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For
Teacake Stories, Poems, Recipes, And Personal Memories
We look
forward to reading your submission of a teacake story, poem, recipe
or personal memory. To assist you in increasing the odds that your
submission will be accepted, we offer you the following guidelines.
Originality
The work
that you submit to us must be your own 100% original work. We use
various techniques to check, so please: no cut-and-paste entries, no
copyrighted material, and no material copied from other publications
(print, online, or otherwise.)
Style
Your
story, poem, recipe or personal teacake memory should be written in
informal, first person standard American English. We don’t expect
perfection, but please make every effort to proof-read for spelling,
grammar, and punctuation errors. You will be credited by name for
your submission, so this is your opportunity to be a star!
Length
Teacake
stories: 100 to 500 words
Teacake
poems: 25 to 200 words
Teacake
recipes: 100 to 400 words
Personal
teacake memories: 100 to 300 words
Format
Please
submit your work through the site as a MicroSoft Word file, using
Arial, Times New Roman or Tahoma font, 12-point, 1.5 spacing.
For
recipes, please use the following sample format:
Name
of recipe, author, and person submitting recipe
(Example:
“Aunt Virginia’s Blackberry Teacakes, Submitted by John Doe”)
Brief,
5 to 20 word description
Ingredients
(example):
1
cup…
1/8
teaspoon…
¼
tablespoon…
8
ounces…
Directions:
Number
of servings
Model
for a winning story
Start
with a bit of history, including period details. Then introduce
characters. Talk about conflict, like the time you got in trouble
and after you apologized and were punished, you shared a teacake with
your Aunt—who made it all better. Reach deep into your
African-American roots and give vivid details.
Examples
of things we’d like to see:
A
humorous story about making your first teacakes with your mother,
and using salt instead of sugar.
A
touching poem about sharing teacakes after a funeral.
A
special recipe for lemon-poppyseed teacakes.
Your
personal recollection of your very first teacake experience.
Examples
of things we prefer not to see:
Any
sexual content or inappropriate language
Negative
experiences
Recipes
copied from elsewhere on the internet
Personal
recollections that demean or insult others
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