Taking Submissions: Ghostlore: An Audio Fiction Anthology
Deadline: February 6th, 2022 Payment: £0.04 per word, with a minimum payment of £10 per accepted piece. Theme: Original stories related to ghosts AND folklore Note: Apologies for the short window, I only stumbled across this one just now I’m delighted to launch an exciting new project in collaboration with the fantastic Alternative Stories & Fake Realities podcast: GHOSTLORE: An Audio Fiction Anthology And we’re now open to flash fiction submissions! Ghostlore is a genre of folklore concerning ghosts, and I can’t wait to read creative responses to this. The anthology will form part of Alternative Stories & Fake Realities’ Season 6, in Spring 2022, and will link to a folklore discussion panel on a similar theme. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR Original stories related to ghosts AND folklore – stories should contain at least an element of both. We would love to see stories representing folklore from around the world. For this call we’re looking for fiction 800 words or less, with a preference for shorter pieces. We’re looking for a combination of micro-fiction and flash fiction pieces, and will be able to accept more shorter pieces than longer pieces. Stories from a range of genres are welcome – as long as they contain the elements mentioned above! Whether funny, dark, heartbreaking, weird, uncanny, atmospheric, gothic, or horror, I want to read them all! Stories that would translate well to audio. (Experimental structures may be a hard sell for this reason.) New and established writers welcome. The anthology will be a mix of invited writers (to be announced soon) and open submission (roughly 30% invited/70% open submission). We particularly welcome submissions from underrepresented writers. TERMS AND PAYMENT Payment: £0.04 per word, with a minimum payment of £10 per accepted piece. Publication format: The selected stories will be read and recorded by professional actors and compiled into an audio...
Taking Submissions: Peculiar Monstrosities
Deadline: March 1st 2022 Payment: £20 Theme: Stories involving bizarre monsters. Open Jan 1st 2022 - March 1st 2022 (Stories sent before or after will not be read) Your chance to be a part of Planet Bizarro’s first EVER anthology. We are looking for 4000-7000 word stories involving bizarre monsters. They could be bloodthirsty, benevolent, pets, or whatever else you can dream up. Keep in mind that this is first and foremost BIZARRO, although we also love horror, humour, and stories with a message (subtle). Keep it weird, wacky, and bizarre. Expected to be published in April 2022. To give you an idea, some of the stories we particularly enjoy are by Carlton Mellick III, Michael Allen Rose, Danger Slater, Brian Allen Carr, David W. Barbee, Douglas Hackle, Shane McKenzie and many, many more. We recommend you familiarize yourself with the genre before submitting. FORMATTING: Standard Shunn formatting. Nothing fancy, please. Word doc/docx attachment to an email, as well as a short bio of no more than 100 words and up to two author links. PAYMENT: £20 plus a digital copy of the anthology upon publication. RIGHTS: Exclusive rights for 1 year. Full rights return to author after. No simultaneous submissions. No multiple submissions. Reprints may be considered but originals are preferred. SEND TO: [email protected] FAILURE TO FOLLOW SUBMISSION GUIDELINES WILL RESULT IN YOUR STORY BEING AUTOMATICALLY REJECTED Via: Planet Bizarro.
