Submission Guidelines

All submissions should include a main character or characters who are vampires or who interact with a vampire villain. Stories can be Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Historical/Epic Fantasy or even branch out to Science Fiction. Go wherever your imagination takes you! The nature of this anthology lends itself to violence, but let’s try to keep the stories within a rough PG-13 rating in terms of sex and strong language. With that being said, no erotica stories will be considered for this anthology. We’d like to produce something with a healthy mix of stories featuring Vampire Romance, Action, and Lore.  This means we’ll be accepting stories with and without a romantic plot or subplot.

All stories must be between 5,000 words and 20,000 words.

All stories submitted should be professionally edited to eliminate as many errors as possible. Submissions riddled with obvious errors will be rejected.

Each story must be able to stand alone. This does not mean you can’t use characters from your other books, just that the anthology story itself should be able to be read separately and still make sense.

Marketing and Pay

This is a charity anthology, meaning each author will donate their story to the project. The publisher will claim no share of the royalties. All proceeds will be given to the charity of choice.

The chosen charity for this anthology is The Global Red Cross Network via the American Red Cross. You can find out more about the humanitarian efforts of the Global Red Cross Network on their page here: https://www.redcross.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/global-red-cross-network.html

In addition to the proceeds being donated, we also usually do a little Facebook fundraiser directly to the organization on the week of release.

Each accepted story will remain exclusive to the anthology for 90 days. After 90 days, you will retain your rights to publish the story elsewhere. The book will remain for sale on Amazon after the 90 days is up and be available for as long as the publisher deems suitable.

Not every story submitted will be accepted. You are trusted to act in a professional and supportive way if your story is not selected. No bashing or negative comments will be tolerated.

Please know that each and every story is carefully read and considered based on many factors including readiness for publishing, theme compliance, and value to the anthology as a whole. If your story is not selected, you will immediately retain your rights to publish the story elsewhere.

Fees and Expectations

There is a one-time non-refundable submission fee of $10.

This will all go toward marketing, cover design, and editing costs. There will also be a donation taken up before publishing to help pay for advertising. Participation in this second donation is optional but appreciated. Payment information is available on the submission form.

The success of the anthology will come from group communication and collaboration. Each selected member will be expected to share social media links and campaigns with their friends and followers in a cooperative marketing effort to benefit everyone in the anthology. This may include arranging newsletter swaps, blog features, or reaching out to any resources the author may possess.

Important Dates

Deadline for submissions is September 30th, 2020.

Final edits should be delivered to you for approval by October 10th, 2020.

Tentative publication date is October 25th, 2020.

These dates may be subject to change.

Manuscript Specifications

Any documents submitted should be formatted according to the specifications below.

  •  Microsoft Word .doc or .docx file extension
  • 12 pt. Times New Roman or Arial font
  • 1.5 line spacing
  • .5 first line indents

Join the Official Facebook Group

Keep up with all the latest news and details of this anthology by joining the Facebook group. This is where authors will collaborate and make decisions about the anthology. You may ask for advice, support, or share general information you find helpful to the theme of the anthology.

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