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Taking Submissions: Grumpy Old Gods Vol. 7: Trickster Gods

Deadline: February 10th, 2020 Payment: Royalties Theme: Classic trickster trope: have them fearlessly playing pranks on the powerful – not picking on the weak.   If you get them in deep trouble, get them out before the end of the story. It’s finally time! We’ve been looking forward to this since the very first Grumpy Old Gods.  We’re inviting you to submit your trickster stories. That’s right. We’re gearing up for Grumpy Old Trickster Gods (to be released April 1st). Send us your best tales of conniving tricksters that are past their glory days, tricksters that find their mojo again after being retired.   We want to see the classic trickster trope: have them fearlessly playing pranks on the powerful – not picking on the weak.   If you get them in deep trouble, get them out before the end of the story. We want the readers to finish each story with a grin. Trickster myths are all about the canny and clever winning.  We want stories where they defend the less powerful from those who are in power: have them take on the IRS, the local homeowners association, a diamond smuggling ring, or Zeus when he’s being rapey. In many cultures, tricksters are generally male, but we’re equal-opportunity editors, so we’ll take tricksters in any form they come in, though we’d prefer most of the stories to keep the trickster in human form for at least part of the story, because it works better with the modern setting we’re asking for. Trickster Gods In April Call for Submissions V7 Stories need to be 3000-4000 words and include a Grumpy Trickster God – preferably one that’s coming out of retirement, or planning to retire (though he’s not required to actually retire; the world needs the tricksters today more than ever). We try to only use...