Trick or Treats: Tales of All Hallow's Eve
About your submission:
Submissions should be a cleanly edited version of your short story see Formatting Your Manuscript below; forwarded to Elizabeth San Miguel (sc.sinc.esm@gmail.com). She will reply that she received your submission. If you don't hear from her, try again.
About the anthology:
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.
- 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 (sc.sinc.esm@gmail.com). 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.