Please Support the Robot in the Woods Build-A-Book Project. Submit your own robot writing, fiction, poetry, essay or art for consideration in the Volume 1 of this project. REGISTER HERE.

Submit your best piece of robot fiction, poetry, essay or artwork for consideration for the first volume of the Robot in the Woods Build-A-Book project. After the success of Michael Ugulini’s “Day on the Windfarm” on the Amazon Kindle platform, this publishing model will pay royalties per page. After costs, the royalty share will be 0.2% per page or 1% for 5 pages. Note: Submission to this website does not secure a publication in the book.

This will be the basic breakdown of content in the book:

• 3 Novellas - 75 to 100 page
• 20-25 short fiction pieces (3-5 pages) 60-125 pages
• 10 pages of Robot Artwork
• 50 page of other writing including non-fiction and poetry

Submission Guidelines

• Deadline: November 14, 2008
• You may enter as many manuscripts as you like
• No previously published works will be considered
• Include an author/artist biography and statement of interests
• You will be notified via email if you are accepted into this volume

To Submit Your Story:

1. Register for an account
2. Login
3. Post Your Story
4. Note Your Category
5. E-Mail robotinthewoods@gmail.com if you have difficulties

Also, check out Cruising the Galaxie for some robot kits

Ever read “The 9 Billion Names of God” by Arthur C. Clarke? In this story, Clarke imagines a number-crunching supercomputer generating all possible combinations of letters/symbols in which God can be named. The story can be found here.

Artists and authors of any age, level of expertise, medium, and style are encouraged to participate in a similar project. Its a fun new portfolio development and art commissioning project called Robot in the Woods.

I am developing a website where all images are renderings of the phrase “Robot in the Woods” by different artists/styles. I have been conducting little experiments and when I mention to friends, everybody conjures up something different in their mind (what did you think of?) I envision this as a tool for the self-representing artist to display and promote thier portfolio.

I’ve been thinking about the various styles Robot in the Woods can be rendered in. Below are some of my thoughts:

• Aztec
• Abstract
• Asian
• African
• Latin America
• Soviet Propaganda
• Children’s Book
• Anime & Manga
• Photo-realistic
• Nature Illustration
• Wizardry
• Cave Art