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Deadline: August 30th 2012 Payment: 2 Contributor's copies KISS ME AT MIDNIGHT – COLLECTION A clean slate. A fresh start. A chance to throw out the old and begin anew. There’s nothing as revitalizing as the start of a new year, and what better way to begin than with a kiss. Less Than Three Press is seeking stories for a collection revolving around the theme of a new year, a new start, a propitious beginning. THE DETAILS: Deadline is AUGUST 30TH, 2012 11:59 EST (GMT -5) (give or take, we won’t kill you for sending it off the following morning) Ideally stories should be 5,000-10,000 words in length, but anything a little longer or shorter is acceptable. Stories must be m/m or f/f (threesomes etc are acceptable, but all parties must be the same gender). Stories should have a happy end—either HEA or HFN is acceptable. Any genre is acceptable: contemporary, fantasy, steampunk, sci-fi, horror, mystery, western, etc. We adore variety. All usual LT3 submission guidelines apply. This collection is centered around the theme of a new year and all the potential that comes with it. All stories must have a strong tie to this theme. We are looking for creative stories that bring in this theme, not simply dozens of stories about a New Year’s Eve party (though if you can do that creatively, we welcome it gladly). Kiss Me at Midnight is a collection of ebooks, meaning each story will be sold as an individual ebook, and readers will also have the option to purchase “bundles” or the entire collection for a reduced rate. Standard ebook royalty rates will apply. Stories should be complete before submitting, and as edited as possible. They can be submitted in any format (doc, docx, rtf, odt, etc), preferably single spaced with a...

Deadline: August 31, 2012 Payment: Exposure Only SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 31, 2012 WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: Flash fiction covering all genres. This is a collection of stories to be enjoyed by everyone, please keep excessive cussing and sex out unless integral to your character. WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR: Slash and hack, blood and gore for their own sake. Graphic rape, torture, child abuse, and animal torture have their place, but not here. We prefer stories written in the third person—will consider first person if you knock our socks off. No Reprints. Looking for short stories in the 500- 1,500 word range. Payment exposure. This is a 4 The Luv anthology.. Submissions will be accepted August 31, 2012 Tentative Release Date: December 2012 Email submissions to: [email protected] Please put SUBMISSION, followed by the title of the story, and word count, in the subject line of your email. Attach your submission in .rtf format. Submissions pasted in the body of email will be rejected, unread.

Deadline: August 31st 2012 Payment: $10 Our 2012 anthology is a return to the classic ghost story... with a twist! We are looking for gay-themed ghost stories in the Gothic tradition. Avoid the ghost and Mr. Muir thing here and get creative! Requirements: 1000-3000 words RTF format Double-space/ Times New Roman There must some gay element to the story (and a ghost!) We do not want: excessive gore/ violence/ splatter rape/ torture/ abuse Reprints No simultaneous submissions We're looking for stories in the Poe, James, Le Fanu, Polidori vein here! Contact: [email protected] Payment: $10 Deadline: 31 August for an October publication

Deadline: August 31st 2012 Payment: $10 We are currently seeking submissions for our 2012 anthology! Our 2012 anthology is a return to the classic ghost story... with a twist! We are looking for gay-themed ghost stories in the Gothic tradition. Avoid the ghost and Mr. Muir thing here and get creative! Requirements: 1000-3000 words RTF format Double-space/ Times New Roman There must some gay element to the story (and a ghost!) We do not want: excessive gore/ violence/ splatter rape/ torture/ abuse Reprints No simultaneous submissions We're looking for stories in the Poe, James, Le Fanu, Polidori vein here! Contact: [email protected] Payment: $10 Deadline: 31 August for an October publication Ebook and paperback format

Deadline: August 31, 2012 Payment: We offer $30 and one contributor’s copy of the book as payment upon acceptance. An additional royalty will be paid out for every copy of the book (press or digital) sold after the first 500. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES What We Want DALI-ANCES: The Salvador Dali Anthology features around ten to fifteen short fiction stories dealing with Salvador Dali and his artworks. We are looking for stories inspired by or involving the artist, his art, or his symbolisms that categorize him as one of the 20th century’s most influential artists. We welcome all subgenres and forms of fantastic fiction, from horror and science fiction, steampunk and bizarro, fantasy and magic realism. We are looking for short stories which showcase Dali or his artwork as a central theme. Deadline for submissions is August 31, 2012. No entries will be accepted beyond this deadline. What We Don’t Want We will not accept stories which have the theme obviously shoehorned in after the fact. We do not want generic surrealism-based stories. We are not looking for poetry. And we don’t want an extreme amount of vulgarity or sexual perversion for its own sake, unless it fits the theme and mood of the anthology, especially considering the source material. Manuscript Format We are looking for short fiction between 1500-7500 words, though longer fiction will still be considered. All submissions should be in DOC, RTF, or TXT format in standard double-spaced manuscript format. Multiple Submissions and Reprints We accept up to two (2) multiple submissions for review. Each one must be sent via its own separate email. Reprints are permissable, as long as prior publication is mentioned and described in the cover letter. Pay Rate We offer $30 and one contributor’s copy of the book as payment upon acceptance. An additional royalty...

Deadline: August 31, 2012 Payment: $0.05/word and royalty split Edited by E.S. Magill, Angel Leigh McCoy, and Chris Marrs (see bios, below) Deep Cuts: (1) songs on an album that do not get commercial air time. (2) great songs that get overshadowed by an album’s hits. Like the “deep cuts” on an album, there’s good stuff out there, stuff worth digging up and having another go at. In honor of Women in Horror Month, we invite you to tell us about a deep cut written by a woman writer. We want to give horror lovers (male and female alike) the opportunity to recommend powerhouse tales written by women, those bloody stylings and chainsaw rhythms that have lain hidden like deadly gems among other great works. Recommend a woman writer’s horror story that you believe may have been overlooked by the general public, along with your own submission. Choose well, because if we publish your story, we’ll also publish your recommendation. Join us as we knock the needle over a few grooves to find and recommend those deep cuts cranked up to 11 by women horror writers. Warning: Cuts May Be Deeper Than They Appear Submission Guidelines This will be a horror anthology. We do not want splatterpunk, urban fantasy, or supernatural romance. We will choose stories that do or don’t contain supernatural elements, but all the stories we choose will obviously have been written with the intent to make the reader uneasy with the lights off. Anyone can submit, man or woman, so long as they’re over 18. In addition to the short story submission, each submitter is asked to write up to 150 words honoring a short story by a female horror writer, telling why the story means so much to them and where it was published. This short...

Deadline: August 31, 2012 Payment: Payment $25 advance paid uponpublication with quarterly payments after advance has been met. Welcome to the second anthology from THE HORROR SOCIETY. Since this is an election year I thought that it might be interesting to publish a horror anthology about politicians. Throughout history many of our political figures have suffered painful events or tragic deaths. What we are looking for is stories that twist this event - I.e. What if the doctors that treated George Washington were vampires, or the reason it took so long to bury Abraham Lincoln was because he kept wandering off. Don’t change history but feel free to play it. Have fun while researching your politician. You will need to make your selection and contact May/December before you start writing. The reason for this is that you will need to reserve your choice to avoid multiple submissions on the President or the politician. We are looking for a wide assortment of figures for this publication. There will be No political opinions allowed! We don’t care what political affiliation you are. This is about the horror not politics. 4000-10,000 words. -No less, and no more-No living politicians will be allowed. Message Denise Brown with selection, we will make a daily post (and keep itupdated) of which have been selected to avoid duplication. Please email: [email protected] Payment $25 advance paid uponpublication with quarterly payments after advance has been met. Times New Roman. Size 12 font. Single Space. First line indent by .3; All stories will be stripped of authorinfo and forwarded blind to editor who will score each story. Top (seeking atotal word count of 70,000 words) will be accepted. All submissions are due August 31, 2012

Deadline: August 31st 2012 Payment: All contributors are will be paid £3.00 for every 150 copies of their respective anthology sold. This payment is cumulative, meaning that, if a given anthology sells 300 copies, each contributor will receive £6.00, if it sells 450 copies, each contributor will receive £9.00 and so on. This applies to all sales of the anthology, in every format. Royalties will be payable for the first two years of the book’s existence. Cruentus Libri Press is pleased to announce its forthcoming anthology, now open for submission. The Dark Side of the Womb: From Their Cradle to Your Grave is a horror anthology themed around those scariest of monsters – children. WHAT WE WANT Terrifying toddlers and chill-inducing children; Satanic sons and demonic daughters; bloodthirsty babies and…well, you get the idea. We want tales of terror that revolve around young kids, preferably under the age of ten. The children can be innocent victims, or monstrous villains or some splendid blending of the two, but they must be the focal point. WHAT WE DON’T WANT Two words – sexual abuse. We don’t expect the children in your stories to live in a world of sunshine and lollipops – far from it – but this is not a theme we want to explore in this anthology. It can be alluded to, suggested, even mentioned – but once it becomes the focus of the story, out it goes. Sexual abuse of a child is one of the most abhorrent things in the world and for that very reason it’s a strict no-no. Let them be torn apart by zombies, sacrificed to one of the Great Old Ones or destroy whole cities every time they fill their nappy (any parents will know what we mean by that last one) – we...

Deadline: August 31st, 2012 Payment: Exposure Only Theme: “Horror: Dark & Dreadful” Media: Electronic/Digital Publication Date: September 2012 Deadline: August 31, 2012 “Bring on the strange, the twisted, and the bizarre. We are looking for stories and poetry that will make us want to sleep with the lights on. Psychological thrillers, bedtime stories for very bad children, and unusually likable anti-heroes are sure to please. Pretty vampires need not apply. Give us the grim, the dark, and the seriously creepy....just scare us already!” Haunted Water Press is currently seeking works of prose, creative nonfiction and poetry for the Fall 2012 issue of our quarterly literary journal, From the Depths. We are looking for short stories of 3500 words or less, flash fiction of any length, creative nonfiction of 1500 words or less, and poetry. Selected works may also appear as part of our online literary content. Submissions will be accepted through our ONLINE SUBMISSIONS MANAGER. We accept multiple submissions but request that you have no more than four submissions pending. Please no simultaneous submissions. Your four submissions may be in any combination of prose, creative nonfiction or poetry. If you use Duotrope, we request that you report each individual work submitted. Authors receive exposure only, no monetary payment. Please review our Submission Guidelines prior to submitting for details on formatting your submission.

Deadline: August 31, 2012 Payment: Unknown Editor’s Alert: Storyworlds Magazine currently seeks submissions for the first three issues of the magazine. Please get your submissions in well before August 31, 2012 to be considered for our debut issues. Thanks! Storyworlds Magazine Submission Guidelines: Fiction Here are the Storyworlds Magazine submission guidelines for fiction: Fiction that… Is 3,000 to 5,000 words. Is set in a storyworld created by the author (and is creator-owned) that is established in publicly available works by the author or others. Has balanced attention to character, plot, setting and theme. Stands alone. Doesn’t require foreknowledge of the characters or storyworld. Creates a lingering emotional response… regardless of the emotion triggered. By an author who… Has a demonstrable, substantial social media audience. Actively and personally engages with that audience. Has an established website dedicated to their works, including the storyworld in question. Is committed to marketing their work with direct-to-fan communication. It’s important to note that there’s no mention of genre in the above list. Storyworlds Magazine doesn’t have much use for genre classification, save for its arguable value in helping readers find things they may be predisposed to enjoy. Of course, it can cut both ways: some people use genre to avoid things they may never know if they like or not, and that’s sad. At Storyworlds Magazine, we don’t care about genre. We care about story. On Serials: Storyworlds Magazine will consider serials in some circumstances. Please query first. Rights We License: Fiction Storyworlds Magazine requires first exclusive worldwide English language print and electronic rights for twelve months beginning with publication month, perpetual non-exclusive rights after that twelve months, and non-exclusive anthology rights. Anthology inclusion and compensation falls under its own agreement. We are not soliciting reprints at this time. Removing Works Published In Storyworlds Magazine...

Deadline: August 31st, 2012 Payment: All contributors will receive one comp copy, and one story each issue will be selected as the editor's favourite, receiving payment at 4p/word (capped at £200). Payment to non-UK residents is by PayPal ONLY. We cannot send foreign bankers drafts or send foreign currency. As the World CyberBank finally seizes the last remaining free state in its neon grip, the world has become a peculiar place. The tramp of a million tiny feet echoes in the night as the internet pixies are put to work – polishing jpegs, stamping emails, churning bit-rate butter, and taking the frame-rates for a walk. Government spybots police the streets as currency finally gains self-awareness; money is now literally in control. Materialism is the new Art, and dollar-green is the only colour in this season. And just what is the Association for Fetishism doing with all those newly sentient garden gnomes? To celebrate our glorious slide back into this double dip recession, Polluto is selling sex, money and slave-labour. Grab your wallet and head on over! Need inspiration? Here are some ideas: Domination, Authoritarianism, Totalitarianism and Dystopia. Ancient Empires and Evil Empires. Consumerism, materialism, money, power and corruption. The All-mighty Dollar. Anything Cyberpunk. Taxes, Recession and Depression – but it doesn’t have to be depressing! Slaves – human, alien, golem, fantastical, robot, cyber or other. Slaves of the past or slaves of the future. Sex, sexuality, orgies, voyeurism, raves and parties. The oldest profession in the world. The digital age. The rich-poor divide, developing countries, exploitation, child labour. Governments and their Machiavellian schemes. Anything else that you think fits the theme! This theme does not necessarily require a sci-fi, fantasy, spec fic, or bizzaro response, though, of course, it never hurts! We prefer stories with a surreal, bizarre, or delightfully...

Deadline: August 31st 2012 Payment: Contest styled: EDITOR'S CHOICE: Best of Anthology--Winning story will be featured as the anthology's opening tale, and the author will be awarded $50.00 and one paperback copy of PSYCHO CIRCUS 1st Place: $25.00 2nd Place: $15.00 3rd Place: $10.00 Welcome to the most terrifying show on earth! Step into the Big Top if you dare and submit to Ephemera Publishing's new anthology, PSYCHO CIRCUS. We are seeking chilling tales of dark circus horror--think killer clowns, twisted lion tamers, raving mad ring masters. No matter what you choose to create, be sure your story takes place in a circus atmosphere. Dark, light, mysterious, psychological, bizarre, and twisted works are welcome as long as they contain strong elements of horror. We are looking for strong, entertaining stories with strong, interesting plots and great character development. Using gore and violence as a mere shock factor is a no-no; be sure these elements are relevant to your story's subject matter. Supernatural tales MAY be considered as long as they are unique and contain a PSYCHO CIRCUS theme. No fantasy, erotica, or sci-fi. This is an OPEN call for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit; we look forward to receiving submissions from both new and established writers. PSYCHO CIRCUS will be available in both quality paperback and digital formats. The anthology will be edited by Eva Glynn Stephens, and will be available for purchase through various, well known venues. PSYCHO CIRCUS will feature a beautifully designed full color cover, featuring custom art work. This is a CONTEST anthology. Accepted works will be judged and prizes will be awarded as follows: EDITOR'S CHOICE: Best of Anthology--Winning story will be featured as the anthology's opening tale, and the author will be awarded $50.00 and one paperback copy of PSYCHO CIRCUS 1st Place:...

Deadline: September 5th 2012 Payment: Small token payment and contributor copy We are now accepting submissions for a zombie-themed charity anthology. The profits from this anthology will be donated to the Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation. To learn more about this important research foundation, click here. For this special project we are accepting original stories, poetry, and some black-and-white art. We are willing to consider some reprints, but please query first. There will only be a limited amount of space for reprints and we will be picky. While traditional zombie themes are okay, we'd really love to see something beyond the normal zombie fare. Any subject/style is okay and we are hoping to see some humorous and/or thoughtful pieces, some literary pieces . . . . we want zombies like you've never seen them before. Think outside the graveyard for this one. Make us laugh, make us cry. Give us zombies with . . . well, brains. Since this is a charity antho, we are trying to keep the costs as low as possible and we've been fortunate enough to have several artists/authors already donate their work. While we hope for continued donations, we realize that authors/artists should be paid for their work so we will be offering a token payment to those accepted authors/artists who do not wish to donate. Of course all contributors will receive a copy of the anthology. The Specifics: Stories are welcome up to 5000 words. If your story goes a little over, don't worry. We are not a stickler for word-count as long as it's good. Poetry of any length is acceptable, as well as black-and-white art of any medium. To submit poetry, send up to five poems in the body of the e-mail. Stories should be attached as .rtf. Please include a short...

Deadline: September 17th, 2012 Payment: An eBook copy will be sent to all contributors and up to 5 paperback copies per author will be available to purchase at cost. 50% of the royalties will be distributed between all contributors. Travel to a world where steam power is widely used, and weave a tale where Steampunk Horror rules the night. Tell a tale of imagination, fascination and horror that will keep the reader enthralled by what was or might have been in an age dominated by clockworks of brass, pneumatic tubes, airships with ether screws, and leather worn out of necessity not vanity. Stories of Steampunk Horror only please, and don’t forget to make your shine a bit gritty! Deadline for Submissions: September 17, 2012 Word count minimum: 4000 words - nothing less will be considered. Submission guidelines: Deadline for submissions - Monday, September 17, 2012. 4000 - 10,000 words. Please submit your manuscript as a *.doc or *.docx file in Verdana; 12 point font; single spacing and standard formatting. Graphic gore must be kept to a minimum unless it is integral to the story; absolutely no incestuous or sexual abuse storylines will be considered. Only stories previously unpublished may be submitted. Upon acceptance into the anthology, you agree that Sirens Call Publications holds exclusive publishing rights for twelve (12) months from the date of publication; after that date has passed, all intellectual property rights revert to the author with the proviso that Sirens Call Publications retains distribution rights in the format of the contracted anthology. An eBook copy will be sent to all contributors and up to 5 paperback copies per author will be available to purchase at cost. 50% of the royalties will be distributed between all contributors. Email your submission as an attachment to; [email protected] The email subject...

Deadline: September 30th 2012 Payment: $25.00 per story A new anthology is opened. We are accepting submission for a new anthology Zombie Lockdown. What happens when you are an inmate in prison and the outbreak happens? Are you an inmate? Are you a guard? Is it safe inside? or are the monsters inside as well? Deadline for this will be September 30th, 2012. The story must be between 3000 and 10,000 words and should be emailed to [email protected] attached as a .doc (preferred) or .rtf Please send in your submissions using 12 font Times New Roman, single spaced, justified. No hard breaks between paragraphs (hitting return twice to break between paragraphs). Following paragraphs can be started on the next line. Scene breaks or changes in point of view need to be separated by a hard break, centered asterisks (* * *) and a hard break. The title page should contain your contact info and word count. Payment for this anthology is a $25.00 per story upon publication.

Deadline: September 30th, 2012 Payment: Payment is 2 cents (CAD) per word and two contributor copies Submission Guidelines: Dead North Silvia Moreno-Garcia will be editing Dead North, an anthology of zombie stories set in Canada, for Canadian publisher Exile Editions. The editor is interested in stories from 2,000 to 10,000 words. Stories must be set in Canada (Chinatown in Vancouver, the oil patches in Alberta, the vast territory of Nunavut, etc.) . The setting must be an important element, not just a throwaway reference you make on page one and forget on page three. Setting could be past, present or future. What is a zombie? Romero-like or in the vein of Herbert West, created by magic or voodoo, fast or slow, smart or dumb, rotting or perfectly healthy, we are defining a zombie as a reanimated corpse. What do we want to see? Smart, quirky and unique takes on zombies. Silvia loves stories with strong heroes, non-linear plots and multicultural characters. Yes, we want to know if the Inuit would cope with the zombie apocalypse with no major issues or if Chinese-Canadians have a secret recipe to deal with zombie disasters. Was the wendigo really a zombie? Was the Great Fire of 1886 started by zombie hunters? Would zombies freeze in the Manitoba winter? Would a hockey stick make a good defensive weapon against the undead? You tell us. Canadian writers, Aboriginal writers, culturally diverse writers, new generation writers, Francophone writers and female writers are strongly encouraged to submit. For a definition of any of these terms please see below. Examples of zombie stories the editor likes In no particular order: “Lazarus” by Leonid N. Andreyev “Pigeons from Hell” by Robert E. Howard “The Third Dead Body” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman “Bitter Grounds” by Neil Gaiman “Kissing Carrion“ by Gemma...

Deadline: September 30, 2012 Payment: 1 cent per word to a maximum of $50 (U.S.), paid prior to publication; all payments to be made via Paypal. Contributors also get 1 copy of the finished paper anthology, as the opportunity to but up to 10 more copies at cost. Submission are open for Arcane II until September 30, 2012. The Arcane anthologies are a showcase for weird and unsettling fantastic fiction. These are not themed anthologies; as long as there is a macabre element to the story, it is within Arcane‘s target subject matter. Quality of storytelling and confidence in using the English language are more important than any genre strictures. Rather than try to post any sort of detailed guidelines, I refer you to the first Arcane anthology, or the 99-cent Arcane Sampler… or, if you’re really cheap, to the five free issues of Arkham Tales on this site. If your story is at least that good and would play well with that eclectic mix of fiction, send it in. Length: Any length. I am a hard sell on short-shorts/flash-fiction, and anything of novelette-length or above will need to be super-excellent to justify the two or three other stories it would displace, but if you think your work is up to it, go for it. (Please only send one story at a time.) Payment: 1 cent per word to a maximum of $50 (U.S.), paid prior to publication; all payments to be made via Paypal. Contributors also get 1 copy of the finished paper anthology, as the opportunity to but up to 10 more copies at cost. Format: Please attach your story via the form below in .doc (Word) or .rtf format. Please remember that you are submitting a piece of fiction, not an HTML webpage; extra returns between paragraphs...

Deadline: September 30th 2012 Payment: This anthology is a paying market, paying shared royalties based on sales. Cruentus Libri Press is pleased to announce its forthcoming anthology, now open for submission. Under the Knife is a horror anthology set beneath the harsh, clinical lights of a hospital, doctor’s surgery or any other medical setting. From the polished steel of an operating table to the rusty blade of an impromptu war-zone amputation, we are looking for stories that completely subvert the Hippocratic Oath: First, do no harm. WHAT WE WANT Medicine, surgery or some related field must be the cornerstone of your story but, beyond that, we’re not too bothered. We’re just as happy to consider tales that involve medieval herbalists or New Age homeopathy as we are stories of surgeries gone wrong or doctors with a deep, dark secret. WHAT WE DON’T WANT Cybernetic implants. Whilst it is certainly a form of surgery and can undoubtedly lead to an horrific outcome, we consider such fare to fall into the camp of science-fiction, rather than horror. This is a horror anthology intended for an adult audience. Whilst we have no qualms about including sex, violence and swearing in the stories, don’t make it gratuitous – ask yourself whether the scene in question adds to the story or if it is simply there to shock. THE RULES First, check out our Writer’s Guidelines and, specifically, that part pertaining to Anthology Submissions. They should tell you all you need to know about sending us your work. Word Count: 2500-7500 words. Whilst we will accept some leeway in this word count, don’t be sending us flash fiction or novellas, as they will be returned unread. Reading Period: 01 July 2012 to 30 September 2012. Reprints: Yes Multiple Submissions: No. Simultaneous Submissions: We understand that...

Deadline: September 30, 2012 Payment: An eBook copy will be sent to all contributors and up to 5 paperback copies per author will be available to purchase at cost plus shipping. 50% of the royalties will be distributed between all contributors. Sanatorium, mental ward, psychiatric hospital - they’re all the same. Places where the infirm, the crazy, and the certifiable go for treatment... Or what passes for ‘treatment’. We want stories of bedlam taking place within the padded walls of an institution. Give us stories of experiments gone wrong, patients revolting against the staff, or even the perspective of those charged with giving care. Make them sick, make them depraved, make them atrocious - these should be the kind of stories that rarely reach the light of day. Are you brave enough to see what your mind conjures up... Or are you afraid you’ll be locked up for trying? Deadline for Submissions: September 30, 2012 Word Count minimum: 4,000 words - nothing less will be reviewed. Submission guidelines: Deadline for submissions - September 30, 2012. Word Count: 4,000 - 10,000 words. Please submit your manuscript as a *.doc or *.docx file (all other formats will automatically be rejected. Contact us prior to submitting if this presents an issue for you.) Font and formatting: Please submit in Times New Roman, 12 point font; single line spacing with a 0 point definition above and below each line. Please format the document to 1st line indentation of .5" (1.27cm), do not space or tab to indent the line. The page margin should be set to .5" (1.27cm) on all sides. Graphic gore must be kept to a minimum unless it is integral to the story; absolutely no incestuous or sexual abuse storylines will be considered. Only stories previously unpublished may be submitted. Upon...