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Trick or Treats: Tales of All Hallow's Eve

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About your submission:
  • All stories must be between 3,000 and 6,000 words
  • All stories must have made at least 1 pass through a critique group
  • All stories must be set in Indiana
  • All stories must have a mystery basis, but there does not have to be a murder in the story
  • All stories must reflect the seasonal theme (Halloween) in some way
  • Must be an original story, not previously published

Submissions should be a cleanly edited version of your short story see Formatting Your Manuscript below; forwarded to Elizabeth San Miguel ([email protected]). She will reply that she received your submission. If you don't hear from her, try again.

About the anthology:
  • Submission open only to paid chapter members
  • Tentative title: Hoosier Halloween Havoc
  • Seasonal theme, Halloween
  • To be released in 2021, self-published by the Chapter
  • Editors to be Diana Catt & Tony Perona
  • Number of stories in book will depend on the length of those accepted, but the editors anticipate they will be able to accept 15 to 17 stories
  • Cover design to be a Speed City Chapter project (like Murder 20/20)
  • Intended to be a paid anthology, details to be included with contract, likely to be $25 after a minimum sales threshold
  • Timeline:
    • December 31, 2020: Submission deadline, (midnight New Year’s Eve!)
    • February 28, 2021: Editors select stories, send notes for revisions
    • March 31, 2021: All revisions due back to editors
    • September 15, 2021: Publication Date

Download Word Template With Correct Formatting Here

Formatting Your Manuscript: All manuscripts should be between 3,000 and 6,000 words, double spaced, 12-point font, Times New Roman, with one-inch page margins, and Mircosoft Word format. Fiction and nonfiction should be double-spaced. The author’s name, address, telephone number, and email address should be typed at the top of the first page (This will be removed for blind submission stage and forwarded to editors). Contributors are asked to include a brief biographical note with their submission, as a separate attachment, which will be used in the final publication.

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Speed City Sisters in Crime is the Indiana chapter of the world-wide mystery/crime writers' association Sisters in Crime. The Speed City chapter was founded in 2005.

Members of the organization are published mystery and crime authors, writers working on mysteries and thrillers, and readers and fans of the literary genre. There are currently 40+ members who live in Indiana or the Midwest.

Speed City Sisters in Crime hosts monthly meetings with speakers on topics of interest to mystery and crime writing. Past speakers have included police officers, prosecutors, investigative reporters, forensic specialists, weapons experts, researchers, and publishing and media professionals.

Visit our YouTube Channel for recordings of our monthly speakers!

  • Home
    • About Speed City SiC
    • Code of Conduct
    • Board Members
    • Welcome from Chapter President
    • Chapter Documents
  • Contact Us
  • Membership
    • Membership Info
    • Member Author Info
    • Member Published Books
    • Critique Group
  • Monthly Meetings
    • 2025 Speakers
    • 2024 Speakers
    • 2023 Speakers
    • 2022 Speakers
    • 2021 Speakers
    • 2020 Speakers
    • 2019 Speakers
    • 2018 Speakers
  • Events
    • 2023 Events
    • 2022 Events
    • 2021 Events
    • 2020 Events
    • 2019 Events >
      • 2019 Nancy Pickard Writing Workshop
      • 2019 Larry Sweazy Short Story Workshop
      • 2019 Guest Speaker L.A. Chandlar
      • Pulaski County Library Award
    • Mystery & Writing Conferences
    • Murder We Wrote Blog
  • Our Anthologies
    • Amber Waves of Graves >
      • Submission Guidelines
      • Cover Submission Guidelines
    • Trick or Treats: Tales of All Hallow's Eve
    • Murder 20/20 Anthology
    • Homicide for the Holidays
    • The Fine Art of Murder
    • Decades of Dirt
    • Hoosier Hoops and Hijinks
    • Bedlam at the Brickyard
    • Racing Can Be Murder
    • Deadbeat (Theatrical)
  • Resources
    • S.S. Van Dine - Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories
    • Father Knox's Decalogue
    • Raymond Chandler's Ten Commandments
    • Frank Gruber's 11 Point Formula for Mystery Short Stories
  • 2023 Speakers