100 Lightnings : submissions open!
A new anthology
Edited
By
Stephen Studach
&
To be
published
By
Paroxysm press
Seeks
The best flash fiction in THE WORLD
This will be a one hundred work anthology of some of the best new flash fiction from Australia and around the world.
Submitted pieces should be from 0 to 1000 words in length. Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dark Realism and anything in between. Award winners and reprints are welcome.
The anthology will be produced by iconic cult publishers Paroxysm Press.
The submission period is now open and will remain so until the editor has 100 brilliant works and that announcement is made.
When submitting; apply standard ms format. We prefer 12 pt Times New Roman font. Three character indent for paragraphs, including first paragraph. Underline for italics. Oxford English spellings (colour not color etc). Double quotation marks for dialogue. Single quotation marks for quotes and ‘stressed’ words. Otherwise, refer to the Oxford style manual. Please send stories as Word.doc or RTF files.
Payment is in contributor’s copies.
Please send up to three flashes to paroxysm@paroxysmpress.com
If you think that you can hurl literary lightning bolts, we want to read you.
One hundred writers, one hundred outstanding flashes of brilliant plasma – each captured in the mason jar of this volume.
From the editor: ‘I am the lightning collector. The lid is off the jar. Come thee and fork lightning…’
December 10th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
This looks interesting I shall have to look ahead to some ideas I’m developing, thanks guys.
December 10th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
[...] 100 Lightnings anthology seeks submissions 100 Lightnings is a new anthology edited by Stephen Studach, to be published by iconic cult publishers Paroxysm Press; this will be a one hundred work anthology, featuring some of the best new flash fiction from Australia and around the world. Please see the publisher website for MS format guidelines. [...]
December 24th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Looks interesing. I’m assuming the 1,000 words is a dead set limit?
December 31st, 2009 at 9:25 am
This sounds like a great opportunity that I will definitely be taking part in. Thanks.
January 4th, 2010 at 5:48 pm
I have written two, and will submit them as soon as my editor has finished with the latest one.
November 5th, 2010 at 11:14 am
Any E.T.A. on this book? Can’t hardly wait!
May 3rd, 2011 at 4:45 pm
About 25 spots or so still open – not too long – but quality comes first.
May 18th, 2011 at 5:22 pm
So do you give a fairly quick notification of acceptance / rejection? Sounds like you are making decisions almost as you receive submissions? (not a criticism btw)
May 22nd, 2011 at 11:14 am
Some go onto a ‘short list’ in case of final spots being open but the majority of decisions are made as Stephen goes. We didn’t want to make a ‘close off date’ on submissions too early if it meant restricting quality.