Calhoun Gordon County Writers Guild – Animal Tales Anthology

Calhoun Gordon County Writers Guild is looking for true animal and pet stories for their proposed Animal Tales anthology. The animal in your story must play a central role in the story and should be no longer than 3000 words. Humorous and inspirational stories about pets and uncommon animals are preferred. Reprints are accepted; just tell us where the story was originally published. Simultaneous submissions are welcome but if your submission is a simultaneous, please tell us in the submission and let us know immediately if it is accepted for publication elsewhere. Submissions must be original and preferably unpublished non-fiction. If your story has been published and you own the rights, we're willing to consider it as well. Please, no novels, poetry, or stories written for children.

Writer's Guidelines:

Format: Save as a Word doc or rtf format.

Word Count: 1,000-3,000

How to submit: Email submissions only. Send to anthologynewsandreviews@yahoo.com. Type "Pet Anthology Submission" in the subject line.

Other Information: Be sure to include: Your name, address, email, and word count of your story.

Our response time is approximately 45 days.

Suggestions:

• Use few characters and stick to one point of view.
• Limit the time frame.
• Follow conventional story structure.

Payment

This anthology is a non-paying publication, but contributors get a byline and one contributor copy. Once sufficient material is collected stories will be bundled in an anthology.

Rights

The Calhoun Gordon County Writer's Guild asks for non-exclusive anthology rights for a period of six months after publication. Any accepted material gets assigned an expected publication date. If this publication date is not met, rights revert to the author immediately.