As has been announced on the SFFWorld Forums, we are now open for submissions for the 2019 SFFWorld Anthology.
The theme is “Dying Earth” (as voted for by members) and submissions are open from now until 31st March 2019.
To summarise:
- Theme: DYING EARTH
- Genre: sf/f/h, any and all subgenres, plus inventive mash-ups from outside that include them
- Length: 1000-7500 word hard limit, 2000-5000 words preferred
- File type: DOCX files for preference
- Formatting: no need for any special hi-jinks (use italics if you want, don’t underline instead). Any non-standard cleverness regarding the appearance of the text should be essential to the story – no font switching, as that won’t carry over into the ebook easily.
- Legalese: No fan-fic or other use of existing characters – all work must be the author’s own.
- Payment: $25/story – flat rate and comp (digital) copies of the anthology.
Hi guys,
I have one very dumb question. Does the title reflect the end of the world or human civilization as we know it? Or the extinction of the human race?
Apologies
Tony Dews
Hi Tony! Thanks for the message: no need for apologies.
Though I’m not one of the anthology runners, I believe that it can be as broad as you like. Based on what I know about our previous anthologies, we try and keep the concept as open as we can, as this encourages a broad range of stories. Just to check, though, I’ll get someone who knows more about such things to confirm it. Hope this helps!
Thanks Mark. It was great help. I have an idea that just might work.
Thanks Mark for answering and thank you Tony for the question. Yes, we normally do interpret the theme quite broadly, but do keep the theme in mind and it should be a central feature of your story. A character can’t just mention humanity’s demise and then carry on with their story. 🙂
Can SFF World writers contribute?
Hi John. Yes, absolutely. It is open to all. The finished Anthology is usually a mixture of writers from different backgrounds, on a global scale (although writing in English, admittedly.) We concentrate on the quality of the writing more, I believe.
Hope that helps!
Hi, just wondering if there’s a link to post stories to? I may be totally blind and have missed it …
Hi Jo. The usual way is to email the editors, N. E. White or Andrew LH (or possibly even both!).
What is the pay scale? Thanks.
Hello, Mary. For such details can I suggest that you contact the Anthology Editors, N. E. White or Andrew LH (or possibly even both!).
How can we get the editors’ email/contact details if not a forum member here? Or is it required to sign up to the forum and DM them? Thanks.
Hi Sarah. To be honest, signing up is the easiest way, but you can try these links: N. E. White or Andrew LH.
Will there be a print edition?
Sheldon Woodbury
Yes.
Would 500 words be ok or is that too short?
It says “1000-7500 word hard limit, 2000-5000 words preferred” so Yes, 500 words is too short.