In partnership with Monstrous Books and editor James Aquilone, we’d like to announce our next anthology!
SHAKESPEARE UNLEASHED.
Edited by James Aquilone. Publishing in 2023.
We have an amazing lineup of authors and poets lined up for the anthology — which will feature horror stories based on Shakespeare’s plays and characters. We’ll also have horror sonnets!
Like Classic Monsters Unleashed, we’ll take submissions after our soon-to-launch Kickstarter. The anthology will be about 75% from invited authors and 25% from the slush (though we ended up with 33% from uninvited authors for Classic Monsters Unleashed).
SHAKESPEARE UNLEASHED SHORT STORY GUIDELINES:
- Payment: 6 cents a word
- Length: 1500 to 6000 words
- Submission Period: July 22, 2022 – August 21, 2022
- Expected Publish Date: April 2023
- Kickstarter Launch: Summer 2022
No reprints, multiple subs or simultaneous subs
We’re looking for dark and scary stories — no parodies or humor pieces — based on Shakespeare’s plays or characters. Stories can be set in time periods other than the Elizabethan era, and can be updated or reimagined. Please, include which play or character your story is based on with your submission.
Use Classic Shunn formatting. Send to james at monstrousbooks.com and use this format for the subject heading: Shakespeare Unleashed Story – Title – Author Name. Include a short bio in your email.
SHAKESPEARE UNLEASHED SONNET GUIDELINES:
- Payment: $35 flat fee
- Length: 14-line Shakespearean sonnet
- Submission Period: July 22, 2022 – August 21, 2022
- No reprints, multiple subs or simultaneous subs
We’re looking for horror sonnets — no parodies or humor pieces. Sonnets should be based on one of Shakespeare’s sonnets or plays or characters (let us know which one when you submit) or they can be totally original, but they should still evoke Shakespeare in some way.
Use Classic Shunn formatting. Send to james at monstrousbooks.com and use this format for the subject heading: Shakespeare Unleashed Sonnet – Title – Author Name. Include a short bio in your email.
Yes, you can send a story and a sonnet, but please send them in separately.
DO NOT SEND US STORIES OR SONNETS UNTIL WE OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS.
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