Deadline: June 30th, 2024
Price: $30
Theme: Stories set in the Starship Blunder universe (links to that universe below if you’re unfamiliar with the world.)

The Starship Blunder is an aging military vessel and part of a small space federation.

Please read the Setting Overview, Character Profiles, and Intro story before submitting your story.

WHAT WE WANT:

• Writers must be at least 18-year-old to submit their story.

• Diverse Storytelling: Humorous tales are our core, but feel free to delve into darker themes, explore romance, or follow whatever path your creativity takes you.

• Word Count: Ideally, stories should be between 2,000 and 10,000 words. Exceptional stories outside this range will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

• Originality in the Universe: We welcome your fictional planets and alien species. Expand the Starship Blunder universe with your imagination!

• Character Diversity: Bring us characters of all shapes, sizes, and species. We love variety and uniqueness in our cosmic cast.

• Engaging Narratives: Whether it’s a light-hearted escapade or a thought-provoking journey, we’re looking for stories that captivate and entertain.

• Ready for Print: Submissions should be well-edited and ready for publication, requiring minimal editorial changes.

• Multiple Submissions: If you feel sufficiently inspired by the universe, feel free to submit multiple stories!

• Submission Process: Submissions must be made through this form. 

• Excessive Gore: While a bit of space skirmish or alien encounter is fine, we prefer gore that serves the plot and isn’t gratuitous.

• Erotica: Romance? Absolutely! But please, no explicit erotica.

• Child Abuse: Stories involving any form of child abuse will not be considered.

• Dismantling the Core World: Please don’t destroy our beloved Starship Blunder or Neptune. Also, avoid killing off any canonical characters.

• AI Generated Stories: AI is great, and feel free to use it to brainstorm, outline, and correct grammar, but all of the prose of your story should be your own.

More Details

Payment: $30 per accepted story.

Publishing Details: The Starship Blunder anthology will be published by Beth Martin Books and be made available in ebook and print. Contributors will have the opportunity to purchase print copies at a 50% discount from MSRP.

Deadline: Submissions due by June 30, 2024.

Decisions will be made by August 15, 2024. If you have not heard back about your submission by this date, unfortunately that means your submission has been declined.

If a story is not picked for this anthology, feel free to remove any Spaceship Blunder names and details and submit the story to another market or publish it elsewhere.

Have questions? Email them to [email protected].

Via: Starship Blunder.