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Fishing's Greatest Misadventures

DEADLINE: April 15th, 2008
We are seeking stories, articles and essays on the general subject of fishing misadventure for publication in Fishing's Greatest Misadventures. We are looking for nonfiction, first-person fishing stories about bad judgment calls, pranks, comical/ironic episodes, disaster, attacking fish or other animals, bizarre injuries, misfortune, injury, loss of wit or limb, panic, critical conditions, contest meltdowns, rough weather, everyday fears, fishing trips gone wrong, engine failure and lost at sea episodes, etc. We’re looking for stories that have five important attributes. We want stories that: 1) tell a good tale, 2) reflect fishing culture, 3) develop the depth of the characters involved, 4) have a tight narrative tension, and 5) have a payoff at the end. There is no fee or cost to submit a story.

What do we mean by fishing?
We include the all types of rod-and-reel fishing including ocean, river, stream, lake and ice fishing from boats, piers, shores, bridges and anywhere else from where you can cast a line. We also include spear fishing, noodling (fishing with your bare hands), sport fishing, tournament fishing, and commercial fishing (where the story involves hooks and lines but not nets and traps). We are not accepting stories about dynamite fishing, cyanide fishing, whaling, dolphin hunting or other forms of sea mammal hunting. Open to fishing enthusiasts and writers of all levels.

Payment
Writers will be paid $100 and four contributor copies upon publication if their story is selected for publication.

Book Description
Fishing’s Greatest Misadventures presents thirty true stories which cover the spectrum from terrifying to comical to downright bizarre. In these pages both everyday fishermen and pros tell their stories of freak or catastrophic accidents, fish attacks, sabotage, pranks, getting lost at sea, idiotic decisions, eerie or unexplained incidents, and other jaw dropping calamities. These stories bring to life the strange possibilities that await us once we cast our lines.