Taking Submissions: Classic Monsters Unleashed (EARLY LISTING)
Deadline: May 30th, 2021 Payment: 7 cents a word Theme: Dark, scary stories featuring a classic monster or monsters. Note: This does NOT open until April 8th 2021 but the competition will be FIERCE so I'm trying to give you as much time as possible I am editing the CLASSIC MONSTERS UNLEASHED anthology for Black Spot Books and Crystal Lake Publishing. KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! We’re looking for dark, scary stories featuring a classic monster or monsters (think famous creatures from pre-1960 horror movies). While we prefer new angles that subvert or re-imagine the monster, we are also interested in really good traditional monster stories. Stories can also star secondary characters, such as a well-known sidekick, assistant or love interest, from the classic monster universe. We are NOT looking for general monster types, such as a Cyclops, Bigfoot or Dragon. We are NOT necessarily looking for mythological monsters or old monsters. Check out the list below for possible characters. GUIDELINES: Payment: 7 cents a word (but could increase) Length: 1000 to 5000 words Submission Period: April 8 to May 30, 2021 (don't send before April 8) Expected Release Date: December 2021 Kickstarter Launch: March 8, 2021 No reprints, multiple subs or simultaneous subs Note: A Kickstarter campaign to fund the anthology launches in March, after which we’ll open to submissions. (Of course, the campaign has to fund successfully, but we're confident it will.) This is an invitation and open-submissions anthology (with about 75% invited and 25% open). With the top-notch lineup of writers we’ve already signed, send only your very best. Use classic Shunn formatting. Send as an attachment in doc or docx. In the subject line, put "Classic Monsters," the name of your story, and author name. Example: Classic Monsters – Story Title – Author Name. Email story submissions to [email protected] We want to publish your first...
