CHESS- Call for very Short Stories

OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
CHESSSTORY playing cards.
Stories of fifty (50) words or less for inclusion in
CHESSSTORY, a limited edition set of cards designed and
printed by Louffa Press. Each card will have a chess piece on
one side, and a very, very short story on the other. The cards
are meant to function in sets of playable chess pieces for a
standard chess board. Preference will be given to tight, lucid
stories that paint a vivid picture with brevity and punch,
something like an injection of hyper-Calvino. The stories
don’t have to be about chess - they could use chess as an
unseen influence: a character who strategizes like a pawn; a
bus that pauses briefly by a streetcorner game of dominoes.
Also welcome are stories that relate to the game of chess
itself, or even games and strategy in a more general, social,
anthropological or imaginary sense - opposites, race issues,
adversity, etc. There is no limit, but quality is a must.
Thirty-two stories will be accepted, exactly one story per
chess piece, so send your best work. The art for the pieces
will be silkscreened and the stories letterpressed on artisan
paper. Card sets will be numbered and signed.
THE DEADLINE is January 31st, 2011. SUBMIT UP
TO THREE STORIES. Best of luck! Send your stories
to david@louffapress.com. In the subject line, write
CHESSSTORY, and the word count.