Call for Submissions for a charity anthology
>> Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Call for Submissions for an anthology highlighting the capabilities
and contributions of disabled people in science fiction. This will be a
charity anthology with the proceeds and any royalties donated to the
Special Olympics. We welcome involvement from disabled authors or those
that would be interested in beta reading the final anthology.
Genre:
is geared toward science fiction, however, science fantasy, urban
fantasy, space opera, other types of fantasy and speculative fiction
are also acceptable as long as we're focused on now or the future
instead of ancient history. Other planets and non-human characters are
acceptable. Dark fantasy/SF and horror are also acceptable as long as
disabled heroes are not turned into victims.
Theme:
The main characters must be disabled and succeed through their own
efforts and without normalizing (i.e. undoing their disabilities with
technology). This book is about celebrating the people who exist today
and making them represented in the future.
Age level: should be no racier than PG 13 and YA is not precluded but we will not be targeting a YA or underage audience.
Length: 1500-7500 words
Deadline:
All submissions should be received no later than November 30, 2018 with
expectation of a February 2019 publication date.
Send submissions to stephanieebarr at Dragonfaeriecreative dot org with the subject "Disabled Heroes"
Format:
Word .doc/.docx file, 1" margins, 12-14pt Times (or other serif font),
double-spaced, contact info and word count on first page, running header
w/name, title, page #, etc. The usual stuff. And please include your
name and the story title in the filename. I will accept reprints if you
(a) have the rights and (b) it fits our criteria.
Please
edit your story carefully. We're all busy indie authors and will not
take the time to help you rewrite your work into something that works
for us. Please make an effort to send something in finished form that
meets the criteria we've set.
Title and cover are not yet finalized.
You can find out more on facebook by joining: https://www.facebook.com/groups/disabledheroes/
