{"product_id":"new-contexts-1-paperback","title":"New Contexts: 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Gouge\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobally the number of people being creative with language is truly extraordinary. While each of us will have our individual reasons for writing, many of them common, where the majority truly come together is in the desire to be read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are lots of outlets for writers, contributing to an ever-expanding and increasingly densely populated literary landscape, and people continue to submit to competitions, journals and magazines. In the vast majority of cases we do so not for financial reward but for recognition, to be validated, to have a 'readership'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to publication, of the two deciding factors - talent and luck - the latter is the most fickle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe idea for \u003cem\u003eNew Contexts\u003c\/em\u003e was born from the above. Why not harvest just a small sample of good unpublished writing and create an anthology to showcase it? Why not see if there was a market - of both writers and readers - for another journal, something sourced entirely from the ground-up?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42161561436295,"sku":"9781916289963","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7bb493c205e41f6dfbef676a520b57ac.webp?v=1733282198","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/new-contexts-1-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}