New Project — Anthology of Interest

Hello Ladies and Gents,

More and more these days, the only way to get anything done is to do it yourself. And so I announce my latest project: a literary anthology website and podcast.

So here’s where you come in:

I am looking for a handful of fantastic stories. And by “fantastic” I mean both definitions; really good and of a fantastical nature. They could be science-fiction or fantasy, yes, but I am looking at all milieus—even poetry and non-fiction—so long as it has an element of the strange, mysterious, or speculative. (Comic, dramatic, it's all good.)

The plan is this:

First, I would like to take a look at the story to provide some editorial input (and to make sure it’s right for this). You would then release the story under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike. This would allow you to retain rights to the work while allowing me to post the text on the website and to create an audio version for the podcast.

I can’t offer payment, but this would be a great way to distribute our works and to market future products (such as printed anthologies and merchandise) that would offer money-making opportunities.

If you or any people you know would be interested in submitting something, let me know. I would like to receive complete drafts of stories by December 20th. As I said, they can be in any genre and style, but I do have a few requirements:

1) No erotica. Some sexual content is okay, but I don’t want this to be an adults-only podcast.

2) No fanfic. If you don’t have the rights to what you’re writing about, don’t bother.

There are some great venues out there for both fanfic and erotica. I do not aim to become another one of either (or both!).

3) No previously published works unless you retain all rights to the material.

4) Complete works only. No Chapter Ones or excerpts. If this becomes stable and continues, I would like to lift this stricture and start doing serialized stuff, but let’s save that for later.

5) I have no length restrictions, but I’d rather see shorter things (up to 3000 words or so). So hang onto your 50-page novella for now; we can serialize that later.

Multiple submissions are fine, particularly for shorter works.

As I have intimated, if this initial batch looks promising, I would like to continue this indefinitely, but we’ll worry about that later.

I would like to record audio versions of these stories while I’m in Boston after Christmas. As such, I am also looking for voice talent. If you or anyone you know might be interested in reading, let me know. I’ll be putting out a more formal call for readers when I have a better picture of how many stories I might get. Readers will be compensated for their time.

If you have any questions, please ask! Read more!