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My esteemed colleagues,

You don’t know me but I know you. I put to you an offer of such creative magnitude, that to turn it down would incur a wrath the likes of which you have never borne witness to. That wrath of self-loathing upon sensing and fully realising an opportunity missed.

Let not your apathy be your calling card…

Now that I have your attention.

I seek any creative fellows who would be willing to share their extraordinary talents in the field of writing not purely for monetary profit, but for the opportunity of sharing creative expression within a wider community.

I put it to you that Hibernia’s finest, albeit least known writers, should become involved post haste in the hope of securing their inclusion in this fine project before they are discovered by our Capitalist Overlords and put to work in the Dead-End-Dilly-Dally-Dailies, as I like to call them. For then they may be lost to self-consumption and self-aggrandising masturbatory delusional status. It can happen to the most egregious of us, whether we wish it or not.

And what is this fine project I hear you ask? Well, I have recently completed a forty page one-shot graphic, or comic book to the uninitiated, entitled From The Pants Of Archie Templar. This was a deeply serious and highbrow exploration of this great country of ours and how it has developed from a sleepy Third World nation to the sophisticated and sleek megalopolis we find ourselves in today. Quite.

For my second project, I wish to use the written word to further explore this mystical land. Under the working title From The Desk Of Archie Templar, I am proposing a comic book sized collection of short stories. I myself will be contributing both stories and art but would like others to contribute and express themselves too using this platform. Thematically the genre will be Horror, but this can take many forms. Whether it be Haunted Horror, Psycho, Comedy, Gothic, Fantasy, Science-Fiction, or even Celtic inspired Horror. All are welcome!

The guidelines, as such, are few and loosely dictated, as I no way wish to impede the flow of creativity that will spawn from your quills:

- The story must be horror themed and be related to Ireland in some way.

- All contributed stories will be written and edited by you. The final format (i.e. font style, layout, will be decided by me as artistic director but as always I am more than happy to discuss all aspects)

- The only censorship will be self-censorship; you will have the final say as to what the finished content will be. The final product will contain a warning on the cover that the material within is suitable for mature readers and as such I believe that each writer should have the freedom to express themselves without fear of reprisal.

- A caveat will be printed at the beginning of the final product that the writers involved are in no way connected but are individually represented and that all works are works of fiction.

- If you wish to use a pseudonym this is entirely your decision.

- Where appropriate, and if requested, I will be providing artwork in the form of a black and white full splash page panel to accompany the story. At which point, and what seems most adequate is open for discussion between each individual writer and I.

- I will be funding the entire production of this venture and as such, any money made from the sale of this work will be used to cover the costs of production.

- If indeed there is any profit made from this project it will be split evenly between all contributors.

- Depending on the response from you, the writers, and the length of stories provided, the project may be split into two volumes.

- All works will be copyright protected under Bi Product Productions, which is a registered trademark with the Irish Patents Office (also covered under European copyright law).

- Your word count can be as short or as long as you desire – but remember, essentially we are looking for a short story compilation…

- Proposed size of product: 18.7 x 26.7cm, the page count is open ended (see comment above re: size)

Other guidelines may be added if the need arises and as editor, I reserve that right. Any questions, no matter how frivolous, can be directed to me at my electronic mail address: archietemplar@gmail.com

I would hope that you embrace this opportunity to become a part of a Great Happening. In this time we live in of status seeking single-mindedness and televisual dross, rotting the minds of the drone-like populace, it is the creative and the artistic among us who must rise to the occasion and unashamedly proclaim, “Behold! I created this!”

The choice is yours my friend.

Humbly yours,

Archimedes Templar,
Bi Product Productions™,
Ballykeen Estate, Blackstow,
Ireland.

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