Cutlass and Musket--Tales of Piratical Skullduggery

Cutlass and Musket- Tales of Piratical Skullduggery
 SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  December 31, 2010 Midnight (EST)

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Arr Matey, we be searching for treasure of Pirate tales and their notorious misdeeds. These pirates can be on Earth, another planet, or a different world altogether. Most all genres acceptable-including but not limited to horror/scifi/fantasy/suspense-as long as the story fits the pirate theme. This is a collection of stories to be enjoyed by everyone, please keep excessive cussing and sex out unless integral to your character.

WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR:

Slash and hack, blood and gore for their own sake. Graphic rape, torture, child molestation, and animal torture have their place, but not here.

Shiver me timbers or walk the plank to meet Davy Jones.

We prefer stories written in the third person—will consider first person if you knock our socks off.

Looking for short stories in the 3,500- 7,000 word range, but will consider stories from 2,000-9,000 words.

Payment is 1 contributor's copy upon publication.

Submissions will be accepted until  December 31, 2010 Midnight (EST)
Tentative Release Date: February 2011

Email submissions to: pirate@wickedeastpress.com

Please put SUBMISSION, followed by the title of the story, and word count, in the subject line of your email.  Use single spacing, 12pt New Times Roman or Georgia, no spaces between paragraphs, no headers or footer, please include a 2-3 sentence bio. Attach your submission in .rtf format. Submissions pasted in the body of email will be rejected, unread.

Questions about this anthology?

Email editor: jaweiss@wickedeastpress.com

Ransom--Give Me What I Want And I'll Go Away

Ransom: Give Me What I Want And I’ll Go Away (Maybe)
 SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  September 30, 2010 Midnight (EST)
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Suspenseful stories of intrigue, mystery, espionage, and of course-ransom. These stories can take place in any time period and don't have to be on this planet.  Looking for creative insight, not traditional mystery and suspense- shake it up and make it new. We want stories that make us question everyone’s purpose, make us look at the darker side of the world, and wonder why. This is a collection of stories to be enjoyed by everyone, please keep excessive cussing and sex out unless integral to your character.
WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR:
Slash and hack, blood and gore for their own sake. Graphic rape, torture, child abuse, and animal torture have their place, but not here.
We prefer stories written in the third person—will consider first person if you knock our socks off.
Looking for short stories in the 3,500- 7,000 word range, but will consider stories from 1,500-10,000 words.
Payment is 1 contributor's copy upon publication.
Submissions will be accepted until  September 30, 2010 Midnight (EST)
Tentative Release Date: November 2010

Email submissions to: ransom@wickedeastpress.com
Please put SUBMISSION, followed by the title of the story, and word count, in the subject line of your email.  Follow standard manuscript formatting (without extra spaces between paragraphs, NO headers and footers, no hard returns or double spaces) and attach your submission in .rtf format. Submissions pasted in the body of email will be rejected, unread.
Questions about this anthology?
Email editor: jaweiss@wickedeastpress.com

Back to the Middle of Nowhere--call for subs

Call for Submissions

Back to the Middle of Nowhere: More Horror in Rural America

Edited by Chris Bartholomew & Jessica A. Weiss

Send submission to: tmon@pillhillpress.com

Deadline: 15 JULY 2010

Tentative Release Date: November 2010

In September 2009, twenty-eight authors shocked readers with their terrifying stories of horror lurking in the dark recesses of  rural America in Pill Hill Press' first publication, The Middle of Nowhere: Horror in Rural America...

We're ready to do it again.

Let's bring some country into your nightmares!

We're looking for horror/suspense stories that take place in RURAL AMERICA. Any rural American locale is acceptable. We want dark and disturbing. We want spooky and spine tingling. We want macabre and malevolent.

Supernatural/ghost stories welcome. Traditional creature stories (zombies, werewolves, vampires, etc.) will be considered as long as presented in a horrific, fresh and interesting way.

Think farmland. Think abandoned buildings. Think long, creepy country roads. Most importantly, think outside the box!

SCARE ME, THRILL ME, MAKE ME WANT TO PACK MY BAGS AND MOVE TO THE CITY!

Stories should be 2,000-5,000 words in length. We are not accepting reprints, multiple submissions or simultaneous submissions at this time. Thank you.

Payment is one contributor's copy, upon publication.

What we don't want:

Rape/Torture stories

Pornography/Erotica

Pet and/or animal mutilations

Child abuse and/or pedophilia

Stories that denigrate any race, gender or sexual orientation

Cup of Joe, Coffee House Flash Fiction

Cup Of Joe- Coffee House Flash Fiction
 SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  Open Until Filled
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Flash fiction covering all genres (horror/suspense/fantasy/spec. fiction).  We want speculative fiction at its finest, surprise us, show us what you've got. This is a collection of stories to be enjoyed by everyone, please keep excessive cussing and sex out unless integral to your character.
WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR:
Slash and hack, blood and gore for their own sake. Graphic rape, torture, child abuse, and animal torture have their place, but not here.
We prefer stories written in the third person—will consider first person if you knock our socks off.
Looking for short stories in the 500- 1,500 word range.
Payment exposure. This is a 4 The Luv anthology..
Submissions will be accepted until filled.
Tentative Release Date: December 2010

Email submissions to: cupofjoe@wickedeastpress.com
Please put SUBMISSION, followed by the title of the story, and word count, in the subject line of your email.  Follow standard manuscript formatting and attach your submission in .rtf format. Submissions pasted in the body of email will be rejected, unread.
Questions about this anthology?
Email editor: jaweiss@wickedeastpress.com

Updates on Open Anthology Projects

Just a reminder that submissions for Pandora's Nightmare-Horror Unleashed is open until Feb. 28th.
Silver Moon, Bloody Bullets- An Anthology of Werewolf Tails submission period closes May 15th.

Still room in both of these. Look forward to reading some great stories from all of you creative people out there.

Anthology Update

A few more early acceptances for Pandora's Nightmare-Horror Unleashed and Silver Moon, Bloody Bullets- An Anthology of Werewolf Tails.

Pandora:
"The Final Bell" by Laura Eno
"The Avon Lady" by Eric W. Jepson
"Blood is the Mysterious Union" by John JAM Arthur Miller
"The Glass Forest and The Gilded Sky" by Nye Hardy
"Pandora's Surprise" by Bruce Memblatt
Congratulations!

Silver Moon, Bloody Bullets:
Update on early acceptances:
"Rise of the Animal" by Carl Hose
"The Beast Within" by Frank Summers
"Grandma, What Big Teeth You Have" by Rob Rosen
"The Adopted" by Lawrence Dagstine
"Twin Moons" by Christopher Jacobsmeyer
Congratulations!

Anthology Update

I am thrilled to announce a few early acceptances for both of my open anthologies.
Pandora's Nightmare- Horror Unleashed
-"The Final Bell" by Laura Eno
-"The Avon Lady" by Eric W. Jepson
-"Blood is the Mysterious Union" by John "JAM" Arthur Miller

Silver Moon, Bloody Bullets- An Anthology of Werewolf Tails
-"Rise of the Animal" by Carl Hose
-"The Beast Within" by Frank Summers

Congratulations to these writers.
I will keep an updated list here and at Pill Hill Press Forums.
Still plenty of room in both (hint, hint)

Open Calls

Here are the two anthologies that I am editing. Both are currently open for submissions. Please read carefully, they both close in 2010.

Silver Moon, Bloody Bullets: An Anthology of Werewolf Tails
Edited by Jessica A. Weiss
Email submissions to: werewolf@pillhillpress.com
Please put SUBMISSION, followed by the title of the story, in the subject line of your email.  Thanks!

We are looking for short stories that celebrate our favorite furry shape-shifters. Most genres are welcome as long as there are STRONG elements of horror present in the story.

Stories should be written in the third person.

We prefer short stories in the 2,500-5,000 word range, but will consider stories from 1,500-10,000 words.

Payment is $10.00 plus 1 contributor's copy upon publication.

Submissions will be accepted until 15 May 2010. 
Tentative Release Date: Summer 2010

Questions about this anthology?
Email the editor

Pandora's Nightmare: Horror Unleashed
Edited by Jessica A. Weiss
Email submissions to:  pandora@pillhillpress.com

 Please put SUBMISSION: PANDORA in the subject line of your email, followed by the title of the story and word count. SEND YOUR SUBMISSION AS AN RTF FILE ATTACHMENT using standard manuscript format (including your contact information in your email and on your attachment. We want to be able to contact you regarding your submission). Thank you!

 We are looking for scary stories that deal with the Pandora's Box legend.  Think of what would've happened if she opened more than one box, at different times in history. Was Earth the ONLY place she opened a box? What EXACTLY was let loose? Vampires, werewolves, and other things that go "bump" in the night.... did they come from Pandora? Did Pandora have any regrets? Of course, it may not even be a 'box', but something else she opened to unleash horror on everyone else.  This is a HORROR anthology and stories should contain strong elements of horror and/or suspense.

 Stories can be realistic or fantastical. They can take place at any time - past, present, future, alternate, space. Looking for a variety of twists - be creative, unique, and horrifying. Looking for stories that tingle the spine, make me want to lock myself indoors, and fear my fellow man.

 We are looking for short stories 1,500-5,000 words in length. 

 Payment is 1 contributor's copy upon publication. 

 Please do not send stories with a strong religious or political theme. Also, please do not send rape/torture stories, anything 'x' rated or pornographic, pet mutilation tales, fiction about child abuse and/or pedophilia, or submissions that denigrate any race, gender or sexual orientation. We don't want to offend any reader.

 Submissions will be accepted until Sunday, February 28, 2010. We will not make final selections until the end of the submission period. Responses will be sent by March 20, 2010. Please do not query about the status of your submission until March 21, 2010. You should receive an automated reply telling you received your submission. If you don't receive this notice, we did not receive your story. Please resend to pandora@pillhillpress.com.

 This book has a tentative release date of May 2010.

 Questions regarding this anthology? Email Jessica A. Weiss, editor, at jweiss@pillhillpress.com

Call For Submissions

A new speculative fiction anthology has opened up for submissions.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR PANDORA'S NIGHTMARE: HORROR UNLEASHED ANTHOLOGY IS SUNDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2010.

Pandora's Nightmare: Horror Unleashed
Edited by Jessica A. Weiss
Email submissions to:  pandora@pillhillpress.com

 Please put SUBMISSION: PANDORA in the subject line of your email, followed by the title of the story and word count. SEND YOUR SUBMISSION AS AN RTF FILE ATTACHMENT using standard manuscript format (including your contact information in your email and on your attachment. We want to be able to contact you regarding your submission). Thank you!

 We are looking for scary stories that deal with the Pandora's Box legend.  Think of what would've happened if she opened more than one box, at different times in history. Was Earth the ONLY place she opened a box? What EXACTLY was let loose? Vampires, werewolves, and other things that go "bump" in the night.... did they come from Pandora? Did Pandora have any regrets? Of course, it may not even be a 'box', but something else she opened to unleash horror on everyone else.  This is a HORROR anthology and stories should contain strong elements of horror and/or suspense.

 Stories can be realistic or fantastical. They can take place at any time - past, present, future, alternate, space. Looking for a variety of twists - be creative, unique, and horrifying. Looking for stories that tingle the spine, make me want to lock myself indoors, and fear my fellow man.

 We are looking for short stories 1,500-5,000 words in length. 

 Payment is 1 contributor's copy upon publication. 

 Please do not send stories with a strong religious or political theme. Also, please do not send rape/torture stories, anything 'x' rated or pornographic, pet mutilation tales, fiction about child abuse and/or pedophilia, or submissions that denigrate any race, gender or sexual orientation. We don't want to offend any reader.

 Submissions will be accepted until Sunday, February 28, 2010. We will not make final selections until the end of the submission period. Responses will be sent by March 20, 2010. Please do not query about the status of your submission until March 21, 2010. You should receive an automated reply telling you received your submission. If you don't receive this notice, we did not receive your story. Please resend to pandora@pillhillpress.com.

 This book has a tentative release date of May 2010.

 Questions regarding this anthology? Email Jessica A. Weiss, editor, at jweiss@pillhillpress.com