Tagged: Wicked East Press

Taking Submissions: Dead Rush

Dead Rush

Deadline: February 28, 2012
Payment: $5.00 flat rate. $1.00 more for every 1,000 words over 5,000.

Edited by Jessica A. Weiss
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. Thank you.

What We Are Looking For:

We want all your dead, dying, and undead horrible people and creatures shooting it out, drinking it up, and carrying on in the old west. Think John Wayne and then make it truly terrifying. This is not strictly a horror anthology, this can be any genre—required to include the old west. Don’t forget about the old miners saloons and taverns, and the old mining shafts.
Prefer stories written in the third person—will consider first person if you knock our socks off.
We prefer short stories in the 3,500- 7,000 word range, but will consider stories from 1,500-10,000 words.

Submissions should:
Already be self edited
In .rtf format.
No spaces between paragraphs
Single space after sentences
“Double quotations” for conversation
No hard returns
No headers/footers
Use italics NOT underline
No hidden formatting
Font in Georgia or New Times Roman
Submissions pasted in the body of email will be rejected, unread.

Refer to website for general submission guidelines.

Payment:
$5.00 flat rate. $1.00 more for every 1,000 words over 5,000.
Submissions will be accepted until February 28, 2012 (12a.m. EST)

Questions about this anthology?
Email the editor at [email protected]

[via: Wicked East Press.]

Taking Submissions: Behind Locked Doors

Behind Locked Doors

Deadline: November 7th, 2011
Payment: $5.00 flat rate. $1.00 extra for every 1,000 words over 5,000.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 7, 2011

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

General horror. Here is a place for all your short stories that are wonderful but haven’t found a home in a specialized anthology.

This is a collection of stories to be enjoyed by everyone, please keep excessive cussing and sex out unless integral to your character.

Email submissions to: [email protected]

Word count is 2,000-6,000

Only accepting UNPUBLISHED work

Payment will be $5.00 flat rate. $1.00 extra for every 1,000 words over 5,000.

How To Submit:

Please put the title of the story, and word count, in the subject line of your email.
send to: [email protected]

Submissions should:

Already be self edited
In .rtf format.
No spaces between paragraphs
Single space after sentences
“Double quotations” for conversation
No hard returns
No headers/footers
Use italics NOT underline
No hidden formatting
Font in Georgia or New Times Roman
Submissions pasted in the body of email will be rejected, unread.

Questions about this anthologies?

Email : [email protected].

[via: Wicked East Press.]

Taking Submissions: Witch’s Brew

Witch’s Brew

Deadline: December 31, 2011 Midnight (EST)
Payment: $5.00 flat rate. $1.00 extra for every 1,000 over 5,000.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Creepy, crawly stories that celebrate the various aspects of witch’s and their livelihoods. Most all genres acceptable, as long as the story fits the anthology theme. 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 molestation, 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.

Looking for short stories in the 3,500- 7,000 word range, but will consider stories from 1,500-10,000 words.

Payment will be $5.00 flat rate. $1.00 extra for every 1,000 over 5,000.

Submissions will be accepted until December 31, 2011 Midnight (EST)
Tentative Release Date: February 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.
Questions about this anthology?
Email editor: [email protected]

[via: Wicked East Press.]

Taking Submissions: Father Grim’s StoryBook

Father Grim’s StoryBook

DEADLINE: September 30, 2011
PAYMENT: Contributor’s Copy

Edited by Jessica A. Weiss
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. Use single spacing, 12pt New Times Roman or Georgia, no spaces between paragraphs, no headers or footer, please include a 2-3 sentence bio. Attach your submission in .rtf format. Submissions pasted in the body of email will be rejected, unread. Thank you.
What We Are Looking For:

Your unique twist on Mother Goose’s storybook. Take those short and annoying rhymes and create a new twist—no happy endings allowed. All genres considered, even humor. Show us what you’ve got. We want these written like old time fairy tales.

Prefer stories written in the third person—will consider first person if you knock our socks off.

We prefer short stories in the 3,500- 7,000 word range, but will consider stories from 1,500-10,000 words.
Refer to website for general submission guidelines.
Payment:
1 contributor’s copy upon publication.

Submissions will be accepted until September 30, 2011(12a.m. EST)
Tentative Release Date: October 2011

Questions about this anthology?
Email the editor at [email protected]

[via: Wicked East Press.]

Taking Submissions: Once Bitten, Never Die

Once Bitten, Never Die

DEADLINE: July, 31st 2011
PAYMENT: Contributor’s Copy

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: July 31, 2011 Midnight (EST)
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Stories of what happens to people when they get bitten by vampires/werewolves/zombies/etc. Most all genres acceptable, as long as the story fits the anthology theme. 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 molestation, 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.

Looking for short stories in the 3,500- 7,000 word range, but will consider stories from 1,500-10,000 words.

Payment is 1 contributor’s copy upon publication.

Submissions will be accepted until July 31, 2011 Midnight (EST)
Tentative Release Date: September 2011

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.

Questions about this anthology?
Email editor: [email protected]

[via: Wicked East Press.]