tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459716897293496402024-02-07T17:39:49.150-08:00Anthology News and Reviewswriters markets, anthology reviews, related anthology news, anthology authors, write, guidelines, submissionDonna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.comBlogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-473468643773054512019-11-26T05:35:00.000-08:002019-11-26T05:43:36.850-08:00Venacular Books Accepting Submissions for Anthology<div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa">
<span style="font-size: large;">Vernacular Books is pleased to announce they are currently accepting submissions for their anthology <span class="_4yxo _4yxp"><i>The Way of the Laser: Future Crime Stories</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Crime stories that take place in the future. Preferably these stories will go beyond simple murders or capers to reveal something about how technology and the powers that wield it have changed our world. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Is poisoning the nanobots responsible for programming the ads in your neural feed a crime? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Is organized crime soc<span class="text_exposed_show">iety’s only hope or responsible for its downfall? </span></span></li>
<li><span class="text_exposed_show" style="font-size: large;">Consider what will constitute a crime and what unique problems it poses for your characters.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Keep in mind what is criminal behavior one day may be legal the next and vice versa. </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They want to see people caught up in the pitfalls of society ruled by corporations, ideologies, and demagogues and what lengths people will go to when there simply is no other choice.</span></div>
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OUT OF TIME. This is an anthology to be published in 2020 by PS Publishing in a
format similar MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS REVEALED and its predecessors THAT IS NOT
DEAD and TALES FROM THE MISKATONIC UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.</span></div>
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Fiction" (in MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS and elsewhere) that the conflict with
time is the most profound and fruitful of weird themes. So, prove him right.
Despite the overly-suggestive title, the Great Race of Yith is optional. This
theme can encompass all manner of unnatural survivals or timeslips or other
methods of transcending time. In Lovecraft's own fiction this could range from
"The Silver Key" to "The Picture in the House" to "The
Case of Charles Dexter Ward," in addition to "The Shadow Out of
Time." They are looking for eerie, haunting stories in a Lovecraftian
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is no word limit. Deadline is Feb 1, 2020. Query Darrell Schweitzer through
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Payment: five-cents per word (upon publication) plus contributor copy.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Story length: Up to 2500 words</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Deadline: 12:00am Saturday, June 30th, 2012</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">E-mail submissions to: </span><a href="mailto:HillsofFire%40yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #1e66ae; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:HillsofFire%40yahoo.com"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1338638097_10" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.22em;">HillsofFire@ yahoo.com</span></a><br />
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White Cat Publications, LLC. is pleased to present the submission guidelines for its first anthology, <em>Airships & Automatons</em>, edited by Charles P. Zaglanis.</div>
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<strong>Pay:</strong> .05 per word first publication/ .01 per word reprint plus a contributor copy of the book. If translations are made, writers will be paid .01 per word and 1 copy for each version.</div>
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<strong>Format:</strong> Trade paperback and eBook.</div>
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<strong>Word count:</strong> 5,000 words preferably.</div>
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<strong>Setting:</strong> They seek steampunk stories featuring strong characters, exciting plotlines, and automatons and/or airships. We don’t want the latter to be mentioned in passing; they should be central to the plot. They aren’t shooting for any particular mood with this book. Dystopian, humorous, pulp, Lovecraftian, upbeat or dark— all have a place here. Please don’t feel constrained to write in a Victorian setting. It’s steam<em>punk</em>, push the boundaries. They’re looking for that certain flavor of writing that’s hard to explain, but obvious when it’s present. Like most markets, they aren’t interested in erotica or unnecessary gore.</div>
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Submit stories in standard manuscript format to <a href="mailto:charlespzaglanis@whitecatpublications.com" style="color: #333333;">charlespzaglanis@whitecatpublications.com</a>. No snail-mail. No multiple submissions. Word or .rtf only, no .pdf, .wp, etc. Feel free to send another story after rejection. Please type A&A/Your Name in the subject line.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">If you want to learn more about steampunk, check out <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0810989581/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=hubpages08b17-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0810989581%22%3EThe%20Steampunk%20Bible:%20An%20Illustrated%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%20of%20Imaginary%20Airships,%20Corsets%20and%20Goggles,%20Mad%20Scientists,%20and%20Strange%20Literature%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=hubpages08b17-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0810989581%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E">The Steampunk Bible</a>: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature.</span></span><br />
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</div>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-31940252212713669262011-08-21T18:50:00.000-07:002011-08-22T04:18:48.931-07:00Science Fiction AnthologyHorror, Humor, and Heroes (science fiction anthology)
<br />PAYS: $50 per story
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<br />Jim Bernheimer is doing a science fiction themed anthology under his Horror, Humor, and Heroes brand. This volume is devoted to science fiction short stories. He is looking for original works up to 5000 words. There is no overall theme and he is not picky whether it is hard sci-fi or soft sci-fi. Entertaining, well-written stories are the key.
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<br />He will provide feedback on your story, but makes no guarantees that it will be accepted for publication. Payment is $50 if your story is accepted. This is a one time only payment and not a royalty paying anthology.
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<br />If you are interested, you can go to his website www.jimbernheimer.com and fill out the contact form and he will be in touch.
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<br />For inquiries: <a href="http://www.jimbernheimer.com/Writings.html">click here</a>
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<br />Website: <a href="http://www.jimbernheimer.com/">http://www.jimbernheimer.com</a>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-81099212842796785172011-08-20T12:00:00.000-07:002011-08-21T14:46:19.180-07:00SHAPATO PUBLISHING, LLC<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; "><span >C</span><span >ALL </span><span >F</span><span >OR </span><span >S</span><span >UBMISSIONS</span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">
<br /><span ><b>Midwest Stories</b></span> Submissions are now open for the upcoming 2012 anthology, tentatively titled <i>Sowing Wild Oats</i>. Word count 500 – 1600. Deadline: March 2012.</p><p align="left" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">This is a small publishing company, so compensation at this time is minimal ($10-20 per essay) for the anthologies. However, if your story is chosen for publication you will also receive a short author bio to be included at the end of your story, as well as one free copy of the book. Authors may also purchase as many copies of the book in which their work is published at wholesale price, which is generally 40% off the retail price. And you'll have the publishing credit, of course, for your writing résumé!</p><p align="left" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><span ><b>Other Submissions Accepted: </b></span>
<br />Fiction or nonfiction. Adult stories and children's stories, as well as children's picture books.
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<br />Jean Tennant
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<br />Everly, IA 51338</p><p align="left" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">For more information, visit their <a href="http://www.shapatopublishing.com/index.htm">website</a>.</p>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-74927295594812785472011-08-20T05:40:00.000-07:002011-08-20T16:57:43.703-07:00Panverse<a href="http://panversepublishing.com/subs">Panverse</a> - <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">All-Original Novella Anthology Series</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>What they're looking for in Panverse Four:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Pro-level novellas of between 17,500 and 40,000 words. They are particularly interested in core SF stories, as well as Fantasy and Alternate History. With Fantasy, note that they gravitate toward urban and edgy, though they do have a weakness for non-sappy stories involving Faërie or Sidhe characters. Your story should be original and unpublished in any medium including web publication.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Depth of characterization will count for a lot—however clever the idea, if they don't care for the protagonist, they'll reject it. They like stories that instill wonder. Give them a character they care for, a world both interesting and well-developed, and a story that carries them along, and you've probably got a sale.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>What they don't want in Panverse Four:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Military SF, High Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Horror, RPG, superhero, shared-universe stuff, etc. Vampires and Cthulhu-mythos stories are strongly discouraged unless you've done something absolutely original with either theme. No gratuitous or wildly excessive sex or violence: what this means is that sex or violence which serves the plot is okay, within limits; the same goes for language. Think R-rated rather than XXX-rated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Response Time:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">They'll respond to all submissions inside six weeks; if you haven't heard after that time, please ping them. If they're on the fence over a story, they'll keep you in the loop rather than leave you wondering. Yes, they've been on the other side of the slush pile, and it's their intention to maintain a gold standard in this regard.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>How to Submit Stories:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Your submission should be professionally formatted, with paragraphs indented but not separated by line breaks.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Please send only your best work, and take the time to proofread and format it properly. If your submission completely ignores these guidelines or is full of typos, they're unlikely to read it. Please send them only one story at a time. No simultaneous or multiple submissions.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">NO 'BOOK BLURB', please: I don't want to know in advance what the story's about! There's no better way to annoy me in a submission than to ignore this rule.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A cover letter is optional, but please keep it very short.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">If they really, really like a story but feel some edits or rewriting are needed, they'll make suggestions and discuss them with you rather than just bounce the story outright. They're doing this because they want to help you make this story the best it can be. If you're not open to constructive editing, don't submit to them.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Finally, please don't expect critiques or reasons for rejection. If your story is rejected, it's probably because it either doesn't conform to their needs, or doesn't grab them enough to make them want to publish it.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Email them your submission at pansubs (at) gmail (dot) com as an attachment in either docx, doc, or rtf format. Write SUBMISSION: (Story Name) in the subject line. Stories pasted into the email will be deleted. Please don't attach anything except the story.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Payment and rights:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Each contributor will receive $75 on publication. They buy FNASR for a period of one year.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Here's the deal: they're working on a shoestring, and they're going to be to spending time and money on getting this series—and YOU—noticed. Expect reviews in LOCUS, TANGENT ONLINE, ASIMOV'S and several other prominent venues; they'll blog about this anthology, notify everyone on their large email list, and generally market their butts off; and of course Panverse Four will be available in all digital formats via Amazon.com and other online outlets.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">If you're thinking, "Waitaminnit! The pro mags would pay me 6 cents a word!" by all means try them first—they're rooting for you! But the sad truth is that the very few remaining pro markets between them only have room for maybe 10-15 novellas a year, and they're not known for taking chances on novellas by new authors.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Panverse, on the other hand, exists primarily to publish authors writing at these longer lengths, and their titles have received several excellent reviews in LOCUS, ASIMOV'S and elsewhere. Stories from Panverse Two made both the LOCUS and TANGENT ONLINE reading lists, and Alan Smale's AH story, 'A Clash of Eagles,' is currently on the shortlist for the 2011 Sidewise Award.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Panverse series is the premier anthology for all-original SF/F novellas in the market today. Check their <a href="http://panversepublishing.com/subs">website</a> for more details.<o:p></o:p></p></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-family: Garamond, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgb(255, 138, 20); "><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Garamond, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 17px; text-align: justify; "><b>
<br /></b></p></span></div></div>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-1416140211179406442011-06-15T04:13:00.000-07:002011-06-15T04:15:53.895-07:00Chicken Soup Stress Anthology<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; ">Deadline for this Chicken Soup title is <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1308136275_39" style="line-height: 1.22em; ">August 7</span> and payment is $200.<br /><br />*Chicken Soup for the Soul: Say Goodbye to Stress!<br />Manage Your Problems, Big and Small, Every Day<br />*Everyone feels stressed out at some point in their lives. Many people have trouble getting their stress under control and are looking for help. We're seeking stories about people who have felt or feel stressed out, found a way to resolve their stress, learned to rethink their stress, improved their lives by handling stress, etc. We are interested in normal Chicken Soup for the Soul stories on this issue. Your stories will provide the inspiration and comfort to those who are stressed out, and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1308136275_40" style="line-height: 1.22em; ">Dr. Brown</span> will provide the hard medical facts.<br /><br />Here are some possible story topics, just to get your creative juices <br />flowing:<br /><br />* How you managed the stress of a new baby<br />* How you got through a divorce<br />* How you held it together while planning an elaborate wedding with 300 guests<br />* What advice would you give to someone who has a difficult work situation<br />* What got you through tough financial times without falling apart<br />* How you learned to let go of anxiety and worry<br />* How you turned stress around and made it work for you<br />* Learning meditation helped you feel calmer and more focused on the important stuff<br />* Silver linings<br />* And any other topic you think would be helpful to someone else who wants to get their stress level under control<br /><br />*SUBMISSIONS GO TO: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; "><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://chickensoup.com/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(30, 102, 174); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; line-height: 1.22em; ">http://chickensoup. com</a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-37880842246878993812011-05-31T04:56:00.000-07:002011-05-31T05:01:37.203-07:00Non-fiction Colorado Anthology<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNxgIUJTJRstH42HxVZEmU40JWKff1mF1NFZAh0mSNqrlmwmqbc1UX4Hp9UvtO40xtkGWqceHzK4ZLNB3D5OMAbamkDurZM7y50qupn3TTaa5dYK6FBYz1ooj3rhLBpt3SWRdqQ2RPXpx/s1600/Colorado.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNxgIUJTJRstH42HxVZEmU40JWKff1mF1NFZAh0mSNqrlmwmqbc1UX4Hp9UvtO40xtkGWqceHzK4ZLNB3D5OMAbamkDurZM7y50qupn3TTaa5dYK6FBYz1ooj3rhLBpt3SWRdqQ2RPXpx/s320/Colorado.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612848974004898578" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Stephen J. Leonard (<a href="http://www.mscd.edu/~history/hdwp%20faculty.htm" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">Metropolitan State College of Denver</a>) and Thomas J. Noel (<a href="http://thunder1.cudenver.edu/clas/history/faculty/tNoel.html" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">University of Colorado at Denver</a> ), General Editors</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">The University Press of Colorado is accepting manuscripts for publication in Timberline Books, a series of nonfiction prose works about the state of Colorado . Books in the series will be selected from across a variety of fields, including architecture, the arts, biography, communications, economics, education, ethnic studies, gender studies, geographies, government, history, institutions, literature, recreation, religion, sociology, sports, tourism, and transportation.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Submissions should be addressed for the series and directed to: Darrin Pratt, Acquiring Editor & Director University Press of Colorado 5589 Arapahoe Ave. #206C Boulder , CO 80303</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">All proposals for the Mesoamerican Worlds Series should follow the press <a href="http://www.upcolorado.com/content/Submissions_Guidelines" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">submission guidelines </a>, and submission will be evaluated by the press acquisitions staff, the series editors and/or editorial board, as well as outside experts.</p></span>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-33703413509379048302011-05-25T05:16:00.000-07:002011-05-25T05:17:30.700-07:00A Quiet Shelter There Anthology<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; ">A Quiet Shelter There<br /></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; "><br /></span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; ">An anthology of speculative stories about companion or service animals.<br /><br /></span><b><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; ">Submissions Guidelines</span></b><u><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; "><br /><br /></span></u><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; ">"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mahatma Gandhi<br /><br />A Quiet Shelter There. An estimated four million unwanted dogs and cats are euthanized every year in the United States. <br />Throughout the country, animal shelters, humane societies, and other rescue groups are working to change this by helping <br />homeless animals find forever homes, healing those that are sick or injured, providing training and socialization for those that <br />need it, and working toward a future in which there are no more homeless pets. This anthology directly benefits one of those <br />shelters, Friends of Homeless Animals (http://www.foha.org), which has rescued and placed dogs and cats in the Washington <br />D.C. metro area since 1973. In 2010, even with limited funding due to the downturn in the economy, FOHA found homes for <br />350 dogs and 150 cats, including hard-to-place FIV positive cats, and they routinely house over 100 dogs and 50 cats at <br />their shelter in rural Northern Virginia. 70 percent of the profits for </span><i><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; ">A Quiet Shelter There</span></i><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; "> will be donated to FOHA--other <br />shelters across the country will be able to buy the book at a discounted price if they want to use it for fundraising. <br /><br />We are looking for: Stories about companion or service animals. We expect most of the stories to be about cats or dogs, <br />but will not rule out stories that deal with other animals. We will accept fiction and poetry only. No essays. No nonfiction <br />articles. Preference will be given to speculative fiction: science fiction, fantasy, horror, magical realism, etc. But we will also <br />consider other kinds of fiction, including (and especially) humor. While we welcome poetry submissions, we will probably not <br />use very many poems in the book. The submission can be from an animal's point of view, or it can be a more traditional <br />story that features or deals with animals in some way. We are open to seeing what you have to offer--just don't make us <br />work too hard trying to figure out how your story fits our theme. (Please query if you aren't sure if your idea will work within <br />the guidelines. Email address is below. Put QUERY in the subject line.) <br /><br />Electronic submissions only: Do NOT send attachments. Emails sent with attachments will be deleted unread. Send the <br />story in the body of the email. Please double space between paragraphs, single space your text, and put some kind of <br />indicator between sections--no other fancy formatting is required. Please do NOT press Enter at the end of each line--let the <br />words wrap naturally. We will acknowledge receipt of each submission. If you do not receive an acknowledgement within five <br />days, please query to see if we received your sub (glitches do happen). <br /><br />Please include a short bio of yourself with your submission, 100 words or less. New authors will definitely be considered, so <br />if this will be your first sale, don't be afraid to say that.<br /><br />No simultaneous or multiple submissions.<br /><br />Query first before submitting reprints.<br /><br />Submissions must be in English, and contributors must be 18 or older.<br /><br />Submission dates: May 1 to August 31, 2011.<br /><br />Length: 1000 to 4000 words, query for longer or shorter.<br /><br />Payment: By PayPal. $10.00 US for stories, $5.00 US for poems--you may choose to donate your payment to the shelter. <br />You will also receive one copy of the book; extra copies of the book will be available at a special author's price.<br /><br />Other Important items: Stories will be judged based on merit. You do not have to have been published for your story to be <br />accepted, but we strongly recommend that you have the story critiqued or workshopped and please send good, tight, clean <br />prose. The editor has certain preferences--even, dare we say it, quirks (read: strong biases). Check out her </span><a href="http://gerrileen.livejournal.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; ">blog</span></a><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; "> to see <br />comments on these and read updates on anthology submissions.<br /><br />No media tie-ins such as Star Trek (R), etc. (only the studios can authorize those) will be accepted. No using someone <br />else's literary creations (Big Red, for example) unless you are sure it is in the public domain (and can point us to where it <br />says it is--most literary characters are not: heirs have a habit of renewing copyrights).<br /><br />We’re not looking for anything beyond mild language unless absolutely crucial to the plot. No gratuitous sex or graphic <br />violence. This book will be for all ages.<br /><br />Where to send your submission:<br /><br />Editor: Gerri Leen</span></span>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-49347390857566231452011-01-16T05:36:00.000-08:002011-01-16T05:50:51.654-08:00FRIGHTMARES! FLASH FICTION ANTHOLOGY CONTEST<span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><br />Submission to this anthology is open to all writers, published or unpublished as long as you hold the copyright to your story. The story style does not matter as long as it is a horror tale and does not exceed 500 words. Submissions for Frightmares! will be accepted until the volume has been filled. They estimate a release date of Fall 2011 which means a closing date of approximately July 2011. Five authors will be awarded cash prizes.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; ">1st Place - $100<br />2nd Place - $50<br />3rd Place - $25<br />4th Place - $15<br />Random Drawing - $50</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; ">For more information visit the <a href="http://horrorwritingcontest.com/Frightmares%20Flash%20Fiction.htm">Frightmares website</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: block; "><br /></p></span></b></span></span>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-85043344096294516442011-01-08T05:58:00.000-08:002011-01-08T05:59:43.932-08:00Downstate Story Journal<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 16px; "><b>Deadline</b>: 30 June of each year<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Writers Guidelines:</span><br /><br />* <span style="font-style: italic; ">Downstate Story</span> is published every fall. Each issue contains 10 original short stories and original illustrations. We accept a variety of genres so that every reader who looks at Downstate Story will find something fascinating.<br />* The deadline is always June 30.<br />* Meanwhile we also promote Downstate Story, as well as the reading of fiction in general. We hold readings, and our writers have read and been interviewed on radio and TV.<br />* As a not-for-profit venture, our goal is to break even financially through sales, so that Downstate Story can support itself and need not depend on subsidies, grants or advertising - though we're flexible, and not ruling these out entirely. People can help by mentioning Downstate Story and similar publications to friends, encouraging libraries to order copies, or buying copies for themselves or friends. It costs $8, postpaid in the USA, and makes a good gift. Add $2 more for non-USA postage. You can reach an order blank at the end of this page.<br />* We encourage potential contributors to buy a copy to support the magazine, and to become familiar with it.<br />* Story guidelines, in general: short fiction or narrative written to the standards of fiction, under 2000 words, never published before. Shorter is better. We prefer some connection with Illinois or the Midwest. We also need illustrators. All contributors are paid $50 on acceptance for their work. We buy first rights, including Internet publication. Anyone can submit work.<br />* Please enclose an SASE for a response. In this age of cheap copies we do NOT return manuscripts. We do NOT accept e-mail manuscripts, but we REQUIRE correspondance via e-mail for the speed and cost savings. If you plan to send us a manuscript, be sure you have access to e-mail. All manuscripts should have a valid e-mail address, as well as a valid phone number on the manuscript itself!<br />* We notify all authors of our decisions in late fall. Don't call us -- we will notify you!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Send manuscripts to:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; ">Downstate Story</span><br />1825 Maple Ridge<br />Peoria, IL 61614<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Questions?</span> Email ehopkins7@prodigy.net<br /></span>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-13746497528702781692011-01-07T16:49:00.000-08:002011-01-07T16:54:34.748-08:00Beta City, POW!erful Tale<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">The first book about the superhumans of </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family: Arial">Beta</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family: Arial"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">City</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:Arial">POW!erful Tales</span></em>, cast a wide net. Their authors spun a wide variety of tales--humorous, exciting and tragic. This collection will hopefully be just as varied, but with a more focused over-arcing plot.<br /><br /><em><span style="font-family:Arial">POW!erful Tales</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ended with the threat of an alien invasion--and the implication that meeting this threat was the reason for </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">Beta</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">City</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">'s existence. In this volume, the threatened invasion from Gehenna (also known as Jupiter's moon, Io) arrives on Earth, and only the heroes of </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">Beta</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">City</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial"> can stop it.<br /><br />They are looking for finely-crafted tales of superhero fiction, set during the invasion of </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial">Beta</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial">City</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">. The forces attacking from Gehenna are diverse and cosmopolitan, so any alien rabble you can dream up can be used. Their methods are up to you -- classic spacecraft assaults, subtle sorcerous schemes, and unspeakable horrors let loose in dark alleys are all fair game. Whether your preference leans toward science fiction, fantasy, horror, or something else entirely, your story can find a home here. Similarly, while they love well-written superpowered action, they don't want to fill the book entirely with tales of hero vs. alien combat. With the invasion as a background, all sorts of stories are possible -- consider how many different kinds of stories have been set during World War II, from <em><span style="font-family:Arial">Saving Private Ryan</span></em> to the <em><span style="font-family:Arial">Indiana Jones</span></em> films to </span><st1:city><st1:place><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">Casablanca</span></em></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">. Find your own angle, and surprise them!<br /><br />That said, stories need to keep the following invasion timeline in mind. While an ingenious story will get you past almost any requirement, you have to fit into the book somewhere. Your story should take place during one of the sets of events listed in the timeline below. You can stretch your story across more than one if you desire, but it's not recommended; doing so makes it harder to place your story, and lowers your chance of acceptance. Also keep in mind that they will probably need more stories from the middle than from either end; stories set at the beginning or end of the invasion will probably have fewer competitors, but will be competing for fewer spots.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2 align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial">INVASION TIMELINE</span></strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.25pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">1.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">The first ships arrive. Stories set in this period should start with things relatively normal, and in some manner touch on the chaos as the invasion begins and no one yet knows what is happening.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">2.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Conventional forces, aided by superheroes, attempt to stave off the invasion before it can get a foothold on the ground -- and fail.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">3.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The invasion fleet has landed. Superheroes continue to fight on their own, or conduct guerilla actions as the Gehennan forces establish themselves in </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">Beta</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">City</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">. Why is </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">Beta</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">City</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial"> so important? Apparently it sits on the one place on Earth suitable for the construction of... (see #4)<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">4.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The invasion has succeeded and </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">Beta</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">City</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial"> is occupied. Citizens march off to work camps to construct a huge pit in which Kharsear plans to create a new singularity to swallow the Earth. Heroes do what they can, particularly to sabotage the singularity project. For the most part they are disorganized and working solo.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">5.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The resistance becomes organized. Superheroes (perhaps working with surviving military or even some of their old supervillain enemies) have become resistance cells, and are working together to disrupt the occupation.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">6.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The resistance launches a counterattack. Together the heroes assault the occupation headquarters on a do-or-die mission to finish off Kharsear or drive him away. Note that the main story dealing with the counterattack has already been assigned; submitted stories can take place at the same time, but the final battle itself will be resolved elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2 align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial">WHAT THEY DON'T WANT</span></strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">One thing they're <em><span style="font-family:Arial">not</span></em> looking for this time is the ironic, tongue-in-cheek sort of superhero story that brings out the various tropes of the genre in order to poke fun at them. Those kinds of stories can be enjoyable -- they published a few in <em><span style="font-family: Arial">POW!erful Tales</span></em> -- but for this book they're looking for stories that take the genre seriously and try to make it cool and exciting. Light-hearted and comedic are acceptable, but try to work within the genre.<br /><br />Another unacceptable category is fan fiction. No characters (or anything else) owned by third parties, please. Not even the most vague or oblique reference is acceptable. They love the classic heroes of comics too, but they're not authorized to include them here.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2 align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial">FORMATTING YOUR SUBMISSION</span></strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial">Include a cover letter in the body of your e-mail with a brief (and I do mean<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">brief</span></strong>) bit about yourself and your publication history.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:Arial"> Please indicate in which part of the timeline your story is set</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(just the number from the timeline is enough).<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">Word Limit:</span></strong> 1000 - 8000 words <br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">Deadline:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> </span><st1:date year="2011" day="15" month="3"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial">March 15, 2011</span></strong></st1:date><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family: Arial"><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">Payment</span></strong>: 1 cent per word + 1 contributor’s copy<br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">Reprints:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> No<br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">Multiple Submissions:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> No<br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">Simultaneous Submissions:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span> No<br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">Postal Submissions:</span></strong> No<br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial">Format:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> Use standard manuscript format. If you don’t know what this is,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html" target="_blank" title=""><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">find out quickly</span></a>.<br /><br />Send the story as an .RTF file to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:betacityantho@gmail.com" title=""><span style="color:windowtext; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">betacityantho@gmail.com</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>with the story title, your name, and the word count in the subject line. You should get a “story received” email within a week. After that, you may not hear from me until submissions close. Stories may be rejected before the deadline, but no stories will be accepted until after the deadline. You may only get one shot, so send in your best work!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-39537432023824546702010-12-28T17:18:00.000-08:002010-12-28T17:26:24.017-08:00CANDLE IN THE ATTIC WINDOW<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1iD8uDl_Y9ZFUavVUgBHVewu99efBneaCVdlRLv1g7K7GaBbWaLweqFCeiz4fddVQB1xFV4qYjXNcrsm55WmLjOFZtTP1E8yQvqep0xqY7zrXZLUJsB400HAclBFt_obC9WyvUI7Fsdt/s1600/Candle.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1iD8uDl_Y9ZFUavVUgBHVewu99efBneaCVdlRLv1g7K7GaBbWaLweqFCeiz4fddVQB1xFV4qYjXNcrsm55WmLjOFZtTP1E8yQvqep0xqY7zrXZLUJsB400HAclBFt_obC9WyvUI7Fsdt/s320/Candle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555909226995037058" /></a><br /><div><i>Candle in the Attic Window</i>, an anthology of Gothic fiction, will open to submissions January 1-February 28, 2011. Do not send any submissions before this date. Yes, they mean it.</div><div><br /></div><div>The anthology will be available in print and as an e-book in 2011, and is edited by the eldritch duo of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paula R. Stiles. Cover art work is by Nacho Molina Parra.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What They Want</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Remember those Gothic paperbacks of the 60s? Yes, the ones featuring the heroine in the white gown running from the creepy mansion. Well, they want her (or it could be him) back!</div><div><br /></div><div>They are seeking tales and poetry of Gothic horror. While they will consider different time periods, they are not fixed on only exploring an English Victorian country manor. They want a variety of settings. Can you do Gothic Brazil? Gothic Malaysia? How does Gothic take shape in the modern, blue-glass towers of Vancouver? Show us how the terror-stricken governess can morph into the computer programmer that discovers a deadly secret in Hong Kong. Or transport us to 18th century Moscow, where that candle burns bright – and deadly. They want Gothic tales reimagined for a modern audience.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take the classic Gothic and shake it up a bit. Surprise us. But most of all, scare us.</div><div><br /></div><div>Further fiction guidelines below. For poetry, send up to three poems pasted in the body of the e-mail with a cover letter. Poems paid at $10 CAD per poem. A physical contributor’s copy and e-book copy are provided.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Length</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Short fiction (2,000 words) to novelette (10,000 words). Keep in mind they have a payment cap of $70 CAD, so your long novelette might be better served by finding another home.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Payment</b></div><div><br /></div><div>One cent per word (minimum $30 CAD) up to a maximum of $70 CAD; one physical copy of the anthology and one e-book copy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Payment made via PayPal or Canadian check upon acceptance.</div><div><br /></div><div>They are purchasing first English print and electronic rights for the anthology.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Reprints</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Considered, with a few caveats:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Indicate where and when the story was originally published in your cover letter.</div><div>2. Reprints offered should not be easily available in print or online.</div><div>3. Payment is a flat $30 CAD for reprints.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you published it in a small collection in 1985 and it’s no longer on the market, that’s fine. If it was published in a German magazine and never translated to English, they’d like to see it. If it appeared in a now-defunct zine, that’s okay, too. If it was in a recent issue of an English-language zine that is currently online, no.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Submitting</b></div><div><br /></div><div>E-mail them at innsmouthfp AT gmail.com. Subject line: Gothic Antho, [Title of your Story, Author's Name]. The subject line is important; otherwise, the story might go into the wrong pile.</div><div><br /></div><div>Do not send simultaneous submissions. Do not send more than one submission because they will not consider more than one at a time and will make you resubmit any simultaneous submissions after they answer on the previous one. If they reject one story, you can send another one.</div><div><br /></div><div>Include a cover letter with the story word count, salient writing credits and any reprint information (if applicable). Yes, they do read cover letters, so please include the information (Paula gets cranky when stories arrive sans byline, title or cover letter).</div><div><br /></div><div>Attach story as RTF (preferred) or Word document. Use standard manuscript format. Italics as italics, bold as bold. No fancy fonts.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stories can be sent in English, French, or Spanish.</div><div><br /></div><div>Submissions are accepted from January 1-February 28, 2011. Do not send anything before or after that date. If you do, they will ignore it.</div><div><br /></div><div>They will reject some stories as they come in and send others to the hold pile. Final story selection will take place in March 2011.</div>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-79269392900123685412010-10-12T04:26:00.000-07:002010-10-12T04:27:43.381-07:00Tremblers - A Brand New Market<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><em>Trembles</em> is a brand new horror magazine slated for its first release in January 2011 and released 5 times a year (Jan., Mar., May., July., and Sept.) with a double year-end issue in November. The publication will appear online and in electronic and print form and all stories accepted will cross into all three formats.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong>Guidelines</strong></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Horror. Simple as that. To give you an idea of what to send, some authors we like are Brian Keene, Peter Straub, Stephen King, Richard Laymon, Clive Barker, Shirley Jackson, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><ul style="list-style-type: square; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 25px; "><li>Flash Fiction (1,000 words or less)</li><li>Short Story (1,001 to 6,000 words)</li><li>Poetry (up to 50 lines)</li></ul><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong>Format</strong></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Please send manuscripts as a .DOC, .DOCX or .RTF attachment to<strong><span class=" fbUnderline" style="text-decoration: underline; ">trembleshorrormag@gmail.com</span></strong> with a cover letter in the body of an e-mail. Do not send your manuscript in the body of an e-mail, it will automatically be deleted. Make sure your manuscript uses standard formatting like 12-pt New Time Roman font and double-spacing. On the first page of your manuscript, please include your name, address, phone and e-mail in the upper-left corner and the word count rounded to the nearest hundred in the upper-right.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong>Payment</strong></p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Trembles provides a token payment of $5 for short stories and $2 for flash fiction and poetry in exchange for First North American Serial rights. You will also receive a contributor’s copy in electronic form.</p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Please send any questions to the above e-mail address.</p></span>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-65793871661604182562010-09-27T05:45:00.000-07:002010-09-27T05:57:30.768-07:00Bad-Ass Faeries 4<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Bad-Ass Faeries 4 - It's Elemental</span></b></span></i><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><hr width="500" align="center" ><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail, L. Jagi Lamplighter, Lee C. Hillman, and Jeffrey Lyman</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Submit To: Danielle Ackley-McPhail, greenfirephoenix (at) aol (dot) com</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Genre: Urban Fantasy, Deadline: June 2011, Release Date: May 2012, Word Limit:3500-7000 words</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Familiarity with the existing Bad-Ass Faeries titles is recommended if you have not submitted to us previously. They are your best guide to the types of stories we are looking for in this series. You can fine excepts at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://www.sidhenadaire.com/excerpts.htm">www.sidhenadaire.com/excerpts.htm</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" > or you can find the complete books for sale in print or ebook via the publisher's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://www.mundania.com/author.php?author=Danielle+Ackley-McPhail">website</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" > or on the major </span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=bad-ass+faerie&ih=9_3_0_2_0_0_0_0_0_1.0_374&fsc=-1">book-selling</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" > sites.</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Genre: Urban Fantasy</span></b></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Premise: A collection of unconventional stories about bad-ass elemental faeries with a focus on urban fantasy. Faeries should interact with the human world in some capacity visualized as tough, and for this collection, in a logical profession that is linked to their element: truckers, deep-sea fishermen, cowboys, police, firemen, freedom fighters, crocodile wrestlers, paratrooper, sled-dog driver, etc. </span></b></span><b><span class="MsoPlainText"><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" >We are not really looking for specific known figures from faerie mythology so much as types of faeries from myth and legend with a very clearly defined affinity for one specific element. (Please see below for some recommendations, and also note the category for those already spoken for).</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center"><i><a href="http://www.sidhenadaire.com/submissions.htm#Earth"><span class="MsoPlainText"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Earth</span></b></span></span></a><b><span class="MsoPlainText"><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></span></span><a href="http://www.sidhenadaire.com/submissions.htm#Air"><span class="MsoPlainText"><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" >Air</span></span></span></a><span class="MsoPlainText"><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></span></span><a href="http://www.sidhenadaire.com/submissions.htm#Fire"><span class="MsoPlainText"><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" >Fire</span></span></span></a><span class="MsoPlainText"><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></span></span><a href="http://www.sidhenadaire.com/submissions.htm#Water"><span class="MsoPlainText"><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" >Water</span></span></span></a><span class="MsoPlainText"><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></span></span><a href="http://www.sidhenadaire.com/submissions.htm#Spirit"><span class="MsoPlainText"><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" >Spirit</span></span></span></a><span class="MsoPlainText"><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></span></span><a href="http://www.sidhenadaire.com/submissions.htm#TAKEN"><span ><span class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Taken</span></span></span></a></b></i></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Book will have four (or five) sections, one for each element: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, (Spirit). This means that competition will be fiercer because we will be accepting stories by section as well as by overall quality.</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Submission Don’ts</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >1) Don’t call your faeries elementals, we want specific faeries from myth and legend that are affiliated to one of the elements. Please see below for some recommendations.</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >2) Don’t include faeries from all of the elements in your story…it will not improve your chances and it will limit us in our ability to select and place a story. Each story should have one primary element incorporated into the plot. Not saying you can’t mention the others or have them as secondary aspects of the story, but we don’t want a bunch of submissions that are Gang of Four style or this element against that element. We want bad-ass stories of elemental faeries using their unique natures to get the job done…whatever it is.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >3) Please note that we are not looking for erotica, or extreme violence, language, or gore.</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Submission Do’s</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >1) Use standard submission format: Double spaced, tab indent (NOT auto indent), double hyphen with no spaces before or after to indicate emdashes. Ellipses with no spaces before or after. Use the actual formats for bold, italics and underline. </span></b></span><b><a href="http://www.sidhenadaire.com/submissions.htm#Guidelines"><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" >Formatting Guidelines.</span></span></a></b><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >2) Include COMPLETE contact information at the top of your submission. Snailmail and email address, including phone number.</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >3) Include a short author bio with your submission (do NOT use all caps or quotation marks to indicate titles, please make sure they are Title Case and in italics.)</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >4) Authors MUST submit a proposal before writing and submitting their stories. This is the only way we can avoid overlap among the submissions. The editors do not want to be put in a position of having to reject an otherwise exemplary story because it happens to have too many similarities to something we have already accepted.</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >5) Include an author’s note about the specific type of faerie you have selected for absolute clarity and to provide some background information to the editors about the particular myth dealing with that faerie. This is optional, but helpful. Anything that makes the editors’ jobs easier is a good thing.</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Specifics:</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Publisher: Mundania Press, www.mundania.com</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Collection will be published in print, ebook and possibly limited edition hardcover.</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Contributors will receive one comp copy of the book and an equal share of the royalties, which are 20% for print and 50% for electronic.</span></b></span><span ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><a href="http://www.sidhenadaire.com/submissions.htm">More information</a>. </b></span></p><div><span ><b><br /></b></span></div></span>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-31570356805572493992010-09-06T10:21:00.001-07:002010-09-06T10:29:18.737-07:00Historical Lovecraft Anthology<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZYFADjB8rZdHCXCzpRJKmcpnXYw8rR6Yt5dBLbs50wuwDAcoHDvoP_Z8mrM89Qngz7lWDUdZTM6Q_ejSr9HPsXoAClzsdCM9oeMvKmtFywhLl9Q-YCq9NJw6gwbS5KYR2AvLkaTmrHk_/s1600/Historical_Lovecraft_cover1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZYFADjB8rZdHCXCzpRJKmcpnXYw8rR6Yt5dBLbs50wuwDAcoHDvoP_Z8mrM89Qngz7lWDUdZTM6Q_ejSr9HPsXoAClzsdCM9oeMvKmtFywhLl9Q-YCq9NJw6gwbS5KYR2AvLkaTmrHk_/s320/Historical_Lovecraft_cover1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513852102449980802" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Century Gothic', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">Historical Lovecraft anthology opening this September to submissions. The anthology will be available in print and as an e-book in 2011, and is produced and edited by the eldritch duo of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paula R. Stiles.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>What They Want</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">Historical fiction with a Lovecraftian twist. Stories should be set in a variety of places, cultures and time periods. While they might buy one story set in 1920s New England, they want to stray far from the normal Lovecraft <em>milieu</em>. If you’re going to do 1920s, why not ship them off to China and tell the story from the point of view of a native of Shanghai? Some examples of ideas they’d like to see:</p><ul><li>There’s something afoot in Henry VIII’s court.</li><li>A Mayan warrior discovers evil lurking in Tikal.</li><li>A trader in Byzantium finds a rare artifact.</li><li>The Pharaoh’s latest advisor is a man of vast knowledge and even vaster secrets.</li><li>The Necronomicon! Take them to Damascus as Alhazred pens the manuscript. Or to the printing of the 17th century edition in Spain.</li><li>Journey to Inuit Canada, where the ice holds prisoner an old foe.</li><li>Political intrigue in Edo leads to blood, tragedy and a brush with a fearsome entity from beyond the stars.</li><li>What happened to Machu Picchu? How bloody were its last days?</li><li>How did the jungle really claim Angkor Wat?</li><li>The rainforests of the Congo groan under Belgian tyranny at the turn of the 20th century. What deadly deals are made to free it?</li></ul><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">Please note that for their purposes they consider historical anything up to <strong>1937 </strong>(the year of Lovecraft’s death).</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">If you are curious to know what they enjoy reading, look at some of the fiction issues of<em>Innsmouth Free Press</em>. The latest one is <a id="ko_e" title="here" href="http://www.innsmouthfreepress.com/?p=6183" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(16, 50, 70); ">here</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>Length<br /></strong><br />From flash fiction (1,000 words or under) to novelette (10,000 words). Keep in mind they have a payment cap of $50 CAD, so your long novelette might be better served by finding another home.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>Payment</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">One cent per word up to a maximum of $50 CAD. One physical copy of the anthology and one e-book copy.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">Payment made via PayPal or Canadian check upon acceptance.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">They are purchasing first English print and electronic rights for the anthology.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>Reprints</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">Considered, with a few caveats:</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">1. Indicate where and when the story was originally published in your cover letter.<br />2. Reprints offered should not be easily available in print or online.<br />3. Payment is a flat $25 CAD for reprints.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">If you published it in a small collection in 1985 and it’s no longer on the market, that’s fine. If it was published in a German magazine and never translated to English, they’d like to see it. If it appeared in a now-defunct zine, that’s okay, too. If it was in a recent issue of an English-language zine that is currently online, no.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>Submitting</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">E-mail them at innsmouthfp AT gmail.com. Subject line: Historical Antho, [Title of your Story, Author's Name]. The subject line is important; otherwise, the story might go into the wrong pile.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">Do not send simultaneous submissions. Do not send more than one submission. If they reject one story, you can send another one.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">Include a cover letter with the story word count, salient writing credits and any reprint information (if applicable). Yes, they do read cover letters, so please include the information (Paula gets cranky when stories arrive sans byline, title or cover letter).</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">Attach story as RTF (preferred) or Word (doc, not docx) document. Use standard manuscript format. Italics as italics, bold as bold. No fancy fonts.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">Stories can be sent in English, French or Spanish.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">Submissions are accepted from September 1, 2010 to January 3, 2011. Do not send anything before or after that date.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; ">They will reject some stories as they come in and send others to the hold pile. Final story selection will take place in January 2011.</p></span>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-52199968633272899222010-09-01T10:20:00.000-07:002010-09-01T10:21:38.230-07:00It Came From Her PurseSam's Dot Publishing is pleased to announce the opening to submissions of an anthology to be titled It Came From Her Purse. We are looking for original short stories in the genres of science fiction and fantasy, and we will consider a very few horror stories. We will also consider original poetry and illustrations. We will remain open to submissions from 1 May 2010 until we are filled at 65,000 words, and anticipate publication in the spring of 2011.<br /> <br />We leave the subject matter up to the writers, so long as the story is related in some way to the title of the anthology and especially to the tone of the title. It may be helpful to think of the title as that of a Roger Corman movie. We also hope to receive some humorous submissions, but please bear in mind that trying to be funny often falls flat. If you wish to write something humorous or off-beat, use a light touch. Subtlety and absurdity combine well for humor.<br /> <br />All submissions must contain contact information both in the e-mail and on the first page of the manuscript. D'you get that? We may delete without comment or reply any submission that does not contain this information. <br /> <br />Lead editor for the "Purse Project" is Karen L. Newman. The associate editor is Georgia Middleton. Just so you know . . .<br /> <br />Response time is expected to be one month. Stories will be either declined or held over for consideration; in either case you will be notified within a month. If your story is held over for consideration, it could be up to three months before a decision is made.<br /> <br />You may submit more than one piece, but please submit only one piece at a time. The subject line of each submission must read Submission: and the title of the submission.<br /> <br />We will consider reprint stories and poems. However, we will accept no more than two reprint stories and two reprint poems. <br /> <br />Stories:<br /> <br />Stories should be between 2,000 and 5,000 words. Submit your story as a Word or rtf attachment to fromherpurse at yahoo dot com [you will have to combine the elements of this e-mail address. We're fighting spam]. <br /> <br />Poems:<br /> <br />Poems should be no longer than 100 lines. Submit your poem in the body of an e-mail to fromherpurse at yahoo dot com [you will have to combine the elements of this e-mail address. We're fighting spam]. <br /> <br />Illustrations:<br /> <br />Black & White illustrations should be submitted as jpeg attachments. The preferred size is 800 by 1100 and 300dpi. Submit your illustration as a jpeg attachment to fromherpurse at yahoo dot com [you will have to combine the elements of this e-mail address. We're fighting spam]. <br /> <br />Cover Art:<br /> <br />Again, submit your art as a jpeg attachment. The preferred size is 800 by 1100 and 300dpi. Submit your cover art as a jpeg attachment to fromherpurse at yahoo dot com [you will have to combine the elements of this e-mail address. We're fighting spam]. <br /> <br />Payment:<br /> <br />Stories: $10.00 each<br /> <br />Poems: $3.00 each<br /> <br />Illustrations: $5.00 each<br /> <br />Cover art: $20.00<br /> <br />If you have any questions, please query the submissions address and put query in the subject line. Good luck, and we're looking forward to reading your work.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/purse.htm">Guidelines</a>.Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-59113283462196148172010-06-04T05:46:00.000-07:002010-06-04T05:48:50.941-07:00Last Man AnthologySponsored by Sword & Saga Press and The Last Man Anthology.<br />Submissions are being accepted for the first annual “End of the World Contest.”<br />Deadline is September 30, 2010. <br /><br />Contest winners will be notified by October 31, 2010 and published in the November 2010 issue of the Last Man Magazine. <br />Entry fee $5 (See below).<br /><br />First Prize: <br />$75 cash prize<br />A free six week course on SF & Fantasy Writing, a $120 value.<br />A copy of the Last Man Anthology, a $15<br />Publication in the first edition of The Last Man Magazine, Winter, 2010. <br />Feature “author’s spotlight,” an interview with the writer about his or her craft, novels/short stories/work-in-progress.<br />A copy of the first issue of the LM Magazine, a $6 value. <br /><br />Second and Third Prize: <br />A copy of the Last Man Anthology, a $15 value. <br />Publication in the Last Man Magazine.<br />A copy of the first issue of the LM Magazine, a $6 value<br />The theme of your submission should be the end of the world. <br />It can be Earth, or any other interstellar planet. <br />Genre is open. Bring us your best catastrophe, disaster, and woe.<br /><br />Please include the following in your electronic submission: <br />- A cover letter with brief bio and contact information including your e-mail address <br />- A short fiction story up to 7500 words, as a Word doc. attachment <br /> - In the body of the email please include your Unique Google Transaction Number<br />- Email submissions with the title and word “contest” in the header to LastManAnthology@aol.com.<br /><br />-Writers who have submitted to the LMA prior to June 1st may send two stories for the one $5 entry fee. Just include the transaction<br />number on both submissions.Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-80400531427365815592010-02-20T16:36:00.000-08:002010-02-20T16:39:07.729-08:00The Last Man Anthology<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; ">The Last Man Anthology is seeking submissions:<br /><br /><br />We are a print publication bringing together the best of catastrophic literature. This anthology is a tribute to Mary Shelley's novel, "The Last Man." Submissions to the Last Man Anthology will be accepted until filled. The anthology will be released August 30, 2010 in celebration of Mary Shelley's birthday. <br /><br />Word count: 1500-8888 words. <br /><br />All fiction should focus on the theme of catastrophic literature, and present interesting and innovative ideas that lend to the conception of being the last. Show us the last man, woman, robot, alien, planet, universe. The last person to do what. The last planet to do what. Show us the end of the world. What world is up to you to decide. The characters or world must show the last of something. Stories should be science fiction in nature, although genre-bending is acceptable. No alternate history. <br /><br />Email submissions to LastManAnthology[@]aol.com. Attachments in doc. or docx. Subject header should read: Last Man Anth/title/word count. Please include a bio, any creative writing or college classes you've taken, if any. In a few sentences tell us what your favorite book is and why. Lastly, in a few sentences explain why science fiction is important to you. <br /><br />Visit our website for complete instructions: <a class="fixed" href="http://lastmananthology.weebly.com/" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 153); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; font-family: monospace, fixed; ">http://lastmananthology.weebly.com/</a></span>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-73377739187433460002010-01-23T17:52:00.000-08:002010-01-23T17:55:57.689-08:00Distant RealmsLibrary of Science Fiction & Fantasy Press is pleased to announce open<br />submissions for “Distant Realms”, an anthology of novella length Fantasy.<br /><br />Fantasy sometimes needs big brush strokes to paint a world, or room to<br />spread and grow to show the entire picture, and that can make the novella<br />the perfect length. It’s a length often neglected in modern genre fiction,<br />but it has the potential to deliver incredible stories. We believe very<br />strongly in that potential and invite you to help us find it.<br /><br />The details:<br /><br />There are a lot of different opinions on how many words it takes to make a<br />novella. For Distant Realms, we’re looking for stories that run between<br />20,000 and 30,000 words. Those two numbers make fairly solid barriers and<br />it makes us sad to reject things solely based on length.<br /><br />We prefer your submission be in standard manuscript format and attached to<br />your e-mail as an rtf file. For a good reference on what standard<br />manuscript format entails, please see William Shunn’s web<br />page<http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html>on the subject.<br /><br />Payment for inclusion in this anthology will be $100, two contributor’s<br />copies of the book, and the everlasting knowledge of being involved in<br />something special. In return, you’ll be giving Library of Science Fiction &<br />Fantasy Press two year exclusive print and electronic rights from the date<br />of publication; not to the world you’ve created, just to the story.<br /><br />Submissions are open and will close at midnight on 31 Mar 2010. This is a<br />fairly large window, but we recognize the size and scope of a novella can<br />require a great deal more time than a short story. If you don’t have one<br />ready to go, we’d like to give you a chance to write and polish one from<br />scratch.<br /><br />Submissions and Queries should be sent to distanteditor@gmail.com with<br />‘Submission – Distant Realms’ or ‘Query – Distant Realms’ in the subject<br />line, as applicable.<br /><br />Caveats:<br /><br />Strange Horizons provides a wonderfully detailed (yet certainly<br />incomplete) list<br />of overused themes and<br />plots<http://strangehorizons.com/guidelines/fiction-common.shtml>.<br />We’re not saying don’t do it, because it’s always possible to bring<br />something new to a cliché, but if you’ve picked something from this list as<br />your main focus, try to stand it on its head.<br /><br />Because there is only room for 4 or 5 stories in Distant Realms, submissions<br />will be taken in two stages, building a shortlist of possible inclusions.<br />Rejections will happen, but final decisions on acceptances won’t be made<br />until ALL submissions have been read.<br />The speculative elements you choose, whatever they are, must be integral to<br />the story. If you can write the same story without them, then it’s not a<br />genre story. That said, our definition of Fantasy is very broad. If you<br />can say Fantasy when you look at your story, please send it because we want<br />to read it.Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-182365462981803962010-01-08T04:23:00.001-08:002010-01-08T04:37:48.825-08:00Stories of Life and Adventure with the VW Bus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQK9Rsd66-5gOHNL5vIyrA2Hrtphr67phqwiZ7tSqadfVLwHeypJEneMdSvL_D_tRJMEyof-j1hyphenhyphen7AVEIFT67tNcQe1D_CoeAlWAwo-mQT2IvztwOdLlv_CE6DxQiNHvQS94PN-kcuKjX/s1600-h/WV+Bus.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQK9Rsd66-5gOHNL5vIyrA2Hrtphr67phqwiZ7tSqadfVLwHeypJEneMdSvL_D_tRJMEyof-j1hyphenhyphen7AVEIFT67tNcQe1D_CoeAlWAwo-mQT2IvztwOdLlv_CE6DxQiNHvQS94PN-kcuKjX/s320/WV+Bus.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424347236344263570" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'm collecting stories for an anthology that I hope to get published in 2010.<br /><br />Although I have about 25 stories so far, some long and some short, I'm still looking for tales of travel adventure; tidbits of daily life with a VW Bus; memories of your first sighting of a Bus; the first Bus you ever owned; weddings and celebrations where VW Buses held a prominent position; stories of Bus enthusiasm passed down from generation to generation--–anything related to the glories (and predicaments) of VW Busing.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />Photos and artwork are welcome. Word length can be from 200 to 3000, whatever is sufficient to tell your tale.<br /><br />I would be grateful for any leads to other material.<br /><br />Please contact me if you need more info.<br /><br /></span><a href="mailto:type2tom@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(36, 70, 107); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">type2tom@gmail.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://storiesoflifeandadventurewiththevwbus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(36, 70, 107); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><wbr>storiesoflifeandadventurewitht</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><wbr>hevwbus.blogspot.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></span></div>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-49795533200672733922010-01-07T14:56:00.001-08:002010-01-07T14:56:51.680-08:00Zombidays: Festivities of the Flesheaters<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, fixed; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; ">Submissions are now open. A deadline has not been set, but as the book fills an advanced closing date will be announced.<br /> <br />Stories must include zombies and be about, involve, or be set on one of the holidays listed below. <br /> <br />The theme/spirit of the holiday must be clearly evident. <br />No stories with religous aspects or themes will be accepted.<br /> <br />word count 5k - 8k only<br />rich text format only<br />courier font size 12<br />indent paragraphs<br />double space<br />use italics - do not underline<br />no page numbers<br /> <br />Stories should be presented where a sumbmission should only require copy editiing.<br /> <br />Submissions that do not meet guidelines will not be accepted.<br /> <br />Place your contact information on first page, upper left - name, address, phone number, and email.<br /> <br />On the upper right please state the name of the holiday you are using and the word count.<br /> <br />Place your name/pen name under the title.<br /> <br />Send submissions to <a class="fixed" href="https://webmail.opentransfer.com/horde/imp/message.php?index=3773#" onclick="popup_imp('/horde/imp/compose.php',700,650,'to=zombidays%40gmail.com&thismailbox=INBOX');" nicetitle="New Message to zombidays@gmail.com" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 153); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; font-family: monospace, fixed; ">zombidays@gmail.com</a><br /> <br />Please mention any of your previous work, a brief explanation of who you are, and where you have learned of the submission request.<br /> <br />You may submit multiple stories, but only one story per author may be published.<br /> <br />Published authors will receive 1 center per word and 1 contributor copy. <br /> <br />You may find updates on the anthology and information regarding the publisher - the Library of the Living Dead Press here:<br /> <br /> <a class="fixed" href="http://libraryofthelivingdead.lefora.com/2009/12/22/zombidays-submissions-open/" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 153); text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; font-family: monospace, fixed; ">http://libraryofthelivingdead.lefora.com/2009/12/22/zombidays-submissions-open/</a><br /> <br />LIST OF THE ACCEPTED HOLIDAYS<br /> <br />April Fools Day<br />Arbor Day<br />Australia Day<br />Boxing Day<br />Canada Day<br />Christmas<br />Columbus Day<br />Earth Day<br />Easter<br />El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)<br />Father's Day<br />Ground Hog Day<br />Guy Fawkes Night<br />Halloween (can include Mischief Night)<br />Hanukkah<br />Human Rights Day<br />Independence Day/4th of July<br />Kwanza<br />Labor Day<br />Mardi Gras<br />May Day<br />Memorial Day<br />Mother's Day<br />New Years Eve/Day<br />New Zealand/Waitangi Day<br />Presidents, Inauguration, or Election Day (USA)<br />Rosh Hashanah<br />St. Patrick's Day<br />Thanksgiving (can include Black Friday)<br />Valentimes Day<br />Veterans, Remembrance, Armistice, ANZAC Day<br />Victoria Day</span>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-18346697197954091342010-01-06T10:39:00.001-08:002010-01-06T10:42:32.126-08:00Silver Boomer Books Anthologies<p class="MsoNormal">Silver Boomer Books</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://silverboomerbooks.com/submissions.html">http://silverboomerbooks.com/submissions.html</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Silver Boomer Books is looking for submissions for two upcoming anthologies:<br /> <br /> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">A Pinch and A Dash: Recipes from Home and Long Ago </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Flashlight Memories (childhood reading)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">They are also interested in "speculative submissions for:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Faith of Our Mothers (faith of real women at least a generation older)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Out of the Kitchen (women pioneers in professions)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Life Spinning Moments (comments or events that changed the course of a life)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Payment is US$5 for poetry, US$10 for prose plus a contributor' s copy.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Payment upon publication.<o:p></o:p></p>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445971689729349640.post-56478354094135998092010-01-02T07:44:00.000-08:002010-01-02T07:47:32.948-08:00Music for Another World Anthology<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><div>Submission Guidelines</div></b>Forgive the lengthy guidelines but I hope by being as specific as possible I'll save both my time and yours. If a story does not fit the submission guidelines it will be rejected without a second glance.<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">What I'm looking for</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">The obvious points:</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br />I'm looking for Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories. I am quite broad with definitions, but a fantasy story must have an element of fantasy, and a science fiction story must contain an element of science/technology and speculation about science. I like merged-genre stories, but be warned that I don't want the anthology dominated by 'slipstream' stories.<br /><br />Story length is ideally between 2000 and 6000 words. However, I will consider stories outside of this range.<br /><br /></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">The unique points:</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br />Music must be integral to the story: for example, the story might be about music, or the life of musicians, or the effect of a musical instrument, or perhaps a piece of music -- or anything else that I haven't thought of!<br /><br />This next requirement is equally important. I'm not only looking for great characters, great plot, great entertainment and great prose, but I'm also looking for stories that are </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">intellectually exciting</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">. This is something Science Fiction and Fantasy is best equipped to deliver, so I am going to be explicit about wanting this in the anthology.<br /><br />What I'm NOT looking for:<br /></span><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">A story where the author has changed the lead character from a schoolteacher to a musician, or where the magical object has been changed from a cursed handbag to a cursed violin. Music MUST be integral to the story. If the musical element can obviously be exchanged for something or someone else -- brilliant though the story may be -- it won't fit my anthology.</span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">I'm also NOT looking for:<br /></span><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Gore-fests</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Sword and Sorcery</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Fan fiction</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Mozart fighting zombies</span></li></ul><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Submission Format:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br />Electronic submissions only. In RTF format. Email to </span><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">mark.musicanthology'@'gmail.com</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /><br />If you have an off-the-wall idea you would like to check out with me in advance, please do so. I can be contacted at </span><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">mark.musicanthology'@'gmail.com</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Background info for submitters: What's 'Strange Fiction'?</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br />I'm using it as a convenient term to lump together Fantasy and Science Fiction. 'Speculative Fiction' would also do, but it has acquired snobby associations. I'm happy to celebrate The Geek.<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Background info for submitters: The Anthology</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">The book will be published to good standard in paperback, PDF and ePub. Sales will mainly be online as the cost of selling through the big retailers is exorbitant. I will send review copies to sites and associations that are likely to cover it. I will also invest in publicity activities when the anthology is near completion -- but the scope of this will depend on what is practical when I get to that point. The anthology will contain about 10 stories.<br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">I'll give updates here on submission and book progress -- so if you are a story submitter follow <a href="http://www.music-strange-fiction-submissions.info/">this site</a> for news.</span></div></span>Donna Sundbladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.com0