Taking Submissions: Shifters
Deadline: May 5th 2013 Payment: 1 Contributor's Copy We are open to submissions for Shifters, a themed charity anthology, for POD paperback and eBook publication. It will benefit the American Humane Association’s Red Star Rescue Team, which provides disaster response services for pets and domestic animals. The release will coincide with the World Horror Convention in June. We are looking for shapeshifter and were-creature stories of any type, for an adult audience. Horror stories with werewolves, shapeshifter erotica, weird western, science fiction, reimagined fairy tales… as long as it features a shapeshifter or were-beast. Word Count: 2,000 to 10,000 words preferred, but flexible. We also need a small number of very short flash pieces, 250 words or less. In addition to being in the book, these may be printed on postcards as promotional pieces. We are also looking for submissions for cover art and art for the promo pieces. Payment for stories, and for artwork: 1 print contributor’s copy of the anthology. All proceeds from sales of the anthology will be going to the charity. Rights: We will be asking for First Electronic and First Print Rights (unless it’s a reprint). Please remember that you can only sell your various ”First” rights once, and that you will only be able to market your accepted story later as a reprint, once we have published it, which may limit where you can submit it to in the future, and how much you may be paid for it. Only you can make this business decision for yourself. Deadline: May 5th, 2013. Submit the full story to us at [email protected], with “Shifters” in the subject line. Include a little information about yourself as well. Multiple submissions: Ok Simultaneous submissions: Ok, just let us know. Reprints: We prefer original stories for this anthology, but will...
Taking Submissions: Ominous Realities
Deadline: May 5th 2013 Payment: $100 flat rate per each manuscript accepted into the collection ‘Ominous Realities’ focuses on the dark side of the speculative street. For this collection of short stories, we’re looking for work that fits comfortably into the Dark Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy genres, but that is a ‘cut above.’ If you’re an author whose subject matter is complex, disturbing, visceral, or brooding and thought provoking, then you’ll want it included in ‘Ominous Visions.’ If you make your home in dark horror science fiction or dark horror fantasy or anywhere in between, as long as you dwell near the center of all that is horrible, you need to have your work included in this upcoming anthology. DEADLINE – May 5, 2013. We are looking for your Speculative Horror Fiction. As long as it is dark and dreadful. For our upcoming anthology ‘Ominous Realities,’ we’re looking for the darkest voices working in the areas of Science Fiction, Science Fantasy and Speculative Horror Fiction. Whether your vision includes alien intervention, biblical apocalypse, dystopian existences or simply fantastical and frightening concepts of life current or past, we want to see what you’ve got up your sleeve. We do not want to limit the creativity or our authors, preferring instead to let each writer’s words speak to them from the place that is most comfortable. We’re looking to include the best and brightest new voices writing in Speculative Fiction today, and ‘Ominous Realities’ is intended to celebrate that creativity, without limitations. Please review our Submissions Guidelines below, and feel free to contact us here on the site with any questions. or send a message to [email protected]. But, keep in mind we have a VERY short deadline! *’Ominous Realities’ is a working title. Grey Matter Press reserves the right to change...
