Post by Michael West on Mar 8, 2007 12:31:22 GMT -5
Coach's Midnight Diner, A Genre Anthology
www.reliefjournal.com/cmd/ (submit online only)
Specifications: Unpublished Short Fiction 10,000 words or less in the following categories, written with a Christian slant:
Hardboiled Detective/Mystery (Examples:Raymond Chandler, Janet Evanovich)
Horror/Weird Fiction (Examples:H. P. Lovecraft, Stephen King)
Conspiracy/Aliens/ Paranormal (Examples:X- Files, Millennium)
Suspense/Adventure (Examples:Dan Brown, James Patterson, Dean Koontz)
The Fantastic/Archetypa l Exploration (Examples:Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Neil Gaiman)
Futurist (Examples: Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits)
Crime/Police Procedural (CSI, Law and Order)
Combinations of the above genres are also welcome.
In addition to the above categories, there are three cash awards for writing for the following prompts:
Jesus Vs. Cthulhu: This one's wide open. There are so many ways to approach this prompt. Open up the creativity box and let's see what you've got.
That One That Happens In A Diner: The story has to happen in a diner.
Blinding flash of the obvious, right? All before-mentioned categories are eligible.
Editor's Choice: One category that will be decided based upon the work received.
The three category winners will receive $100. I reserve the right to change the award categories based upon work received (I can't give out an award in a category I don't have quality work in). All those published will receive a contributor' s copy free of charge, their name and optional face plastered on the Relief website, and bragging rights.
What Not To Submit
Hardcore Sci-Fi: I do not want to read about what happened after the Reticulan War on Beta 3.
Sword and Sorcery: This is not the place for Eldor's quest to find the enchanted jewel protected by the green-blue dragon. A better place for work in this genre is the The Sword Review., a great webzine dedicated to this category.
Fan Fiction: We are not going to pay licensing fees or chase down copyright for fan fiction, so don't even think about it. Captain Kirkster or Sculder andMully stories will be summarily rejected.
For clarification, the timeline you have to work in can be as early as the mid-1700's all the way into 2020. Your story must take place on Earth, around the Earth or at least in this solar system. Yes, you may include other dimensions. You should have original characters, but you may use historical characters as well. Spiritual warfare is allowed, but let's see some orignality to it, eh? Shining swords are, however, prohibited.
If you think your work is questionable in terms of the parameters, go ahead and submit it anyway. I might accept it even if it's outside of these parameters. The worst I can do is say no.
This is not Guideposts. Do not send a gangster story in which a hardened assassin says things like "fiddlesticks" or "gosh golly." Write for adults, not 6-year-olds. This anthology will not be "safe for the whole family," so don't pull your punches.
Publishing Timeframe and Procedure
The anthology is scheduled to be published July 2007, and will be in the same 7"ishX10"ish perfect-bound format as Relief. Price is yet to be determined. Accepted authors will grant first-publication rights to ccPublishing NFP, our parent 501c3 literary organization , and will retain all copyright.
Submissions are only taken online at:
www.reliefjournal.com/cmd.
Mail and email submissions will not be read nor returned, so don't even think about it.
The deadline for submissions is April 1st, 2007.
So buy yourself a cup of coffee and get to writing. Spread the word if you know other people who write or want to write in this kind of vein. Help me make this a great anthology.
-Coach Culbertson, Proprietor
www.reliefjournal.com/cmd/ (submit online only)
Specifications: Unpublished Short Fiction 10,000 words or less in the following categories, written with a Christian slant:
Hardboiled Detective/Mystery (Examples:Raymond Chandler, Janet Evanovich)
Horror/Weird Fiction (Examples:H. P. Lovecraft, Stephen King)
Conspiracy/Aliens/ Paranormal (Examples:X- Files, Millennium)
Suspense/Adventure (Examples:Dan Brown, James Patterson, Dean Koontz)
The Fantastic/Archetypa l Exploration (Examples:Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Neil Gaiman)
Futurist (Examples: Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits)
Crime/Police Procedural (CSI, Law and Order)
Combinations of the above genres are also welcome.
In addition to the above categories, there are three cash awards for writing for the following prompts:
Jesus Vs. Cthulhu: This one's wide open. There are so many ways to approach this prompt. Open up the creativity box and let's see what you've got.
That One That Happens In A Diner: The story has to happen in a diner.
Blinding flash of the obvious, right? All before-mentioned categories are eligible.
Editor's Choice: One category that will be decided based upon the work received.
The three category winners will receive $100. I reserve the right to change the award categories based upon work received (I can't give out an award in a category I don't have quality work in). All those published will receive a contributor' s copy free of charge, their name and optional face plastered on the Relief website, and bragging rights.
What Not To Submit
Hardcore Sci-Fi: I do not want to read about what happened after the Reticulan War on Beta 3.
Sword and Sorcery: This is not the place for Eldor's quest to find the enchanted jewel protected by the green-blue dragon. A better place for work in this genre is the The Sword Review., a great webzine dedicated to this category.
Fan Fiction: We are not going to pay licensing fees or chase down copyright for fan fiction, so don't even think about it. Captain Kirkster or Sculder andMully stories will be summarily rejected.
For clarification, the timeline you have to work in can be as early as the mid-1700's all the way into 2020. Your story must take place on Earth, around the Earth or at least in this solar system. Yes, you may include other dimensions. You should have original characters, but you may use historical characters as well. Spiritual warfare is allowed, but let's see some orignality to it, eh? Shining swords are, however, prohibited.
If you think your work is questionable in terms of the parameters, go ahead and submit it anyway. I might accept it even if it's outside of these parameters. The worst I can do is say no.
This is not Guideposts. Do not send a gangster story in which a hardened assassin says things like "fiddlesticks" or "gosh golly." Write for adults, not 6-year-olds. This anthology will not be "safe for the whole family," so don't pull your punches.
Publishing Timeframe and Procedure
The anthology is scheduled to be published July 2007, and will be in the same 7"ishX10"ish perfect-bound format as Relief. Price is yet to be determined. Accepted authors will grant first-publication rights to ccPublishing NFP, our parent 501c3 literary organization , and will retain all copyright.
Submissions are only taken online at:
www.reliefjournal.com/cmd.
Mail and email submissions will not be read nor returned, so don't even think about it.
The deadline for submissions is April 1st, 2007.
So buy yourself a cup of coffee and get to writing. Spread the word if you know other people who write or want to write in this kind of vein. Help me make this a great anthology.
-Coach Culbertson, Proprietor
