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Taking Submissions: Recurring Nightmares III
June 1, 2016
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Payment: Contributor’s Copy
In 2013, GLAHW Member, Ken MacGregor had a brilliant idea for a Special Auction Prize at the annual Monster Mash for Literacy Bash – raffle off the opportunity for the winner’s name to become the sole theme of a future Anthology. Several brave souls went into the hat and one emerged victorious. Thus, Recurring Nightmares was born.
We have now opened this anthology to all writers in the Sci-Fi, Horror, Dark Fantasy genre. We however always encourage new members, sojoin us, won’t you?
The theme for Recurring Nightmares III (2016) is David’s and Peggy’s Nightmares. Every story must contain both characters names and a chicken.
Deadline is June 1, 2016 with a publication date of August/September 2016, with cover art by Steven J Bejma.
Please submit all stories to [email protected]
Quick and dirty Submission Guidelines (from Ken, the Head Editor and Creator of Recurring Nightmares)
There is no specific theme for 2016, but every story must have a chicken.
Word count is 2,500-5,000 firm – if you exceed 5,000, I will mercilessly cut what I want to get it under.
Two significant characters must be named “David” and “Peggy”, though they do not have to be the protagonists.
There needs to be a chicken in the story.
Please follow standard manuscript format (http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html) with the exception of adding an extra apace after a period – don’t do that. I hate that.
The sooner you get in your submissions, the more time I have to edit them and work with you to make them the best they can be, so earlier is better. Submissions received after March 1 will not be eligible for consideration.
I’m a hard-ass on deadlines. Deal with it.
I look forward to reading your submissions. Thanks.
Payment is 1 Contributor Copy and our thanks.
Via: Great Lakes Association Of Horror Writers.
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Ken MacGregor writes stuff. Sometimes, he edits stuff too.
He has two story collections: AN ABERRANT MIND, and SEX, GORE & MILLIPEDES, a young adult novella: DEVIL’S BANE (YA winner of the 23rd annual Critters Readers Poll), a co-written (with Kerry Lipp) novel: HEADCASE (available in serialized form), and is a member of the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers (GLAHW). He is a somewhat regular contributor to HorrorTree with his column Brain Babies. He has also written TV commercials, sketch comedy, a music video, some mediocre poetry, and a zombie movie. Ken is the Managing Editor of Collections and Anthologies for LVP Publications. He’s curated two anthologies: BURNT FUR for Blood Bound Books, and STITCHED LIPS for Dragon Roost Press..
When not writing, Ken drives the bookmobile for his local library. He lives with his kids, two cats, and the ashes of his wife.
Ken can be found at the staggeringly egocentric-named website kenmacgregor.com.
