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2023 SUBMISSION OPEN CALL
WRITE VOLUMES is currently
accepting quality submissions for its next anthologies that will be published
in 2023. Seeking fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction generally between 500-7000
words.
Our "Shades Of" Anthologies tend to take place from an American
identity perspective. How you view American identity is up to you. You can tell
a story from your heritage, or some tale that happened to you in
America based on your gender, ethnicity, something unique to you and how that
conflicts, bridges, or harmonizes with American identity.
Please provide a 2-3 sentence synopsis at
the beginning of your piece and in your email.
No simultaneous submissions unless you
retain the copyright.
No AI generated stories/ submissions allowed.
Email as a Word document to: writevolumes@gmail.com
No entry fees
Payment: one digital contributor copy
Open/ Current Topic
- SECOND TOPIC
- Anthology submissions due date December 15, 2023
- Shades of Adventures in Love:
- Some say love is the ultimate adventure. But what if we mix love with a search for something aside from romance? Nothing goes together quite like danger and love. So send us your action-adventure romance stories. Characters can include paranormal, human, alien etc while time period can be past, contemporary, future or anything in between. But the story should mix a quest for some object or person with some dangerous activities, flavor with hints of suspense (mystery or psychological), add in romance then stir quickly with fast paced scenes, sprinkle with excitement and cook until a happily ever after/ happily for now ending and you have the secret recipe for an action-adventure romance that everyone will crave! Dare to send us your short romance story today…
FIRST TOPIC
· Anthology submissions due date Aug 1, 2023 – EXTENDED Aug 10, 2023
· Shades of Occult and Horror
- Witches, rituals, and cults, oh my! We’re peering into the dark corners and then seeing what peers back. Will it be bizarre or supernatural? The devil may be in the details, or did you call the devil to you? With an otherworldly focus you never know if astrology, alchemy, or natural magic will help or harm. But you must make the choice yourself for you are in control of your fate… or are you? Send us your occult horror story, where you never know if breaking the rules will hurt or save you. But can anything save you from yourself? Characters can include paranormal, human, alien etc while time period can be past, contemporary, future or anything in between. But protagonists should choose to enter a hidden world (not be accidentally thrust into it), pay the price for entry, and are either redeemed by later making the ‘correct’ moral choice or damned by not. Choose to send us your short occult horror story today…
2022 SUBMISSION OPEN CALL - CLOSED
FIRST TOPIC - CLOSED (Book Launch 7/21/22)
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Anthology submissions due date May 15, 2022
· Shades of Chaos: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4VNNML8
o
We try to avoid chaos but sometimes we end up living with
it. Maybe we made a mistake or maybe it was on purpose. Maybe you fed the kids
too much sugar and they are jumping off the walls or maybe the world is ending and you have to fight for survival. Maybe you quit your job or want to quit.
Maybe a spouse left or is having a baby. Maybe aliens are uncovered, or a new
metal discovered, cars can run on water, let your imagination run wild. We want
to explore the moments, lessons learned or not learned, adaptations or
extinctions. Stories can range from humorous, serious, nonfiction, fiction,
small revelations, insight to the human condition, romance, inspirational, eye
opening or sublime
SECOND TOPIC CLOSED (Book Launch 10/23/22)
· Anthology submissions due date Aug 15, 2022
· Shades of Fantastic Horror: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGRKXP4F
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Send us your dark fantasy horror. Horror can range from
apocalyptical, ghosts/ paranormal, or serial killers, to what you just found in
your closet which could be a gateway to another realm. Send us to another
world screaming in terror or scare us with the magic in this one.
THIRD TOPIC - CLOSED (Book Launch 7/22/23)
Anthology submissions due date Feb 20, 2023
Shades of Holiday Love: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9SN6F26
o Send us your holiday romance. Romance should have a Happily Ever After (HEA) or Happily For Now (HFN) ending and utilize the regular romance conventions. Characters can include paranormal, human, alien while the time period can range from historical, contemporary or future but it should be based around a holiday (Christmas, Chanukkah, Halloween, Kwanzaa, Thanksgiving, Lunar New Year, New Years, Halloween etc). Pick your favorite or least favorite holiday and make us fall in love
2021 SUBMISSION OPEN CALL - CLOSED
FIRST
TOPIC - CLOSED
·
Anthology submissions due date May 1st 2021 Extended to May 20, 2021
·
Shades of Positively Pandemic: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098RMFMGR/
o
While Covid has been life altering and often devastating,
we are seeking stories about any POSITIVE changes the lockdown / Covid may have
had for you or the characters you create. Did you get to spend more time with
your family, quarantine with a loved one or without one, avoid coworkers,
xenophobe, fear of people but now it’s a new normal with many people doing many
things online including school, germaphobe, always wanted to learn more
programs on the computer, parents finally learn to video chat, new appreciation
for medical community, save money since no/ little travel, needed a break from
dating to focus on self, new definitions of hero, upgraded your wifi,
technology upgrades, clear out your Netflix list, catch up on book
backlog? This pandemic may have been filled with unprecedented horror
which can be mentioned in the work, but we are trying to focus on any silver
linings. Stories can range from humorous, serious, nonfiction, fiction, small
revelations, insight to the human condition, romance, inspirational, eye
opening or sublime.
SECOND TOPIC - CLOSED
· Anthology submissions due date Aug 15, 2021
· Shades of Horrific Humor: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GXF2Y3D
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Send us your horror humor. We want to be scared silly. Find
the brighter side of bad, the lighter side of horror, the terrible side of
funny. Horror can range from apocalyptical, ghosts/ paranormal, or serial
killers, to what you just found in your closet after not cleaning it for the
last decade or other questionable decisions. Make us laugh as we hide
under the covers with the lights on...or at least giggle so then we can worry
what may have heard us....
THIRD TOPIC - Open/ Current - CLOSED
· Anthology submissions due date Dec 1st 2021
·
Shades of Timeless Love: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09R4GJZV6
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Send us your time travel romance. Romance should have a "happily ever after"/ "happily for now" ending and utilize the regular romance conventions. Characters can include paranormal, human, alien etc but at some point
there should be a change in time from contemporary, historical, or
future. Some time travel aspect (big or small) should be tied into the
story.
- Chicago (reflect on the city, expats exploring)
- Please provide a 2-3 sentence synopsis at the beginning of your piece.
- No simultaneous submissions unless you retain the copyright.
- Email submission as a Word document to: writevolumes@gmail.com by August 31, 2020
- No entry fees
- If chosen, payment is one contributor copy (emailed as a pdf but you can download the Kindle version of the book on one of the free days)
- The “Other info” described above applies except submissions are due by October 15, 2020.
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