Tag: short stories

Hallowed Ink Press Seeks Submissions

From The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to the most beloved boy in literature whose journey led him to the Deathly Hallows, both terms have been a fantastical, mystical theme used in a wealth of phenomenal literature. Hallowed Ink Press was created to serve as ‘hallowed ground’ for their authors and are currently open to new solicited and unsolicited submissions for 2014. They currently specialize in New Adult and Young Adult literature. Hallowed Ink Press accepts series fiction, stand-alone novels, novellas, poetry, short stories and graphic novels.

Prizes:  Publication

Reading fee: None

Deadline: Open submissions until novels for 2014 have been selected.

For more information, please visit their website.

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Book Brief: Dark Places

Dark Places
by Shaun Allan
Genre: Horror/Paranormal anthology
Word count: 42,000

I am Death. I know who you are…

There is darkness and madness in each of us. We must do battle with our own demons.

But…

What if those demons opened the door in the back of your mind and stepped out. What if they became real? If the night, the shadows, the reflections and Death himself walked among us? And what if they were watching you? Waiting? Thirsting…?

Dark Places. Thirteen stories. Thirteen poems. Thirteen doorways.

This book is available from Amazon US, Amazon UK, and Smashwords. Continue reading “Book Brief: Dark Places”

Write short stories? But I’m a Novelist!

Get your short stories published, win a couple of contests, then reference them all in a query letter to convince an agent to convince a publisher to take a chance on your novel – that is the path to a traditional book deal, said all of the articles I read.

But don’t they require different skill sets, I wondered: generating an experience in a few hundred words vs. building a world over several hundred pages? What if you’re good at one and not at the other? What if you have limited time to write? Don’t you need to choose?

Fast forward six or seven years to today’s bigger and braver world of indie publishing, and the idea of selling a novel with a portfolio of short stories can seem like an archaic and unnecessary paradigm—and worse, a waste at the expense of the World’s Greatest Novel. But writing short stories can be a good use of time for novelist, budding or otherwise. Below are ten reasons why: Continue reading “Write short stories? But I’m a Novelist!”

HG Wells Festival Anthology 2013

Short stories wanted for the HG Wells Annual Festival Anthology 2013 on the theme of “flight” in any style of the author’s choosing. Must be previously unpublished, submitted online, and between 1500 and 5000 words.

Prizes:
Margaret and Reg Turnill Prize £1000,
 Shortlisted entries for this prize will be published in our Anthology. 
For writers 19 and under (must be 19 on 20/07/13)
 Free entry for this prize.

The Grand Prize £250
 Shortlisted entries for this prize will be published in our Anthology. 
Age 20 and above. 
Entry fees: free if you are aged 25 or under on 20/07/13
 or £5 if you are aged 26 and above on 22/07/13.

The HG Wells Festival Handwriting Prize £100
 Shortlisted entries for this prize will be published in our Anthology
. Open to any child of primary school age in the UK.

Entry Fee: £5 per entry donation if you are 26 or over

Deadline: July 20, 2013

For more information, visit their website.

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