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The Undead That Saved Christmas Vol. 3 MONSTER BASH Edited and Compiled by Lyle Perez-Tinics Deadline: June 1, 2012 (or until full) Target release date: September 20, 2012 The Undead That Saved Christmas Vol. 3 Monster Bash is a charity anthology of short stories, comics and poems. Net proceeds from the book will help provide Christmas presents for foster kids at Hugs Foster Family Agency (http://www.HugsFFA.org/) This is it, the last edition of The Undead That Saved Christmas anthologies. I am seeking Christmas/monster themed short stories ranging from 2,500 – 7,500 words. The stories should have strong holiday themes and must contain some sort of monster. No longer is this anthology limited to zombies or vampires. Think of werewolves that pull Santa's sleigh or the elves at the North Pole being replaced by demons. Please be creative and as gruesome as you’d like. Even though this book is to help children, its target readers are adults. Original stories only, please no reprints. For comic submissions please have your contact information in the body of the email. The comic script must be illustrated by your artist (or yourself) prior to submitting. Comics can be any length, but must contain Christmas and monster. All images must be 300DPI and at least 6x9. I will adjust size as needed. Keep all text at least .50 away from top, bottom and outside margins and .75 away from the inside margin. This makes it easier when I have to format the book. For poem submission, please have all of your contact information at the top of the page. Poems must be about monsters during Christmas time. If you would like to revamp a Christmas carol please do so. Try to keep poems under 250 words. This anthology is for charity. There will be no payments...

Deadline: June 1st, 2012 Payment: Contributor's Copy Working Title: "Hunting Ghosts: Thrilling Tales of Paranormal Investigation" Publisher: Black Oak Media Edited by: Michael Kleen and Buck Weiss Release Date: TBA In the past several years, Ghost Hunting has become a cultural phenomenon with television shows, local chapters, and an internet following. Previously, Black Oak Media has published non-fictional accounts of the paranormal with titles such as “Chasing Shadows” by Larry Wilson, “Diaries of the Dark Side” by Cassidy O’Connor, and “History, Mystery and Hauntings of Southern Illinois” by Bruce and Lisa Cline. In this anthology, we are looking for fictional accounts of ghost hunting and paranormal investigation. No true stories will be accepted. Think outside the box for your stories. Horror, comedy, adventure, steampunk, historical, sci-fi, etc. We would love to have a nice mix of genres all tied together by the theme of ghost hunting. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR: - short stories from 4,000 - 10,000 words - MUST fit the theme of ghost hunting. - Adult themes (such as violence & gore, strong language, etc.) are all welcome, but never in excess. Make all of your extremes have a point besides being extreme. QUESTIONS? CONTACT: - Buck Weiss at: [email protected] What rights do we want? First publishing rights, (we will review previously published stories on an individual basis but stories that have not been previously printed will get first placement) The right to use the story for as long as there is demand for the book. The right to edit each story for any missed grammatical errors The right to use parts of the book and the author's name for promotion. You will keep all other rights and can republish the story anytime you choose. What you get: Authors who have stories accepted will receive a copy of...

Deadline: June 1st, 2012 Payment: All authors will receive $25.00, a copy of the book as payment, and a Zombie Fiend t-shirt. Note: Submissions are open to www.ZombieFiend.com members. Working Title: Zombie Bacon and Long Pork Edited by: Joy Killer Project publishing date: September 2012, for promotion through Halloween and Christmas Zombie Bacon and Long Pork is an anthology with the most desperate and horrorible of all Apocalyptic themes: cannibalism. Human meat, often called long pork, will be the topic of every story. It will be up to each author to create their own conception of an Apocalyptic world and the lives somehow touched by mors tua, vita mea. What rights do we want? First publishing rights, the right to use the story for as long as there is demand for the book, the right to edit each story for missed grammatical errors, to encourage content change if there are glaring errors, to refuse any submissions that do not meet our standards, and the right to use parts of the book and the author's name for promotion. Although the rights stay with the author, they can't publish again until after the book goes to print. You will keep all other rights and can republish the story anytime you choose, after the book has been released and promoted by us. Submission Guidelines: Deadline: June 1, 2012 Payment: All authors will receive $25.00, a copy of the book as payment, and a Zombie Fiend t-shirt. How your stories should be sent: All entries must be a .doc file. The text must be 12pt Times New Roman font with no formatting. Single spaced, indent paragraphs with one hit on the tab key. Stories should be between 4,000 and 10,000 words. Submissions sent in any other format will be requested to convert the file...