Grumpy Old Gods Anthology Call for Submission
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Grumpy Old Gods Anthology: Call for Submissions
Deadline: January 13th, 2019
Grumpy Old Gods: Seeking
We’re looking for stories about mythical Gods who are waning, reborn, retired, or otherwise AWOL from their assigned post.
We invite you to re-imagine old myths, mine your local retirement home for things that tickle your fancy, and invite your Muse to go wild. The only requirement is that the god or goddess in question (or whole pantheon if you so choose) must be retired, retiring, waning in power, or ignoring their responsibilities. Bonus points for good humor.
Genre: Speculative Fiction.
What is Speculative Fiction? Well, Wikipedia says… “It encompasses the genres of science fiction, fantasy, science fantasy, horror, alternative history, and magic realism.”
Words: 3000-4000
Rating: PG13-PG17
Deadline for Submissions: January 13th, 2019
Submission Format: Word Doc or PDF (No Google Docs please, but we’re willing to work with you if you need to submit in a different format, just contact us!)
Publication: March 2019
What rights are we asking for? We’re asking for the right to print the stories in the anthology, but the writers will retain everything else.
Payment: All authors who participate in the collection will receive an equal portion of the profit, paid quarterly via paypal. None of the startup costs for the book (book cover, formatting, etc…) will be deducted from the proceeds.
Submit to: grumpyanthology@gmail.com
Editors: Vanessa Wells and Juneta Key.
Who we are:
Juneta Key: You know her as the woman who puts together the Storytime Blog posts. The social media skills are strong with this one.
Vanessa Wells: Self-professed short story junkie and editor of two previous anthologies Spirit and Trick or Treat.
SOME QUESTIONS OTHER HAVE ASKED ANSWERED BELOW:
- Yes, you can create your own god. Made up welcomed.
- Any mythology or pantheon gods okay as long as not in violation of any copyright laws or copyrights expired and it is considered part of the public domain.
- A character must somehow interact with grumpy gods (preferably an immortal character but all depends on if your story fits the theme of the anthology. Read seeking above, still unsure, email us.)
- Yes, we will consider reprints. We prefer first-run rights, but we will consider reprints.
- We are not accepting dual submissions at this time.
- If you have an idea you think fits the theme but is not outlined or a question email us at grumpyanthology@gmail.com
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January 16, 2019 @ 17:02
Hi! I just got a hold of this, it looks like an amazing opportunity, as I was already planning my own 12 short story anthology, but I am just starting it. I was wondering if you were still considering pieces entered untill the end of this week?
January 16, 2019 @ 17:21
Hi Irina,
Submissions have ended for this go around. Sorry. We are in the process of reading and notifying all authors who already submitted to us and sorting through final picks. We got a lot of great stories.
However, we had such a large response we are planning to do a volume 2 possibly in July. So sign up for the Grumpy newsletter to hear about it first or check back here periodically. Maybe you can save that story for that one.
We will use the newsletter format to keep everyone updated about the anthologies and future anthologies.
We appreciate your interest and inquiry. Hope to see ya next go around.
January 16, 2019 @ 17:52
Thank you very much for your reply! Will the second volume be on the same subject?
I have signed up for the newsletter, look forward to receiving the big news, as well as reading the current one! 🙂
January 16, 2019 @ 18:25
Yes, it will be Grumpy Old Gods Volume 2. Thank you for signing up.
January 12, 2019 @ 08:06
Hi Juneta,
Deadline is according to Australia’s time? Please suggest me. Thanks
January 12, 2019 @ 10:21
Deadline is on January 13th but the 13th, wherever you are, will work. If it is after us, just say where you are and the time difference. We won’t rule you out necessarily for that.
Checking it looks like if you are in a central time zone in Australia you are a day ahead of us in the USA Central and Eastern time zones which is what Vanessa and I are. So, if you send on the 14th your time we will receive on the 13th our time. Does that help? Today is Sat. Jan 12 so deadline for us is tomorrow Sun 13, so 24hrs still.
January 8, 2019 @ 12:35
Hi there, thanks for this opportunity 🙂 I was just writing to ask if you accept multiple submissions to your anthology?
Thanks,
Loie
January 10, 2019 @ 18:34
Hi Loie,
Sorry, no. We are not accepting dual or multiple submissions at this time.
We will be notifying authors by the 18th of January if that helps any with your decision.
Best,
Juneta
January 7, 2019 @ 11:23
Hey! I’d love to submit a short story. Does the story have to be exclusive? I have the same story entered into another contest that will conclude in March. Can I still submit or does it have to be a totally new one? Thank you!
January 7, 2019 @ 15:12
We appreciate your interest but at this time we are not taking dual submissions.
If you have something else, that would fit you’d like to submit we would love to see it.
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December 19, 2018 @ 21:50
This looks amazing. Are you ok with my writing about a grumpy Indian god or goddess? I would love to be a part of this anthology.
December 19, 2018 @ 21:59
Totally okay with that. So tickled it sparked your interest.
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December 19, 2018 @ 06:52
[…] We have all heard the story of the grumpy old men. But the grumpy old gods? Is the universe even in safe hands when even the gods get to have an off-day? Let’s put a spanner in the works. Think of these mythological gods as not only grumpy, but also retired, or retiring, or their powers are waning. Worse, they have even began ignoring their godly responsibilities. Is this the perfect setting for a short story? While this may be a morbid topic to write on, just how humorous can make your piece? If it is any good, it might be included in an anthology to be published in March 2019. Junita Key – you might know her as the woman who puts together the Storytime blog posts – invites writers to re-imagine old myths and come up with imaginative and thought-provoking short stories about gods whose powers are not only waning, but they have to retire from godly duties, or already have called it quits. The perfect hunting ground for inspiration for this type of writing, according to Junet, is your local retirement home – for things that tickle your fancy, and invite your Muse to go wild. The only requirement, as already mentioned, is that the god or godess must be retired, retiring, waning in power or ignoring their responsibilities. While you are at it, bag bonus points for infusing humour into your piece. Stories submitted will be edited by Junet and Vanessa Wells. The word count for all stories should be between 3 000 and 4 000 words. The deadline for submissions is 13 January 2019, with the anthology projected for publication in March. For full details get in touch with the ladies at grumpyanthology@gmail.com or go to https://www.junetakey.com/grumpy-old-gods-anthology-call-for-submission/ […]
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November 28, 2018 @ 09:54
Sounds like a fun anthology! As it happens, the first story I ever sold fits the theme, but this leads me to two questions:
1) Will you consider reprints;
2) Does the god in question have to be already part of an existing mythology (e.g., Rama, Poseidon, Yahweh) or can it be a (newly) made-up one?
Thanks!
November 28, 2018 @ 11:40
Hi Manuel,
The answer to 1) Yes, we will consider reprints. We prefer first-run rights, but we will consider reprints.
No does not have to exist in existing world mythology.
The answer to 2) Yes, made up welcomed.
November 27, 2018 @ 23:17
This looks fun! Shared on Facebook!
November 28, 2018 @ 11:41
Thanks Sallie!
November 20, 2018 @ 12:14
I tweeted. Hope you get tons and tons of submissions–or maybe not. I don’t want you to disappear behind a mountain of emails never to be seen again. 😉
Anna from elements of emaginette
November 28, 2018 @ 11:42
Thanks, Anna. Mountains huh, now that conjured some scary images, LOL.