how do I submit my remix?

Email your remix as a word attachment or in the body of an email to anthology@creativecommons.org.au

remix literature!? (how do I do that?)

Remixing is really just selecting and editing or combining and re-contextualising.

Think British writer Jeff Noon who considers whether a piece of text can be pushed along a similar pathway to experimental electronic music by way of his Cobralingus machine. His thoughts here.

Think writer Nigel Tomm who self-publishes remixed works of Shakespeare.

But here’s the thing: you don’t have to work with classical literary texts, out of copyright, in your remixes. RML uses free tools provided by Creative Commons so that you can remix brand new stories from contemporary authors without fear of being sued.

does the remix have to be like the original?
Be as creative as you want to. Use only one paragraph or character and change that into something entirely different. Use the whole lot making only subtle changes. Change the genre, alter its formal or stylistic characteristics, or revise its meaning or message. Use as little or as much as you like as long as it works but there should remain at least some recognisable characteristics of the original, so that the collaborative aspect of your work will be visible to readers.

how long should the remix be?
As long or as short as it needs to be: flash fiction or a full length short story. Keep in mind though that the Anthology is for a collection of short stories so we will not be publishing say a novella length work.

are remixes I submit automatically under a creative commons license?
Yes. If you would prefer to keep your writing “all rights reserved” that’s fine but you cannot submit it to the RML website.

do I have to post my remix to RML? (can I use the stories elsewhere)?
No you don’t have to post your remix to RML. The licenses do not require that you post your creations here. Part of RML’s purpose is to promote the use of Creative Commons licenses to writers who have not yet been exposed to them. 

how many remixes can I submit?
As many as you can write before 31 August 2008.

what happens after I send it in?
After moderation, your remix will be published on the RML website and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike licence. After the remixing period is up at the end of August, if your remix is judged to be the cream of the crop we will contact you about publishing your story in the Anthology.