Transmission #12 is on the horizon and we’re in a celebratory mood once again. While we unpack the streamers and prepare the party poppers, we are also accepting submissions on the theme of FESTIVAL for our September issue.

We’re looking for fresh representation of the festival in literature – anything from the religious to Glastonbury.

Think about the throbbing sweatiness of the carnival in Hunter S Thompson’s The Rum Diary or Angela Carter’s raunchy circus world. What about Hemingway’s graphic depiction of the running of the bull at Pamplona, or even Chaucer’s bawdy religious pilgrimage to Canterbury? Most of all think about what moves you about the communion of the festival experience; the heaving excitement, the celebratory excess, the tastes, sounds and smells. We’re all certified shut-ins at Transmission HQ, so take us to where the action is…

The deadline for Issue#12 submissions is: Monday 30th June 2008 and full submission guidelines can be found here.