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Life at Sea and Ashore in the Canadian Navy
during the Cold War
Hello,
William (Biff) Hawke here. Thanks for the click.
I’m a former Canadian sailor and I set this page
up to solicit short stories for my book about
the Navy.
No, the title is not ‘XXXX XXX XXX XXXX’.
The real title is so innovative and catchy that
I don’t want to disclose it just yet. Someone
else might steal it and write a book under the
same title before I finish mine. That would be a
disaster! The buzz line – Life at Sea and
Ashore in the Canadian Navy during the Cold War
– is authentic though. Incidentally, the time
period overlaps the period of my own naval
career.
The book will be a compilation of short stories
relating to the indicated period in the history
of the Canadian Navy. These will be authored by
myself and serving or former members of the
Canadian Navy. I intend to release the book
during the Canadian Navy Centennial Year
2009-2010.
So, this is a call to action.
If anyone reading this falls into the category
of people mentioned above, I’d be happy to
consider publishing your story in the book.
Stories can fall into one of several categories
– from funny and sad, to those of general
interest, or even thought provoking. Create your own
category if you wish, but I’d like to stay clear
of detailed promiscuity issues. Of course lots
of single sailors had girlfriends in
foreign ports and I’d consider publishing
stories about these romances if they added value
to the book.
I’ve got a few guidelines:
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Contribute your piece by
email attachment, with a covering letter
telling me who you are, along with your
physical address and contact details;
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In your covering letter tell
me that I have permission to publish the
piece and to edit it if I deem it necessary;
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Write it in MSWord using
Canadian English;
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Include a short 25-word
explanation “About the Author” at the
end of your piece;
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The book will be published in
black & white and will contain no photos;
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Change the names of
characters if you think that the real person
may be embarrassed or exposed; please tell
me that you did it in the covering letter;
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You don’t have to carry
explanations of naval terminology; there
will be a glossary of words and phrases;
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There will not be any
remuneration (payment) for your
contribution, but you’ll get a by-line.
Ok; that’s simple enough. You can
view a typical story titled
Powder Room Drama at
the Old Fleet Club
by clicking here.
I hope to hear for any of you
that have a story to tell. Don’t we all?
Regards
Biff Hawke
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