The Way of the Wizard - 5c/word!
Obviously there will be lots of competition for places here. Reading period is July 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010, so remember the first rule of thumb when submitting to anthologies - submit early when the editor is not jaded or spoilt for choice.
Good luck!
Nothing wrong with aiming high
Announcing the forth coming Apex Halloween Short Story Contest
From the website:
Contest rules in a nutshell:
Theme: Urban myths with an alien origin
Deadline: October 15th, 2009
Word Count: Maximum of 2,500 words
Submission Address: halloween@apexbookcompany.com
The prize this year is publication in Jennifer Brozek’s upcoming Apex anthology Close Encounters of the Urban Kind. First place gets publication and payment of 8 cents per word for their story (and a copy of the antho). Second place gets publication and payment of 5 cents per word for their story (and a copy of the antho).
Jennifer’s anthology is invite only, so these will be the only open spots available to non-solicited manuscripts. (This would be a huge feather in someones cap)
The Apex editing team will choose the ten to fifteen best stories and submit those to Jennifer.
Jennifer will proceed to pick the winner and runner-up for publication.
(Take note of this - it's important!)
Her anthology can be described as “combining the dark allure of urban legends with the high stakes of alien encounters”.
Best of luck!
Here's the thing: PARSEC has released the new guidelines for next years anthology/short story contest.
I would love to see some names I have come to know included next year. The good news is Amy isn't allowed to enter the contest in 09 after taking out first and second prize in 08. I'm pretty sure she will be submitting for the antho, and if she is offering the piece I think she is (there are some perks to critiquing other writers work), I think she'll have a great chance of being in the antho again this year.
The big bonus with this comp/antho is if your submission is rejected, you gain some really useful feedback. I submitted "The Winged Shepherd of Innocence" last year and from the feedback managed to turn it into a story which was accepted elsewhere.
The deadline is March 31 09. Now is the time to start thinking about your story.
The guidelines for the anthology are here.
The guidelines for the short story contest are here.
Get busy folks
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