ANTHOLOGIES OPPORTUNITIES

Critical Blast

Critical Blast is published by a group ‘dedicated to delivering news, reviews, opinions and interviews from the field of entertainment and pop culture.’ Publisher Howard Price is publishing an anthology, deadline 31 January, the third volume in ‘The Devil You Know’ anthology collection – The Devil You Know Best. Submit stories about ‘an encounter with the literary/mythological/theological Devil’ in any genre, 2,000 to 10,000 words. Payment: US$25 plus author copy for First Rights. PDRLS

Details: email: anthology@criticalblast.com; website: www.criticalblast.com/content/publishing

The Writers Co-op

The members of the Writers Co-op are looking for stories for their 7th annual ‘The Rabbit Hole’ anthology, deadline 30 April. Stories and poems should explore how ‘weird’ fits into numerous genres in the theme, ‘Not From Here.’ Submit weird stories under 5,000. Flash fiction is also welcome under 1,000 words. Payment: ‘authors will have the choice between keeping their share of the royalties or donating them to the Against Malaria Foundation.’ PDRLS

Details: email: rabbitholecoopiv@gmail.com; website: https://writercoop.wordpress.com

Celticfrog Publishing

Celticfrog Publishing is looking for stories about Bigfoot/Sasquatch/Yeti. The genre is open, but stories should be PG. Stories, 4,000 words, should feature Bigfoot as the centre of the story. Base it round a sighting, the creature’s point of view, ‘or anything in between.’ Payment is ‘a minimum of $100 Canadian and a copy.’ PDRLS

Website: www.celticfrogpublishing.com

JayHenge Publishing

JayHenge Publishing currently has calls out for two spec-fic anthologies, The Kafka Protocol and The Pelagic Zone: Uncharted Waters, both edited by Jessica Augustsson.

The Kafka Protocol anthology needs stories, flash-length to 12,000 words, about ‘the struggles of navigating an endless sea of paperwork,’ about the ‘tedium and surrealism of bureaucratic procedures, and ‘the tyranny of faceless institutions.’

The Pelagic Zone: Uncharted Waters anthology needs seculative fiction, flash-length to 12,000 words, about a planet like the earth, (or indeed earth,) mostly covered in water. Payment US$5 per 1,000 words for all current anthologies, plus a copy. PDRLS

Details: email: editor@jayhenge.com; website: www.jayhenge.com