What kind of stories celebrate Valentine's Day? Romance stories, perhaps -- with our usual science fiction, fantasy and/or horror twist.
Length -- maximum 4000 words.
Our usual PG standards apply.
Deadline: December 1
Proposed date of issue: January 1
Compensation: $10 per story.
Send submissions to whortleberrypress@yahoo.com.
These are old fairy tales given a modern twist, possibly reminiscent of Rocky and Bullwinkle's "Fractured Fairy Tales." Or, you can create a whole new tale, just so it is set in the "fairy tale world."
Length -- 2000 to 4000 words.
Our usual PG standards apply, of course.
Deadline: June 15.
Proposed date of issue: August 1, 2010.
Compensation: $10 per story.
Send submissions to whortleberrypress@yahoo.com
Our annual collection of ghosts, goblins, witches, etc. -- go easy on the vampires; they've been done to death (if that's the right term) other places.
Length -- 2000 to 4000 words.
The usual PG standards apply.
Deadline: August 1, 2010.
Proposed date of issue: September 15, 2010.
Compensation: $10 per story.
Send submissions to whortleberrypress@yahoo.com
Yes, we're looking for our usual sf/f/h Christmas stories, but keep in mind the "Peace on Earth" theme. (As one correspondent put it, "That will make it fantasy, for sure.!")
Length -- 2000 to 4000 words.
PG standards, of course.
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2010.
Proposed date of issue: September 30, 2010.
Compensation: $10 per story.
Send submissions to whortleberrypress@yahoo.com.