Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Intergeneration Story Telling Contest





Intergeneration Day/Week is sponsoring a short story contest, in honor of the age old way of passing important traditions down through the generations--storytelling.

These are very short stories, up to 750 words, and there are cash prizes being offered.

From their website:

Writing suggestions include, but are not limited to:

• Stories from an older person, like a grandparent, you have heard.

• Stories you think you might tell your children or grandchildren.

• Stories from history.

• Stories from different cultures.

Don't forget the deadline is August 15!

Monday, July 4, 2011

Crescent Moon Press Looking for Zodiac Themed Stories




Crescent Moon Press focuses on publishing fantasy, science fiction, and the paranormal. They are looking for submissions for their Sabian Symbols series, a zodiac-themed series of novels and novellas.

Their guidelines for these submissions include:



We only accept new material-previously published submissions will not be considered.

Novel length submissions should be between 60,000 and 120,000 words, while novellas should be between 20,000 and 40,000.

All submissions must contain a romance or strong romantic elements.

We do not accept erotica.



They look like an interesting and focused publisher, so follow the link to check them out!