Call of the Wild Dearborn: Animal Tales
Are you an animal lover? Got a great story about your pet, the outdoors or wildlife? As part of our celebration of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild, we’re sending out a call for “animal tales.” If you email your short story of 1-4 pages (along with a 1-2 sentence blurb about yourself) to hfischer@ci.dearborn.mi.us by February 1, 2014, your work may be selected for publication in the short story collection Call of the Wild Dearborn: Animal Tales. You may include a photo or artwork with your narrative if you like. Possible topics include:
A short story, poem or essay about your pet A short story, poem or essay about the environment, nature or wildlife A short story told from the perspective of your pet (The Call of the Wild is told from the perspective of a dog named Buck) An essay about The Call of the Wild
Please attach the completed release form [hyperlink to PDF] in your email. We will compile all selected stories and produce a book of “animal tales” for our library collection. Also, copies will be available for purchase via a link on our website. Proceeds will benefit the Dearborn Public Library. To recap, please include in your email:
Your “animal tale” (sent as a Word document or as text in the message) The completed release form [hyperlink] A short blurb about yourself (1-2 sentences) A photo or artwork to go with your narrative (optional)
Email is preferred but you may also mail these items to Henry Ford Centennial Library 16301 Michigan Ave. Dearborn, MI 48126 Attn: The Big Read Dearborn Do You Hear the Call? The Big Read is coming to Dearborn! Do you hear the Call? Fun-filled activities and events centered on Jack London’s The Call of the Wild will take place in and around Dearborn in March through May 2014. The adventure – Call of the Wild: EmBARKING on Discovery – begins with a BIG kickoff at The Henry Ford
in the Anderson Theater on Saturday, March 8, 2014, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sign up for email updates at www.bigreaddearborn.org! The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The program is designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment.