Two Anthologies seeking short stories
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thewritersheraldI am boosting the signal on these sub calls for Elm Books. My experience with them has been very good. Get paid for writing a story that you love.
WANT TO WRITE ABOUT MAGIC, LUST & LOVE?
Plot:
We are looking for romance stories taking place in fantastical settings for our upcoming collection, Fae Love. Stories can be set in either completely imagined alternative realities or diverse ordinary places with a bit of magic. Good stories will be rich in detail and include solid doses of lust, fickle love, jealousy, and adventure, heat level 2.5 to 4 out of five. 3000-10,000 words. No vampires.
DEADLINE: February 1. Initial inquiries, rough outlines, or early drafts welcome.
CONTACT: LilyCallahan75@gmail.com. Free sample PDF story if interested.
THINK YOU CAN WRITE A MYSTERY?
We’re looking for short stories (2,000-10,000 words) for our upcoming anthology, Death and the Detective. We’re happy to work with new, as well as seasoned writers. Here are the particulars:
PLOT:
-There must be a detective: cop, PI, hotel detective, security guard, insurance investigator, arson investigator, casino in-house security, local Miss Marple or whatever. Your main character must be a professional or recognized investigator of some sort.
-There must be death: accidental, purposeful, suicide, attempted, past, future, cold case…it doesn’t matter. Your plot must revolve around a death.
-Diverse heroes and heroines welcome.
DEADLINE: February 15, 2013.
CONTACT: Jess Faraday, editor at: editorjessfaraday@hotmail.com. Free sample PDF story available.
PAYMENT & TERMS
All accepted stories will appear in both the print and e-book versions of the anthology. Authors are paid quarterly royalties based on sales. We use an adapted EPIC contract.
WANT TO WRITE ABOUT MAGIC, LUST & LOVE?
Plot:
We are looking for romance stories taking place in fantastical settings for our upcoming collection, Fae Love. Stories can be set in either completely imagined alternative realities or diverse ordinary places with a bit of magic. Good stories will be rich in detail and include solid doses of lust, fickle love, jealousy, and adventure, heat level 2.5 to 4 out of five. 3000-10,000 words. No vampires.
DEADLINE: February 1. Initial inquiries, rough outlines, or early drafts welcome.
CONTACT: LilyCallahan75@gmail.com. Free sample PDF story if interested.
THINK YOU CAN WRITE A MYSTERY?
We’re looking for short stories (2,000-10,000 words) for our upcoming anthology, Death and the Detective. We’re happy to work with new, as well as seasoned writers. Here are the particulars:
PLOT:
-There must be a detective: cop, PI, hotel detective, security guard, insurance investigator, arson investigator, casino in-house security, local Miss Marple or whatever. Your main character must be a professional or recognized investigator of some sort.
-There must be death: accidental, purposeful, suicide, attempted, past, future, cold case…it doesn’t matter. Your plot must revolve around a death.
-Diverse heroes and heroines welcome.
DEADLINE: February 15, 2013.
CONTACT: Jess Faraday, editor at: editorjessfaraday@hotmail.com. Free sample PDF story available.
PAYMENT & TERMS
All accepted stories will appear in both the print and e-book versions of the anthology. Authors are paid quarterly royalties based on sales. We use an adapted EPIC contract.
