Taking Submissions: Elven Rock of Ages

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Deadline: August 31st, 2025
Payment: Royalties
Theme: A 1980s band that end up in a fantasy kingdom (a few specific details to include below.)

Announcing the latest open call by Ps and Qs Publishing! Elven Rock of Ages

 

What I’m Looking For: 

 

Rift is tired of ruling his Elven Kingdom. He’s been maintaining peace for a thousand years. His son is ready to take over and his daughter is leading his armies. He has nothing to do except sit in his court and pretend to be entertained. Enter a 1980s band that managed to stumble into his kingdom. Finally, something new. Deciding that playing rock music is how he wants to spend his time, he and three of his most trusted guards head out into the world. They take on the names, 

 

Rift – singer

Belanger – bass 

Draye – guitar 

Todd – drummer (Someone has to have a normal human name.) 

1988 – Band Name

Don’t worry about writing the origin story. I have that one in hand.

Together they travel around, entertaining the crowds and fighting all the possible supernatural creatures in their way. This could be anything from Science Fiction to Fantasy to Horror. No overly graphic scenes or swearing, please. 

Absolutely no song lyrics, although song titles are acceptable.

No AI may be used.

Story length will be between 5,000 and 10,000 words.

Dates: Open immediately with the final entry being accepted Aug 31st, 2025. The contracts will be sent out Sept 30th, 2025. The anthology will be published Oct 31th. If there are enough awesome stories for more anthologies, you will be informed as to which one you will be included in and when it will be published. 

Payment: Payment will be done through Pubshare and will be royalty based. 

Rights: I will require the English text exclusivity for one year. You will be paid past the first year, but you can then publish it on your own at that point. 

Please send all stories to [email protected]

Small details:

Please use .docx or .doc to save your file. 

Save the file as StoryName-Yourname.docs

12 Times New Roman, double spaced. If you are unsure as to how to format a short story, please refer to https://www.shunn.net/format/classic/ . 

Thank you and happy writing!! 

Via: Ps and Qs Publishing.

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