As you all know, I am not accepting unsolicited submissions at the moment, though that will likely change in a few weeks. However, I want to do several themed issues this year, and if you write for a themed issue, you can still submit. Here are the themes:
- Halloween themes for the October issue.
- Christmas themes for the December issue.
- Lovecraftian Sherlock Holmes stories for an issue sometime this year.
- Deep Ones/Dagon/Innsmouth stories for an issue sometime this year.
- AND, I want to do an “Woman-theme” issue, for lack of a better term. For this issue, I want female writers only.
ALSO, I would like some Lovecraftian female art submissions; both males and females may submit art.
As always, each theme must also fit into the general Lovecraftian theme; you can read more about that on the submissions page. General submissions guidelines are here.
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Hi,
I’m interested in contributing to the “women-theme,” but I already have a story waiting with you. Would you allow multi-submissions for the themed issues?
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Absolutely. 🙂
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I may have a story that fit into the Dagon theme, but it is not finished yet. How much time do I have?
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Oh, probably a month or two. I don’t want to go longer than that, but it’s certainly not something I need quickly.
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So tempted to play with the Halloween theme …
🙂
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I could possibly do the “all female issue”, but I am going to need more details, please. 🙂
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Hi Darrlie! To answer your question: I’m not sure what the “all-female” issue really means, and I’d love the help of female writers to DECIDE what it means. What it does NOT mean is female characters having to be rescued by men, etc. In Lovecraftian fiction, there are very few female protagonists, and I’d like to have an issue that focuses on women being the heroes of the story. I hope that helps or at least points you in the right direction.
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Lol, no. That isnt what I meant. When is the due deadline for the female theme and when will you be accepting submissions? ? I did have a few other questions but I seem to have forgotten them Lol.
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Currently no deadline. I’m just going to wait until I get 5 or 6 stories, then put them in an upcoming issue.
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And when would you be needing these stories for? If I submitted, would that not be deemed simultaneous or unsolicited? How would I go about submitting to you to meet the rules in question?
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As I wrote in the blog post above, if the story is for one of the themes, then you can submit.
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Okay, I’ll get one penned and on its way once its done. May be awhile however.
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I’ve always wanted to do an Innsmouth story. Maybe I will try my hand at one of those…
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