Taking Submissions: State of Horror: North Carolina
State of Horror: North Carolina Deadline: November 30th, 2011 Payment: $3/copy and residuals Reading period will be October 15th 2011 - November 30th 2011 Stories submitted before the reading date or after the reading dates will be returned unread, NO EXCEPTIONS! What the next theme will be - Horror Stories set in North Carolina Length and submission... We are looking for tales in the 2,500-7,500 word range. Nothing more, nothing less. We will return (unread) anything not within these guidelines. You can submit a story as either an attachment to the e-mail address in Word or in the body of an e-mail. We do NOT accept snail mail. Please put "State of Horror: North Carolina" in the subject of the e-mail and give a word count in the e-mail itself, even if the story also has it listed. Our reading time is usually 10-12 weeks NO multiple submissions, NO exceptions. Reprints accepted. Payment info... We pay $3.00* for each story accepted via PayPal. That's it. We are a brand new eBook-only publisher looking to get the name out there and get some quality releases under our belts without making the mistake of so many other small-press publishers and overdoing it in the beginning. We pay everyone once the anthology has been officially filled and proofed. If this is acceptable, kindly submit to us. * Our eBooks will generally sell for $2.99... we offer the $3.00 flat rate, but an author can earn royalties after each 150 eBooks sold as follows: ~ 1-149 eBooks sold = $3.00 flat advance ~ 150-300 eBooks sold = an additional $3.00 per author ~ 301-450 eBooks sold = an additional $3.00 per author ~ 451-600 eBooks sold = You get the idea... ADDITIONALLY, we will be publishing a PRINT version as well, and for every...
Taking Submissions: Bronie
Bronie Deadline: November 30th 2011 Payment: $10 Per Accepted Story Kazka Press is currently seeking submissions for an anthology of short stories on the following topic (this is not the flash fiction anthology): It all started as an innocent Twitter-sation. Lauren noted that “A pony is better than a unicorn because he doesn’t know how cute he is! Unicorns are all glitter and sass. Very pompous.” Fine. No problem. But then she wrote, “I think we have room for at least 500 more pony stories in the f&sf genre.” And anyone who has read Kij Johnson’s Nebula winning short story “Ponies” at Tor knows this to be true. However, quickly the Twitter-sation moved from ponies, innocent and sweet, to bronies (Google it), to which Kazka Press founder L. Lambert Lawson replied, “I’ll make bronies the subject of my October story.” To which Kij Johnson replied, “Dare you. Double dare you.” Now, one does not take a dare from as wonderful a writer as Kij Johnson lightly. In fact, one responds to such a challenge with doughty resolve. But then she upped the ante when she tweeted, “There should be a bronies anthology.” And, hence, the reason you are here. You want to be a part of that anthology–I can see it in your quivering IP address. So, without further ado: What: Kazka Press is soliciting submissions for an ebook anthology of bronie themed stories set in a speculative fiction setting. Specifically, a bronie is a man who likes to watch My Little Pony. However, we’re going to define bronie for the sake of this anthology as “a man who likes ponies.” Oh, and we’re going to allow some leeway with how you define “man” as well. For example, it doesn’t have to be a man at all. It could be,...
Taking Submissions: The Darkleian Times Vol.1
The Darkleian Times Vol.1 Deadline: November 30th, 2011 Payment: No advance. Shared royalties on sales. Announcing the Darkleian Times anthology ezine volume 1 - Tales of speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy and horror that blur the boundaries of what is and what isn’t. There’s not enough great speculative fiction. There can never be enough. Hence, the Darkleian Times - an independent quarterly (at least) e-zine of crackingly good speculative fiction. We are looking for speculative short fiction up to about 5000 words for inclusion in the first issue. If this goes well, there will be a second. And a third. And so on….. Here’s the theme for volume 1, your brief if you like: Imagine a world in which everything and everyone is monitored…. That’s it. Best imaginationing hats on. The details: Publication Date: 15th December 2011 (or thereabouts) Publication format : eBook, generated and distributed through Smashwords Word Length : Short fiction 2000 to 5000 words. Guidelines: Short works of speculative fiction containing some or more elements or sensibilities of science fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism, alternate history, folklore, and/or related ‘nonrealist’ genres and subgenres. No, I’m not sure what this all means either. I’m not overly keen on excessive adult content, or graphic violence. Not that I’m a prude – it just limits your market, man! Also, sword and sorcery fantasy (unless served up with a side-dish of pure ‘speculative fiction’ twist) probably isn’t going to find a place here. Rules: No reprints. Original, unpublished fiction only. No simultaneous submissions. Payment : No advance. Shared royalties on sales. Rights : First rights, electronic. Submit: .doc or .rtf files only please. Deadline for submission: 30th November 2011 Go to it. Email submissions and/or questions to [email protected]. I’ll try and respond to each and every submission within 3 days.
Taking Submissions: Horror For Good: A Charitable Anthology
Horror For Good: A Charitable Anthology Deadline: November 30th 2011 Payment: Exposure OnlyThe Guidelines Horror For Good is a non-themed anthology of horror of which 100% proceeds will go to amfAR The Foundation for AIDS Research. It is being co-edited by Mark Scioneaux and Robert S. Wilson with the help of Publishing Consultant R.J. Cavender Deadline: Midnight Pacific Standard Time November 30th, 2011. What we want: All horror stories welcomed! No restriction on the genre. One story per author. Stories should be a minimum of 2,500 words and a maximum of 10,000 words. Obviously exceptions can be made based on story quality. What we don’t want: - No adult content (sex is okay if it’s valid to the story, but try not to overdue it.) - Swearing is fine as long as it fits in the story. - No stories that involve extreme violence/rape of children/animals Any story you have, new or previously published, can be submitted. Please make sure the contract on any published work has expired before submitting. What we’re making: A collaboration of horror that will be sold on Amazon.com as an e-book with ALL proceeds going to charity (charity yet to be decided). What you get: I'm sure we can work something out for an author's copy, but since all proceeds go to charity, I ask the authors to consider purchasing the book to help a greater cause. Submissions welcome from everywhere: USA, Canada, UK, Europe, anywhere and everyone is welcome to submit for a noble cause. What to send: Make sure your contact information is on the first page of your story. Make all stories SINGLE SPACED and, please, no tabs. Flush to the left. Any words you want in Italics should be in Italics and also underlined. Also, please send in Georgia font. RTF...
