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Submission Window: July 13thth -August 3rd, 2021 Payment: $15 and a contributor's copy Theme: Stories which truly capture the essence of Kate Bush Kate Bush: an Anthology Our first Weird Pop collection. SUBMISSIONS CLOSED. Window open July 13th-August 3rd. We hope to curate a truly strange collection of tales brought to life from a place of love and admiration for Kate and her artistry. Plant a seed plucked from her lyrics, music videos, imagery, or persona. Let’s cultivate something magical and bizarre together. We are still ironing out the details, but the following guidelines are set in stone: 1,500–4,000 words. Must contain some element of weird or dark fiction (we are partial to horror, bizarro, and magical realism, though we are not limiting our scope). Original ideas must be drawn from the work of Kate Bush, though the end product need not closely resemble its inspiration. Experiment! Files should be .doc or .docx. We prefer Times New Roman, but we aren’t picky as long as it’s legible. Please use a format similar to the following as the subject line for your email: Submission, “Story Title”, Your Name, Kate Bush Anthology In your cover letter, please include a short author bio of no more than 200 words, and a short description (<200 words) explaining how the piece was inspired by Kate Bush. Payment is $15 plus a physical copy of the book upon publication. Limit 2 stories per sub. We will NOT accept reprints, but simultaneous submissions are fine as long as you withdraw your story ASAP if accepted elsewhere. Email your submissions to [email protected] (please do not submit before July 13 or after August 3). Look to Kate for inspiration, and get your stories ready for July 13th! A few notes: For transparency: a small number of contributors were invited to send in their entries ahead of the submission...

Submission Window: August 1st-3rd 2021 Payment: $50 Theme: Healers, Midwives and Cunning Folk. Hi there! We’ll no doubt write more about this later in the next year, but for now, what follows below will tell you all you need to know. And the theme? It’s “Healers, Midwives and Cunning Folk.” (No more submissions are being accepted for publication in December of 2020–but we will be publishing stories that have already been accepted.) The following is relevant to all submissions for 2021, and the first submission window opens Jan. 1. More below.   Writing opportunities for 2021 include:   New Fairy Tales: Fairy tales that are almost or entirely new or are just new takes on old tales are all welcome. Mashups of existing fairy tales are welcome as well. Submissions must follow the theme below to be considered.   Essays: Nonfiction articles about any aspect fairy tales and folklore are being sought. The term “essay” just means you’ll be writing about fairy-tale related matters in a nonfiction article.  Creative nonfiction is welcome. You do not have to stick to the theme, but you can.   Poetry: Poetry inspired by fairy tales and that follows the theme is also welcome.   Please read the following in its entirety before submitting.   Want to know what is likely to get published here? There are well over 10 years of stories, essays and art on this current site. It’s the best place to start if you want to be published here.   HERE IS HOW YOU SUBMIT AND FORMAT   Only the kind of submissions outlined below will be accepted at EC in 2021.   * Writers will have a chance to submit fairy-tale inspired stories/essays/poems 11 times this year. Since we will be choosing four works per publishing month, there are 44...