tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377317902011-04-22T00:49:06.373+01:00SHOTS, the magazine was set up by members of the South West Writing Group, which was founded at the end of an Open University course in Creative Writing. Finding few outlets which welcomed work that differs from the normal commercial burb, we made our own! We publish authentic writing about life from the real people that live it, here in the South West and beyond…Magic-8-Ballnoreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37731790.post-59620317684852378892009-05-14T16:57:00.007+01:002009-05-14T17:31:18.050+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_azfHOLuN-DU/SgxHDQEjuuI/AAAAAAAAAWk/QEM4-UVn1Qg/s1600-h/Shots+book+summer+09+cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_azfHOLuN-DU/SgxHDQEjuuI/AAAAAAAAAWk/QEM4-UVn1Qg/s400/Shots+book+summer+09+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335717779706460898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >PC WORLD</span><br />It’s that time……Submissions Please.<br /><br />If you have anything to say about the political world in which we live<br />please email us<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">………..</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Please note the new email address:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">shotsthemagazine@yahoo.co.uk</span><br /><br />Don’t forget to look at the Submission page before submitting your work.<br /><br />Closing Date: June 30th '09<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thank you</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dan<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">SHOTS is not political, but is correct</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37731790-5962031768485237889?l=shots-themagazine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Magic-8-Ballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37731790.post-11994677915568225652008-02-04T18:56:00.003Z2009-05-14T17:34:37.262+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:courier new;">SHOTS edition4 Contributors:</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">If your name is here! your in edition4<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To be updated weekly<br /></div></div><div face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="12pt" style=""><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Dan co-editor &amp; Creative Director<br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37731790-1199467791556822565?l=shots-themagazine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Magic-8-Ballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37731790.post-4015429600505868472007-05-25T18:13:00.001+01:002009-05-14T17:41:48.404+01:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">SHOTS EDITION <span style="font-family: times new roman;">3 Still in print please order your copy now</span><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_azfHOLuN-DU/RrsT1HK5ivI/AAAAAAAAAF8/Ayrc-WcHTgI/s1600-h/Shots+cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_azfHOLuN-DU/RrsT1HK5ivI/AAAAAAAAAF8/Ayrc-WcHTgI/s400/Shots+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096689206478605042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 180%; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">SHOTS is not political, but is correct</span><br /><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37731790-401542960050586847?l=shots-themagazine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Magic-8-Ballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37731790.post-69125163265921111972007-03-21T19:29:00.000Z2008-12-13T07:08:32.573Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_azfHOLuN-DU/RijeTK0r_rI/AAAAAAAAACA/SK_APJwZa4Q/s1600-h/Shots+book+2+cover+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_azfHOLuN-DU/RijeTK0r_rI/AAAAAAAAACA/SK_APJwZa4Q/s320/Shots+book+2+cover+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055535002627604146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" >It's out now!<br />SHOTS EDITION0002</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" >ORDER YOU COPY NOW<br /><br /><a href="http://buyshotsthemagazine.blogspot.com/">CLICK HERE TO ORDER A COPY NOW!</a><br /><br />RELEASE DATE: IT'S OUT NOW!<br /><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37731790-6912516326592111197?l=shots-themagazine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Magic-8-Ballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37731790.post-1165082215778157832006-12-02T17:54:00.001Z2009-05-14T21:02:07.031+01:00<p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255); text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">WELCOME </span><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255); text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255); text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">SHOTS-themagazine:<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span><br /></div><p style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> </p>We welcome submissions of: <p>Poetry: up to 100 lines</p> <p>Flash fiction: As posted here on the blog</p> <p>Short stories: 1000 words</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">We are open to submissions all year round. Opening lines, trigger words, pictures and word or line counts will be posted on the <a href="http://shotstheme.blogspot.com/">"THE NEXT EDITION"</a> link before each issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">We also accept submissions of ‘rants’ for our regular ‘Soap Box’ feature, where you can attempt to put the world to rights in 700 words. Anyone wishing to challenge a rant is welcome to, and will be accepted for the next edition.’</span></p><br /><p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >*NEW SUBMISSION AND RELEASE DATE FOR EDITION 4*<br /></span></p><p>Submission deadline: 30 /06/09<br /></p><p>Release date: TBC<br /></p><p>The competitions for edition4 are OPEN.<br /></p><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Any queries please write to Dan at shotsthemagazine@yahoo.co.uk</span></span></span><p><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">*We print all photographs and artwork in black and white to help keep the printing costs down. We welcome submissions of pictures that go with your poem or short story, just let us know that it is meant to go with it in your submission note.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><br /><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Please check out the <a href="http://submittoshots.blogspot.com/">‘Submissions’</a> page for what to do if you want to submit some of your writing, photography or artwork. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">You can also take a look at some previously submitted work which will appear in the next issue, by clicking on the <a href="http://tasterpoems.blogspot.com/">‘Taster’ </a>button of your choice.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Click on the ‘Photo Album’ button to see future cover artwork and a collection of those we have already printed.’<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><b style=""><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Please Note:</span><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">No editing is done on submitted work, so please check thoroughly before sending your work in for typos etc.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">A list of contributing authors for each edition will be published on the SHOTS blog spot.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Georgia;" >We ask that if your work is accepted for publication, that you buy one copy of the edition with your work in to help us cover the printing costs (of course, generous donations are also always welcome!)</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Writing/picture submitted is used in accordance with the direction of the current edition in publication.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Thanks for visiting, come back soon!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Dan Co-editor and Creative director.</span> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37731790-116508221577815783?l=shots-themagazine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Magic-8-Ballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37731790.post-1164118757846508282006-11-21T14:17:00.000Z2007-04-20T11:07:47.214+01:00<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" >Cover Picture Vote</span><br /><br />Tbc<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37731790-116411875784650828?l=shots-themagazine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Magic-8-Ballnoreply@blogger.com