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Deadline: May 1, 2012. Payment: 1 cent/word plus a copy of the print book when it is available To all authors: We have dozens of projects going on at any given time. These guidelines are designed to help us facilitate processing your submission as quickly as possible. Please make sure you read and follow all guidelines. Failure to follow the submission guidelines may result in your submission getting lost or accidentally deleted. Project Title: Return of the Dead Men (and Women) Walking Project Scope: For purposes of this anthology, we are limiting consideration to those stories that feature corporeal undead. These include, but are not limited to, ghouls, liches, mummies, revenants, vampires, wights, and of course zombies. We are not interested in stories featuring incorporeal undead such as ghosts and poltergeists. Genre Considerations: Despite the subject matter, stories need not be firmly rooted in the horror genre to be considered. We will consider a wide range of stories, including fantasy, weird west, steampunk, post-apocalyptic, urban fantasy, and others. This anthology will target adult readers, and therefore young adult stories will not be considered. We will also not consider paranormal romances or erotica. General Guidelines: Our normal general submission guidelines apply. We strongly encourage authors to read our general guidelines first before submitting to this anthology. In particular, we judge both first person and present tense narratives much more critically than we do other works. We will consider such stories and have published them in the past, but they must truly be exceptional for us to publish such styles. When submitting stories for this project, you must use the subject line DEAD MEN STORY SUBMISSION. Submit stories as attachments as per the instructions of our general guidelines. Do not submit bios or a list of publishing credits with your submission, as...

Deadline: May 1, 2012 Payment: 3 cents a word for new works (possibly less for reprints), and 5 contributor copies of the published book. Werewolves of London (and Other Places, Too!) I've just sold a new anthology pitch, and here's the prospectus to get a jump-start on. Gentlemen (and ladies), start your enzymes! MARK OF THE BEAST New Legends of the Werewolf Edited by Scott David Aniolowski Author and Editor Scott David Aniolowski is now accepting submissions for MARK OF THE BEAST; New Legends of the Werewolf, an anthology of werewolf tales to be published in late 2012 by Chaosium, Inc. Werewolves have recently become very big in pop culture, thanks to the popularity of certain young adult novels and their movie adaptations. Unfortunately, our lycanthropic friends are now being portrayed as pouty, angsty, shirtless hunky teens, instead of savage, bestial figures from folklore and nightmares. It is my goal to assemble stories that put the horror back into the werewolf. There are countless variations on the werewolf legend from around the world and throughout history. The more common causes for lycanthropy include being bitten by a wolf or werewolf, cursed by a Gypsy or witch, a family curse, donning an enchanted pelt, imbibing potions or poisons, selling your soul to the devil, falling from religious grace, etc. Some werewolves change from human to giant wolf – some to hybrid wolf-men. And the infliction strikes at various times, depending upon the legend: during a full moon, while under great emotional stress, when the pelt is worn or potion drank – or even at will – etc. Some werewolves are aware of their condition and remember everything when they change – others have no knowledge whatsoever, or experience memories as “nightmares”. Some are solitary – others live in packs. Silver kills...

Deadline: May 1st 2012 Payment: Contributor's copy We are now accepting stories for our new anthology, Grindhouse. If you are familiar with the concept then you will know exactly the kind of thing we are looking for. Action, horror and lots of gore. The crazier, the bloodier, the better. This book will be the equivalent of an R-Rated movie. Stories must be between 3 and 10,000 words. Closing date for this anthology is May 1st 2012. Payment will be one printed paperback contributor copy and further copies available at a highly-reduced rate. All manuscripts should be 12pt, double-spaced, and should include author details and word count on the first page. There should be no footers or headers. Submissions can be emailed to [email protected] with the subject of the email being - Submission (followed by the title of the manuscript) Manuscripts will be read and assessed as soon as possible and you will receive a confirmation if we think the manuscript is elegible for publication.

Deadline: May 5, 2012 Payment: $0.02/word and contributor copy I’m pleased to announce we’re open for submissions for Mirror Shards: Volume Two. Last year’s anthology, Mirror Shards: Volume One, was a success on many accounts. The new volume will be released by Black Moon Books in late summer 2012 as an eBook and POD. Augmented reality holds the promise of great social change in both the near and far-flung futures. It’s also a wonderful medium for storytelling as information and graphics overlain eye-screens challenges the doors of perception and creates mixed-reality worlds to work and play. Black Moon Books is seeking stories between 3000 and 9000 words (soft edges) that utilize augmented reality as a way to explore the human condition. The stories can be set in any place, time, or genre, as long as the story cannot exist bereft of augmented reality. Feel free to explore the edges of the technology. The anthology will pay from $0.02/word to $0.05/word. Minimum payment per word will be $0.02 for all accepted slush stories, but one pro paying slot ($0.05/word) will be given for the best story (Gold Prize.) Rights I’ll ask for include exclusivity for 3 months, First Electronic & First English-Language Book Rights. One copy will be provided for each author in the anthology. Stories should be emailed to mirrorshards2012 (at) blackmoonbooks (dot) com and should follow standard manuscript formatting (courier new, 12 point, double spaced, etc.) The file should be attached as an .doc or .rtf (not .docx). Multiple submissions are welcome, though your best bet is to pick your best story and send only that one. A brief cover letter listing current publication credits would be helpful in the body of the email. If you have received an honorable mention or above in the Writers of the Future...