Thin Threads Anthologies Seeking Submissions

I found this courtesy of writer Becky Povich's blog. She has a link to a trailer about the series on her blog, so be sure to check it out. I'm loving your blog soundtrack, Becky. The Thin Threads anthologies are seeking inspirational submissions for the following books:

Thin Threads of Business & Career
Thin Threads of Compassion & Giving
Thin Threads of Recovery & Survival
Thin Threads of Holidays & Celebrations (including Romance/Valentines Day)
Thin Threads of Teachers & Mentors
Thin Threads of Teens & Young Adults
Thin Threads® the Legacy Project – featuring fathers, mothers, grandparents
Thin Threads of Patriotism & Courage
Thin Threads of Achievement in Sports & Fitness

They pay $100 for submissions, and right now they're running a contest. The winner of best story will get two tickets to Europe on AirFrance in addition to payment. See their submission guidelines for details on what they're looking for and be sure to read the fine print in their publication agreement.

Salon & Friends Poetry Night and "Are We Feeling Better Yet" Anthology Event

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Congrats to one of my favorite bloggers, Catherine Rankovic, who has two big author events coming up.

Salon & Friends Poetry
Fri. Nov. 14
Regional Arts Commission

Salon Poets: Amy Debrecht, Robert Lowes, Nancy Powers, and Eric Schramm and Their Friends: Eamonn Wall and Catherine Rankovic
"Come and be blown away as we read our new poems, and be there to network with everyone! Friday, Nov. 14, 7:00 p.m. at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Ave (across from the Pageant Theater). Light refreshments. Free and open to the public."

Are We Feeling Better Yet?

"Why, yes! The timely new anthology edited byColleen McKee and Amanda Crowell Steibel, Are We Feeling Better Yet: Women Speak Out about Health Care in America will be launched Wednesday, November 19 at 2:00 p.m. at the University of Missouri St. Louis/Institute for Women and Gender Studies, with readings (and autographs) by St. Louis contributors Denise Bogard, Cathy Luh, Catherine Rankovic, and Corrine McAfee.The publisher is the award-winning Penultimate Press of St. Louis."

Agent Lori Perkins Looking for Erotic Stories About Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's

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Agent Lori Perkins is seeking submissions for several anthologies:

Sex and Shoes (Submission Deadline September 2)

Men in Shorts (Submission Deadline September 15)

Erotic Christmas Stories

Erotic Hanukkah Stories

Erotic New Year's stories

Literary Cottage Looking for Dog and Woodstock Stories for Anthologies

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Thanks to Margo for this info. They really need Woodstock stories, so if you were there, it might be a great opportunity to get published.



Dear Writers,



Literary Cottage is currently seeking entries for two, exciting new anthologies to be published by Adams Media: Woodstock Revisited and My Dog Is My Hero. Please click on our website http://www.literarycottage.com/ for full details.



For Woodstock Revisited, we are seeking fifty true stories written by people who attended the 1969 Woodstock Festival. This anthology will document the event itself, but will also provide a portrait of America as that tumultuous decade came to a close. Stories should be historical within the context of 1969, and yet unique to your experience. Stories must be TRUE, 850-1100 words, vivid, and substantive. Adams Media pays $100 and one copy of the book. Literary Cottage offers prizes of $100, $75, and $50 to top three stories respectively.



Please carefully review the guidelines and sample story provided on the "Woodstock '69 Guidelines" page available on www.literarycottage.com. HURRY - DEADLINE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008





For My Dog Is My Hero, the fourth book in Adams Media's Hero Series, we are seeking fifty 850-1100-word stories featuring a remarkable dog in your life. Yes, about dogs and only dogs, not cats, or other pets. Adams Media pays $100 per story (one per volume), plus a copy of the book, and Literary Cottage will also award three prizes $100, $75, and $50 for the top three stories respectively. Please review the spelled out guidelines and sample stories on the "Hero Series Guidelines" page available on www.literarycottage.com. DEADLINE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008.



Please, please pass on the word to any and all writers, friends, neighbors, bosses, etc., etc., etc., particularly regarding Woodstock Revisited, as we need fifty solid stories from people who attended the festival in 1969 an, due to the tight deadline, need to reach the largest audience possible in a short amount of time. You can write an "as told to" story if you have friends or family who attended.THANKS!



Susan



P.S. My Teacher Is My Hero has been selling quite well, hence the approval for the new volume. My Mom Is My Hero has been proofed and all the "final" finalists have been notified. My Dad Is My Hero is still being reviewed by Adams. When they give me the word, I'll let the finalists know their status, i.e., if they are "final finalists." Both of those books will be distributed next spring in time for Mother's Day and Father's Day. Thank you for your patience and for helping the Hero Series get off the ground. Your continued support is greatly appreciated!

Poets and Writers' Anthologies Seeking Submissions July/August 2008

Poets and Writers magazine has a list of anthologies currently seeking submissions. Just remember to check out any publication before you submit. They should pay you, not the other way around.

And remember this great advice on submitting to anthologies.

Sex and Shoes Anthology Seeking Submissions

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                                         Lit Agent Lori Perkins is looking for submissions for a Sex and Shoes Anthology. Stories should be between 1000 - 5000 words and emailed to lperkinsagency@yahoo.com.  May the Manolo Blahniks be with you. Always.



Oh and I forgot, there was an interesting discussion over at Smart Bitches, among other places, about a controversial picture of pink shoes. A sailors's wife wore them to welcome her husband home when she greeted his ship. Apparently many people equated these shoes with unquestionable sexual innuendo. Ah, the power of four inch heels.

Chicken Soup Wants your "Ultimate" Stories

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According to the Renegade Writer, that purveyor of poultry platitudes Chicken Soup is seeking stories for their Ultimate Series. And they want pictures this time. The essays should be about:

The Ultimate Christmas by June 30

The Ultimate Teacher by July 31

The Ultimate Dad by August 31

The Ultimate Mom by September 30

That should keep you busy for the next few months.

Anthology News and Reviews Blog: Ghosts in the Machine and Middle School Stories

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The Anthology News and Reviews Blog has posts on a call for techno ghost stories anthology (Ghosts in the Machine) and a request for middle school stories for a Chicken Soup book.

Looks like a nice blog for finding markets. Be sure to check it out.

Memoir Markets and Antholgies Seeking Submissions

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The blog 3 questions. . . and Answers has a great post on Memoir Markets plus news of an antholgy from Seal Press that wants stories about women and horses.

Sorry - The call for submissions on rape culture has expired. My bad. I didn't read it carefully.

Anthologies Seek Stories about Iraq War, Breast Cancer, and Recovering From Financial Disaster

According to the Anthology News and Reviews Blog, LaChance Publishing is seeking a variety of essays for their "Voices of" book series including:

Voices from Iraq
Voices of Depression
Voices of Breast Cancer, volume 2
Voices of Childhood Cancer
Voices of Diabetes
Voices of Heart Disease
Voices of Parkinson's
Back From Zero (Recovering from financial disaster)
Dogs - stories about dogs who have changed people's lives

Pay: $200 per story, based on length
Deadlines: They have a variety of deadlines listed in their submission guidelines.

The "Voices of" series looks similar to the Chicken Soup and Cup of Comfort books.

If you've had a financial disaster, it may be cathartic to write an essay about it - and maybe even get paid for submitting to the series. There was a gut wrenching story on NPR yesterday about the locksmiths who come to change all the locks on foreclosed homes, and what owners leave behind.

If you are in dire financial straits, I'm so sorry. Not to sound goopy or anything, but I'm sending prayers out there for you.

Three Anthologies Seeking Submissions

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The Koester Content blog has info on three anthology projects seeking submissions.

They want stories about:
Life after the death of a child
Angels on earth (angels in everyday life)
Everyday Heroes - ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Literary Mama Blog Has Three Calls for Submissions

The Literary Mama blog is profiling three submission opportunities for female writers.

Three antholgies are seeking stories on the following topics:

Women and Poetry: Tips on Writing, Publishing, and Teaching
Milestones for Women: Our Defining Passages
Women Writing on Family: Writing, Publishing, and Teaching Tips by US Women Writers

It looks like the only payment is contributor's copies, but it might be a good clip.

Foodlore Anthology Seeks Food Origin Stories

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Dante's Heart says a new anthology seeks stories "wherein writers invent origin myths for their favorite foods." Basically they want you to create your own fiction story of where a certain food came from. The blog entry has examples of some foods that have already been submitted.

They may divide the book by meals -Breakfast, lunch, dinner and maybe tea time and snacks - it's still developing.

Apparently there is a lot of lee way in what you consider food - stories on primordial soup and mudpies have been submitted in addition to more traditional food. They may have a forbidden/taboo food category. So if you want to talk about the first yummy cannibal stew, go for it. (Does it scare anyone besides me that I can find a picture to illustrate human flesh as food?)

Word Count: 2000-5000 words

Deadline: April 15, 2008

Submit to: Jennifer Heath at Foodlore@comcast.net

THE EARLY ONSET PROJECT SUBMISSIONS

THE EARLY ONSET PROJECT SUBMISSIONS AND CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT

(No Entry Fee)

The Early Onset Project seeks true stories about persons with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Early-onset Alzheimer’s or early-onset dementia develops in a person who is younger than age 65.
Entries should be compelling slice-of-life stories that show how early-onset Alzheimer’s or a related dementia has affected you or someone close to you. Authors of stories selected for the collection will receive a free copy of the publication. No other payment will be made. Stories submitted for The Early Onset Project are automatically entered into a contest.

Submissions deadline: June 30, 2008.

First Prize - $100Second Prize - $50Third Prize – $25Honorable Mention – $10

For a sample story and more information, please visit the Early Onset Project page at Early Onset Project.

Anthology Seeks Stories About Loss of a Child

Anthology Seeks Submissions on dealing with the death of a child.

From the advert:
"Content considered for the anthology are personal stories, stories of close friends and family, profound quotes, and images (artistic in nature) reflecting various aspects of loss, coping and living. "

THE EARLY ONSET PROJECT SUBMISSIONS

THE EARLY ONSET PROJECT SUBMISSIONS
AND CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT

(No Entry Fee)The Early Onset Project seeks true stories about persons with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Early-onset Alzheimer’s or early-onset dementia develops in a person who is younger than age 65. Entries should be compelling slice-of-life stories that show how early-onset Alzheimer’s or a related dementia has affected you or someone close to you. Authors of stories selected for the collection will receive a free copy of the publication. No other payment will be made. Stories submitted for The Early Onset Project are automatically entered into a contest.

First Prize - $100Second Prize - $50Third Prize – $25Honorable Mention – $10

For a sample story and more information, please visit the Early Onset Project page on my website at www.lsfisher.com.

Linda FisherAlzheimer's Anthology of Unconditional Love:The 110,000 Missourians with Alzheimer'shttp://www.lsfisher.com
http://earlyonset.blogspot.com

Anthology Seeks Surfing Stories

The Press Release from PRWeb: (I added the bold to make it easier to read).

Solana Beach, CA (PRWEB) January 29, 2008 -- Surfing's Greatest Misadventures: Vol. 2 Open for Story Submissions

Deadline: June 30th, 2008

Casagrande Press is seeking stories, articles, and essays to publish in its forthcoming book Surfing's Greatest Misadventures: Volume 2. We are looking for nonfiction, first-person surf stories of bad judgment calls, pranks, comical/ironic episodes, disaster, attacking predators, misfortune, injury, loss of wit or limb, panic, critical conditions, contest meltdowns, everyday fears, surf trips gone wrong or the out-of-water episodes that surround surfing. We're looking for well-written stories that tell a good tale, reflect the culture of surfing, and develop the depth of the characters involved. Open to writers and surfers of any level.

Writers will be paid for submissions that get published
To see what the first book looked like visit www.thesurfbook.com.
There is no fee to submit a story. We will consider previously published stories. Submit online at http://www.casagrandepress.com/surfing2.htm.

Writers, columnists, reporters and editors encouraged to submit stories.

Sweet Gum Press Seeks Missouri Paranormal Stories

Thanks to Donna for this announcement from Sweet Gum Press:

In addition to the on-going call for novels and collections of short fiction or essays, Sweetgum Press (www.sweetgumpress.com) currently seeks, for an anthology, non-fiction based on real-life mysterious and paranormal phenomena in Missouri (marsh lights, hauntings, and the like): Anecdotes, essays, interviews or other appropriate genre from 500 words (anecdote) to 8000 words. Contributors whose work is selected will receive a small cash payment, the amount depending on the length of the piece, and copies of the publication. Anticipated date of publication is fall 2008. Submit your best work, in standard professional format, to Sweetgum Press, P. O. Drawer J, Warrensburg, MO 64093.

Queries only to: rmkinder@sprintmail.com. See our general guidelines at www.sweetgumpress.com.

They are also still looking for novel and short story collections.

Chicken Soup Wants Stories for 2008

It's time for a fresh chicken soup call for story submissions. For 2008 they want the following:

• Christmas stories
• Cat Stories
• Dog Stories
• Basketball Stories
• Football Stories
• Runner's Stories
• Green Stories
• Expectant Mother Stories
• Couple Stories
• Twin Stories
• Leadership Stories
• Catholic Stories
• Stay-at-Home-Mom Stories

And many, many more. Okay, maybe just a few more. But I got tired of typing. You can find their submission guidelines on their site.

Poets and Writers Magazine Classifieds For Jan 2008

Check out Poets and Writers Magazine's Classifieds for anthology opportunities. Among other things, they want writing from:

• People 50 and older
• women with diabetes
• indivduals with stories about their personal reaction to climate change
• "military brats" who write poetry
• Female poets over 60
• anyone who has something they wouldn't tell their mother (seriously, that's about everyone)

And remember this great advice from the Novel and Short Story Writers Market blog on submitting to anthologies and contests.