Deadline: July 16th, 2022
Payment: Original Fiction: $0.08/word up to 1,000 words, and $0.01/word after Reprints: $0.01/word
Theme: Must contain fire-based elemental magic in an urban fantasy setting.
Note: Reprints Welcome

Aurelia Leo presents the first of many fiction and poetry anthologies for a cause. In addition, the “Phoenix Warriors” who are selected to be a part of these anthologies will work together to hit the USA Today Bestseller list for no additional cost. This anthology will support the burn community in two ways:

• 30% of the proceeds will be donated on an ongoing basis to the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
• 70% of the proceeds will go to funding sunscreen protection and other burn centric beauty from Amun Ra Beauty

Full disclosure, the company was started by my mom and me as I had flash burns, and she sustained 3rd-degree burns on 25% of her body.

GUIDELINES

Form? https://forms.gle/SxRKcYMgAFpCg7nv7

(Flexible) Deadline: July 16, 2022

Publication Date: February 7, 2023 (During National Burn Awareness Week)

Payment:

• Original Fiction: $0.08/word up to 1,000 words, and $0.01/word after
• Reprints: $0.01/word

Length? Flash (1,000 words) up to novella length (39,999 words) (NOT FLEXIBLE)

Format? Shunn Modern Manuscript Format

Track submissions using Duotrope and The Submission Grinder.

THEME

Must contain fire-based elemental magic in an urban fantasy setting. Your main character can control it. Maybe the villain has it. It’s flexible. Bonus points if your MC is a burn survivor. A romantic subplot is okay but not required.

RULES

• Translations are accepted
• Simultaneous submissions to other markets are accepted
• Only two submissions allowed in total (one original and one reprinted story)

RIGHTS

• Copyright remains with the author at all times
• Non-exclusive archival rights as long as the website(s) hosting the work are online
• First world electronic and print rights in English with exclusivity for 12 months from the date of publication
• If selected to be republished in another anthology in the future, payment in royalties is $0.01USD per word
• If selected for a podcast or audiobook, payment is $0.01USD per word for non-exclusive electronic audio rights

HARD SALES

• Excerpts out of a novel
• Poorly formatted and edited work
• Overtly racist, sexist, or violent work

ABSOLUTE NO

• Fanfiction of any kind
• Works above the word count
• Taboo elements (rape in all forms, incest, pedophilia, etc.) in almost all cases

OF INTEREST

• Protagonists that are Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, or/and People of Color (QTBIPOC)
• Settings outside of the United States of America, or the United States of America as we know it
• Intersectionality in regards to gender, class, ability status, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, and so on

We take 2-3 weeks to respond to submissions. If you haven’t received a response by then, please query. If you have any questions, email info [at] aurelialeo.com.

Via: Pride Book Cafe.