BRISTOL City fans are being encouraged to put pen to paper in support of an exciting new book project.

The brainchild of the club's Supporters Trust, 'City Till I Die' will be on the shelves by next Easter.

And the intention is to chronicle just what it means to follow the Robins.

Supporters Trust spokesman Miles Hendy describes the publication as " a book for the fans, by the fans."

Hendy and his cohorts today appealed to red loyalists of all ages and backgrounds to seize fashoin the content of the new publication by writing down their own experiences and recollections of supporting City.

He said: "This is a chance for the fans themselves to feature in an exciting book about what it is like to support Bristol City.

"We want to meet our longest standing fan. Who has seen the most City games and who travels furthest to watch home games?

"We want supporters to tell us about their own experiences, whether its the elation and exhilaration of winning promotion or the low points and despair we all feel when things go wrong.

"Players and managers may come and go, but it the fans that shape a club's character and following City has become a way of life for many of us.

"We want to hear people's stories, from the funny and the absurd to the downright bizarre and unbelievable."

Story-telling sessions will be staged at Ashton Gate and other venues across Bristol as part of the memory-gathering process and details will be posted on the various club websites.

'City Till I Die' will be published by the Supporters Trust in association with the National Literacy Trust, Supporters Direct and Bristol City Football Club itself.

Brentford fans launched a similar project several years ago, successfully publishing a collection of supporters' memories and donating proceeds from sales directly to the club.

Hendy said: "Brentford supporters were the first to come up with this idea and we'd like to do the same thing.

"We want real football stories from real football fans and we want fans to get in touch with their own memories or with stories about a family member or neighbour who they think deserves to be in the book."

Stories and reminiscences of between 200 and 300 words can be e-mailed to david@legendspublishing.net or via www.tilidie.co.uk. Alternatively, they can be sent by post to 18 Darby Crescent, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5LA or fans can simply call Steve on 0790 6802432 and talk about their story. The deadline for contributions is 14 February, 2009.