Call for submissions:
42-Word Stories Anthology
An anthology of 42 categories of 42 selected works of 42-word microfiction stories,
and 42 art pieces, one per chapter.
That's potentially 1,764 authors in one book.
That's potentially 1,764 authors in one book.
All
submissions must contain a beginning, middle, and end. AFTER SUBMITTING, CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDERS FOR EMAILS FROM THE EDITOR.
Deadline:
December 2019 or until filled.
Release
date: TBA
Word
count: 42 words exactly, which does not include the title: roughly 42 characters including spaces and punctuation. DO
NOT make the title 42 words. It happened once and we all laughed, but this is serious.
STRICT Submission guidelines:
Email
subject: 42SUB_Category_AUTHOR INITIALS
Example:
42SUB_SF_DNA
YOUR TITLE HERE (ROUGHLY "between 40 and 44" 42 Characters INCLUDING spaces)
by YOUR WRITER NAME HERE
YOUR STORY HERE
Specifics of your story that goes into the body of the email:
YOUR TITLE HERE (ROUGHLY "between 40 and 44" 42 Characters INCLUDING spaces)
by YOUR WRITER NAME HERE
YOUR STORY HERE
YOUR 42-WORD 3RD-PERSON BIO HERE
Example or your email:
Dear BAM,
Dear BAM,
The name's Person Name Writer, email: person@name.com. Below is my SF: Science Fiction, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in 42-Words" and bio. One or two more sentences optional.
No
attachments.
NO
ENTRY FEE
See the example under "Clown" if you're confused.
No multiple submissions (BUT, nothing is stopping you from using an alternate email, a pen name, and fictional bio; not that I would suggest or ever do this myself . . . wink).
No plagiarism
See the example under "Clown" if you're confused.
No multiple submissions (BUT, nothing is stopping you from using an alternate email, a pen name, and fictional bio; not that I would suggest or ever do this myself . . . wink).
No plagiarism
Payment: Aside from name recognition, winners of the Story of Excellence in their genre will receive the award and $.42 which can optionally go into a charity pot. Yes, part of sales goes to charity. We are also looking into a "token payment" for all writers. At this time, the project cannot afford to pay everyone.
Most of the money earned from book sales will pay for anthology expenses such as editing, art, beta reads, and advertising.
The anthology will be posted on Amazon.com and other platforms.
The anthology will be posted on Amazon.com and other platforms.
Rule:
Check your work. It’s easy to have a grammar-loving friend read the piece as a
second pair of eyes. VERY IMPORTANT Format the subject title: 42SUB_SF_DNA
Response
time: About six months from the submission date. Send an email subject: 42Query with any questions.
RIGHTS
and FACTS:
First
serial rights. They revert back to the author one year after publication.
Send:
Nothing
that's been published anywhere.
No Erotica.
No Animal Abuse.
Due a number of submissions, please send ONE story at a time and wait for a response. Ask yourself: "How would they know if I used a pen name, fictional bio, and a maximum of three alternate email?" NOTE: The goal is to publish 1,764 writers.
VERY IMPORTANT: Format the subject title 42SUB_SF_DNA
No simultaneous submissions.
No simultaneous submissions.
Now send us your best work. If you're not sure of the category, it's okay.
42
categories:
VERY IMPORTANT: Format the subject title 42SUB_SF_DNA
VERY IMPORTANT: Format the subject title 42SUB_SF_DNA
Note: Categories with few submissions are subject to alterations.
1. Apocalyptic
3. Craft of Writing
2. Clown
My First and Last Encounter with a Monster
by Eval Allan Jaeger
by Eval Allan Jaeger
I was seven
years old when the clown attacked.
Right in my face, zany. Scary white hands.
Aggressive smile. “Hi, little boy," he exclaimed. "Do you like
balloo—ugh.”
Bozo never saw my fist coming.
Blood slide down from his squeaky
red nose.
Bio:
Eval Allan Jaeger was a blogger who went by Devilsthrill back in the Myspace days. He had the number one read blog then vanished from the Internet until the Project 42 Stories Anthology launched. He looks like Don Quixote and is fictitious.
3. Craft of Writing
…NO UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED
4. Culture
5. Crime Fiction
6. Dystopian
…share your Black Mirror
story in 42 words
7. Escape Disaster
...lived through a car
crash;
hunted and survived;
escaping
a really good sales pitch
8. Fairy Tale
9. Fantasy
10. Fight
...arenas,
gladiators, blood in the sand;
fighting cancer;
fighting the system;
fighting
against spousal abuse
11. Gothic
...Here is a list of 10 Gothic Short Stories to
help
12. Historical Fiction
…based
on non-fic is okay
13. Horror
14. Humor
15. Impairment
...including all handicaps;
drug issues and depression;
non-fic based;
any form applies.
16. Indigenous
...Sherman
Alexie anyone?
His dynamic writing
style
inspired this chapter.
17. Monster
18. Mystery
19. Mythopoeia
…myth
20. Noir
21. Oddball
category
...your
story is special and doesn’t fit a category:
here’s
where it goes
22. Outer space
23. Paranormal
24. Parent Story
...non-fic
in fiction form's okay;
good or bad
parent's
okay
25. Poetic Prose
...music
related is okay
26. Romance
…is your romance about two cats in love?
Cute.
Your protagonist is in love with a ghost?
That goes here.
Normal romance
is okay too.
27. Satire
28. Science fiction
...aliens,
robots, you name it goes here
29. Siblings
...evil
twin, wonderful brother, misunderstood sinister sister
30. Sports
...non-fic
based is okay
31. Steampunk
...example:
Fullmetal Alchemist
32. Sword &
Sorcery
...sword
story without the sorcery is okay and vice versa
33. Thriller / Suspense
34. Tragedy
35. Trapped
...there's
a spider outside on my windshield and I can't leave the car;
trapped in a
nightmare;
job;
actual nightmare;
under a rock
36. Travel story
...non-fic
based is okay
37. Utopian
38. Vampire
38. Vampire
39. War
40. Werewolves
41. Western
...write about a gunslinger, bank robber, a cowboy
that hates guns;
take a shot
42. Zombie
All entries will be automatically subscribed to BAM Writes' email updates. It's easy to unsubscribe. But this will keep you informed of the project's
progress.
If you are a cover artist, I am also taking submissions for a book cover, front and back and 42 chapter images.
If you are a cover artist, I am also taking submissions for a book cover, front and back and 42 chapter images.
Send an email
If you have any questions or comments, please email: bam@bamwrites.com
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