think of. When somebody reads this collection, we want them to feel inspired to view the world with a new lens, one that highlights fun for fun’s sake! Throw away the constraints and take an advance lesson in play school.

We are looking for:
• Essays and stories (200-2,000 words)
• Poems (max. 85 lines)
• Artworks and photographs
• Acrostic poems, comedy and jokes

Example ideas/topics:
• Books (YA, middle grade, fantasy, or “trashy”)
• Video games and board games
• Clothing (LARP, fashion, cosplay)
• Interactive artwork and flipbooks
• Toys (LEGO, dolls, dolls house, action figures)
• Trinket culture, quirky décor
• Freedom to spend the money you earn on little treats
• Memories of childhood
• Shame around play in adulthood
• How we sacrifice joy in adulthood
• Masculinity and joy
• The privilege of play
• The positives and negatives of play
• The lost art of hobbies in hustle culture

DEADLINE
Midnight Sunday 24 March 2024

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Send your submission to evolutionofjoy24@gmail.com

What to include:
• Author name
• Contact details (email and phone number)
• Author bio (50-100 words)
• Title
• For written submissions please submit as an editable document. All visual submissions to be submitted as 300dpi PNG or TIFF

CONDITIONS AND COPYRIGHT
Bowen Street Press (BSP) is a student-led publishing house run by the Master of Writing and Publishing at RMIT University.

As we’re a small student-led publication, we unfortunately can’t pay contributors and not all submission will be accepted. However, all contributors will be notified as to whether their submission was successful and successful submissions will be subject to the editorial process.

Copyright and Payment:
• Non-exclusive licence for the life of the book (contributors are free to submit their work elsewhere).
• Contributors retain their copyright.
• Bowen Street Press hold copyright in the volume.
• Contributors will receive a copy of the anthology.

Scope of copyright:
• Print: Up to 150 copies distributed through RMIT and BSP community for the life of the book.
• Digital: Contributions may also be published on the Bowen Street Press website and/or social media channels.

The Gobster revels in filth, which isn't too surprising considering he's a goblin. He also enjoys films, discussions with strangers, and maintains his own personal blog, which he updates most nights. But above all, his heart belongs to Melbourne. A love he strives to share with those fortunate enough to call him neighbour, though many find him absolutely repulsive.

But that's okay! He holds no ill will toward those who grimace as he walks by or offer a Hail Mary when he extends a wink; that's not the Gobster's style. However, the general repulsiveness does impact his tour guide numbers, so he offers his services free of charge.

This altruistic endeavour adds unpredictability to his day-to-day. And as he emerges from his sewer every morning, he knows there's something special waiting around the corner.

Help Gobster win the coveted tour guide award by sharing your stories with him!

We are looking for:
• Short stories: Dive into the heart of Melbourne with a short story capturing the essence of the city's streets, cafes, and hidden corners. [750-1000 words]
• Comics: Illustrate Melbourne's quirks and charms through a series of comics that showcase the city's unique character. [Up to 4 pages]
• Poetry: Verses that resonate with the rhythm and soul of Melbourne, capturing its bustling laneways, vibrant culture, and diverse communities. [Up to 100 lines]
• Reviews: Offer your insights and opinions on Melbourne's eateries, galleries, theatres, and more, providing fellow Melbournians with recommendations and hidden gems to explore. [Up to 200 words per review]
• Photographs: Freeze moments in time with photographs that capture the spirit of Melbourne, from its hidden spots to its everyday moments of beauty. [Supply hi-res files (JPG or PNG) – 300 dpi to page size (210 x 150 mm)]

DEADLINE
Midnight Sunday 24 March 2024

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Send your submission to editors.gobster@gmail.com

What to include:
• Author/creator name
• Contact details (email and phone number)
• Author/creator bio (50-100 words)

Word document and any photographs or artwork as a hi-res JPEG or PNG file (300 dpi at page size (210 x 150 mm)

CONDITIONS AND COPYRIGHT
Bowen Street Press (BSP) is a student-led publishing house run by the Master of Writing and Publishing at RMIT University.

As we’re a small student-led publication, we unfortunately can’t pay contributors and not all submission will be accepted. However, all contributors will be notified as to whether their submission was successful and successful submissions will be subject to the editorial process.

Copyright and Payment:
• Non-exclusive licence for the life of the book (contributors are free to submit their work elsewhere).
• Contributors retain their copyright.
• Bowen Street Press hold copyright in the volume.
• Contributors will receive a copy of the anthology.

Scope of copyright:
• Print: Up to 150 copies distributed through RMIT and BSP community for the life of the book.
• Digital: Contributions may also be published on the Bowen Street Press website and/or social media channels.

We are seeking expressions of interest from emerging and established designers to create both text and cover designs for all new titles forthcoming from Bowen Street Press!

Project descriptions can be found by expanding the titles above.

If you are interested or have any questions, email Zoe Dzunko with:
• Your portfolio and/or links to previous work or your website
• A short email letting us know who you are
• Which project(s) you’re interested in working on (if you don’t have a preference, that’s fine too!)

Please include ‘Designer EOI’ in the subject line.

DEADLINE: midnight 17 March 2024

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
We will respond to your expression of interest by Wednesday 20 March 2024. The following is a rough production timeline (open to negotiation):

Text design brief: Friday 22 March 2024
First text design roughs due: midnight Sunday 7 April 2024
Final text design templates: Sunday 21 April 2024

Cover design brief: Friday 3 April 2024
Cover design roughs: midnight Sunday 19 May 2024
Final cover design due: 31 May 2023