Taking Submissions: Avalon

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Deadline: April 7th, 2025
Payment: Royalties
Theme: Darker tales of King Arthur, Camelot, Avalon, and related characters

Deadline – 7th April 2025 Midnight Perth Western

Publication – 18th May 2025

Word Count – 2,500 words to 7,000

Theme – The legends of King Arthur, Camelot, and Avalon have been told for centuries—tales of noble knights, powerful sorcerers, and the tragic fall of a golden age. But history is written by the victors, and beneath the well-known stories lie secrets long buried, whispers of magic untamed, betrayals forgotten, and horrors unseen.

Explore the darker, stranger, and more speculative sides of Arthurian mythos. What if Excalibur was more than just a sword—what if it had a will of its own? What lurks in the mists of Avalon when the priestesses are not watching? What pacts were made in the shadows of Camelot, and which knights never returned from their quests—not because they failed, but because they uncovered something they were never meant to see?
Submissions should reimagine, expand, or twist Arthurian tales through the lenses of speculative fiction, fantasy, or horror. Think eerie fae bargains, haunted battlegrounds, eldritch relics, or even the lost voices of those history ignored—Morgana, Mordred, Nimue, or the knights who never became legends.

Genre – Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Horror

Compensation – 40% of royalties split between all authors within the anthology for one year from the date of publication. 

Reprints – Yes

Simultaneous Submissions – No

For more information on how to submit, check the Submission Guidelines.

Via: Iron Faerie Publishing.

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