Submissions Call Round-up
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Two opportunities here from an indie and.... they're HORROR!!!!! 
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Not that fussed about the May call (Western Splatterpunk) but in June they have a sea horror prompt (of Deadly Women).
They pay for drabbles and seeing as so many writers here take part in the 75 and 100s, I thought it might be worth a pitch.
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Not that fussed about the May call (Western Splatterpunk) but in June they have a sea horror prompt (of Deadly Women).
They pay for drabbles and seeing as so many writers here take part in the 75 and 100s, I thought it might be worth a pitch.
Ooh, I might have something for the sea horror one! Thanks for sharing @Phyrebrat!
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Thanks @Phyrebrat -just for anyone else learning a new word (apologies for stating the obvious to most) ...A drabble is a short work of fiction of precisely one hundred words in length, or so says the information superhighway. Splatterpunk: hyperintensive horror with no limits!
June it is so
June it is so
Folk horror sub callout
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Eerie River's current and upcoming anthology calls.
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» 46 Themed Submission Calls for May 2022
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Here’s a clue: and they all lived…
HEA: happily ever after (common request in romance subs)
HFN: happy for now (characters may not live HEA but there's a happy ending, even if it's open ended)
HFN: happy for now (characters may not live HEA but there's a happy ending, even if it's open ended)
Gollancz accepting unagented novels in SFF for one month!!!
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GOLLANCZ UNAGENTED SUBMISSIONS ARE COMING SOON
Gollancz will be open to novel submissions from 1st June 2022 to 30th June 2022 Are you writing a Fantastical Fae Fantasy? Sitting on a Science Fiction Spectacular? What about a Hair…
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I sent my latest to the Berkley one in December... Still no answer, though the open call promised a reply either way!
I have until June to write a synopsis for The Pegge and the Pendrel — never done one before so I’m dreading this. Will you sub to Gollancz?
Ugh, I hate writing synopses!
I'm not sure; is it ok to sub the same thing to a second open call?
I've not read the sub terms yet, and I suppose it's bad form if it's with another publisher (?).
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How the heck do you write a synopsis? Like does anyone have examples....Please
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I would. full send.
Don't think of it as a blurb (catchy etc). Think of it as an outline, a business proposal. The aim is to condense all your key plot points into a page (or two, depending on sub guidelines). That means ending, too. The publisher (or agent) wants to know that you have a plan that follows through; that you have a beginning, middle, and end and can deliver a fully-developed story.
The trick, I've found is to write it out, no matter how long, and then cut, cut, cut until you really do have just the key points.
And yes, they're horrible.
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