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Anthology Submission Guidelines
Last updated July 18, 2008
General:
Every fifth issue of Niteblade Magazine will be a print anthology.
This anthology will include the best of the last four web-based issues
(half chosen through reader votes and half by the editors) as well
as new material that hasn't appeared in Niteblade before. In order
to be considered for the former selections you need to have
your work accepted in the e-zine. These submission guidelines are meant
to cover the new material.
I have chosen the cover artwork for the first print ezine already.
It is a wonderful piece by Marge Simon. All anthology submissions should
be, in some way, inspired by it. The top three stories and the top
three poems, as decided by me, will be included in the print anthology.
Here is the illustration:
Click for a larger version of the picture
Rights:
Niteblade Fantasy and Horror Magazine will require the non-exclusive
right to use your story or poem in our print anthology. We would ask that
you wait to submit your work elsewhere until six months after the print
anthology is published, but we will not contractually obligate you
to do so.
Payment:
I want to pay you lots, I really do -- but until Niteblade gets off
its feet and is able to support itself the best I can offer is one
US dollar per story or poem and
a contributor's
copy of the book.
Payment
will be made by your choice of paypal, epassporte or a donation to
Duotrope's Digest and will be paid upon acceptance.
For
all submissions please email your story or poem as an .rtf or .doc
attachment to **removed**
I'm getting a significant amount of spam
so make sure you have the word 'Niteblade' 'Submission' or 'Query'
in the subject somewhere. Any one will do, you don't need to use all
three :)
When submitting prose please single space your work and do not indent
new paragraphs.
Please include your legal name, snail mail address and the name you
want your story published under.
Stories should be less than 10,000 words. If they aren't, but you really
want me to see them, please query first with a detailed synopsis. Keep
in mind that longer stories
are
a harder
sell
than
shorter ones.
Considering the nature of this anthology it probably goes without saying,
but no simultaneous submissions or reprints.
No multiple submissions please. Only one story and up to 5 poems per
author will be considered.
What I like...
The best way to see what I like is to check out the current issue
-- all it will cost you is time. Remember that your submission for
this anthology needs to be inspired in some way by the illustration
above.
Deadline:
Submissions will close on July 15, 2008 and all regrets and acceptances will
be sent out by the end of that month.
If you have any other questions please email **removed** and
I will respond as soon as possible.
Please consider tracking your submission and reporting
your response at Duotrope's Digest or Ralan's Webstravaganza:
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