Roots of My Fears
Description
Note: may not respond in case of rejection.
We are leaning heavily into family or heritage lore with this anthology, and are looking for stories influenced or inspired by:
? Tales authors may have heard/been told as a child, by a relative or loved one
? Lore passed down from previous generations
? Family anecdotes or secrets
? Ancestral customs and cultural traditions
? Hometown rumours, legends, myths, (or even lack thereof)
? Identity, heritage, upbringing
? Basically anything that sings to a writer’s memories, blood, inheritance, birthright, upbringing, sense of belonging, geography or again, lack thereof.
The aim is to invoke both ancient and modern narratives, where background plays a key role, positive or otherwise.
We are leaning heavily into family or heritage lore with this anthology, and are looking for stories influenced or inspired by:
? Tales authors may have heard/been told as a child, by a relative or loved one
? Lore passed down from previous generations
? Family anecdotes or secrets
? Ancestral customs and cultural traditions
? Hometown rumours, legends, myths, (or even lack thereof)
? Identity, heritage, upbringing
? Basically anything that sings to a writer’s memories, blood, inheritance, birthright, upbringing, sense of belonging, geography or again, lack thereof.
The aim is to invoke both ancient and modern narratives, where background plays a key role, positive or otherwise.
This listing is permanently closed for submissions. This may mean one of several things:
- It was always planned to be a limited-time project, such as a one-time anthology, and the limited-time submission window has ended.
- The publisher has stated that they are permanently closed, or on hiatus with wording that makes it sound permanent.
- The publication website is down in a way that appears to be permanent, and we haven't been able to find a new website for them.
- The publication website is not down, but it appears to have been inactive for more than a year.
Market Genres
Genres
HorrorMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
8 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 5000 words
8 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
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Count:
There are 12 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 28 | Average: 30.40 | Median: 29 | Max: 36
Responded:
41.66%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
41.66% - avg 30 days
(0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
58.33%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
58.33%
Withdrawn:
-
Pending:
There are 18 pending responses.
(65 min | 73 average | 68 median | 95 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 28 July 2024
Last officially checked: 28 July 2024