Deadline: February 13th 2012
Payment: An eBook copy will be sent to all contributors and up to 5 paperback copies will be available for purchase at cost to each contributing author. 50% of the royalties will be distributed between all contributors.

What if the worlds of horror and mythology collided; what skeletons might come tumbling out of that particular closet? Open up your mind to the possibilities of reimaged tales or the consequences of unleashing a mythological creature into today’s world. What would happen if Medusa were let loose in NYC? What would the world of mythology be like if Zeus had a penchant for torture and murder? Perhaps the Fey world holds you captivated; but you imagine the benign faerie folk to instead be frighteningly devious creatures that only exist in the darker, more sinister walks of life… Spin us a tale that will scare the reader but still maintain that magical twist from the stories of an age gone by. All mythology is open to interpretation; Greek, Roman, Fey, Chinese, Christian, plus the countless others not mentioned. Your only limitation is the one you place on yourself. * *Stories containing overt sexual content, [Editor’s Note: This market has specific guidelines for things they do not want to see. Please click on the link at the bottom of this post for all the details and follow their guidelines: it’s the polite and respectful thing to do. Also, it will help those submitting avoid being rejected on anything other than the quality of their work.] will be immediately disqualified from consideration.

Deadline for submissions – Monday, February 13th, 2012.
4000 – 10,000 words.

Please submit your manuscript as a *.doc or *.docx file in Times New Roman, 12 point font. Single spacing and standard formatting are required for consideration.

Only stories previously unpublished to be submitted. Upon acceptance into the anthology, you agree that Sirens Call Publications holds exclusive publishing rights for twelve (12) months from the date of publication; after that date has passed; all intellectual property rights revert to the author with the proviso that Sirens Call Publications retains distribution rights in the format of the contracted anthology.

An eBook copy will be sent to all contributors and up to 5 paperback copies will be available for purchase at cost to each contributing author. 50% of the royalties will be distributed between all contributors.

Email your submission as an attachment to; [email protected]

Emails should be titled “SUBMISSION – Of Myth and Monstrosity – ‘your story title’”.

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