Written by Emily Harstone February 25th, 2016

Three Anthologies Seeking Submissions

The three anthologies we are featuring this month are all seeking very different submissions. All are run by relatively new presses. Caution should be used when signing any contract with any new publisher.

Tempest: Life Upturned

A call for submissions opened up for the third anthology published in The Mind Key Anthologies series.

The anthology will be called Tempest. It will explore the tumultuous moments of life.  They accept art in all mediums and writing in all genres.
Written pieces must be 500 words or (preferably) less.
The Deadline is April 5th, 2016.
Learn more at their website here: http://www.mindkey.me/anthology.

Untitled Genre Anthology

This yet untitled anthology is forthcoming from a brand new publisher, TDR Publishing.

The anthology will help raise profits for www.DOVESProgram.com. This program provides assistance to people who have and are suffering from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking victims.

They want stories that are 5,000 – 7,500 words length. The story should be fantasy, science fiction, or horror. The main character has to be female and meet 2 – 3 of the following archetypes:

  • Romantic
  • Tragic
  • Super Spy
  • Noir
  • Android
  • Caped Crusader
  • Supernatural
  • Homicidal Writer
  • Valkyrie
  • Time Traveling Maiden/Debutant
  • Alien Queen

The deadline is April 30th, 2016. Learn more at their website here: http://tdrpublishing.com/submissions/anthologies.

Untitled Graveyard Anthology

Sez Publishing is looking for fiction, non-fiction,  poetry, and photography. The story needs to have a graveyard in it but it doesn’t have to happen in the graveyard. This is the second anthology Sez Publishing is putting out. They are a very new publisher.

Deadline for all submissions is March 15th, 2016.

Authors receive one complimentary copy and potential cut of the profits.

To learn more visit their website here: http://sezpublishing.blogspot.com/p/submissions_28.html

 

 

 

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