Why should adults have all the fun? We've done The Killer Wore Cranberry for four years now, but we've left out the most important people. The kids.
Welcome to the Call For Submissions for The Killer Wore Cranberry: Trouble at the Kids' Table.
As
in the previous anthologies, all the stories contained within must be
about mayhem happening at Thanksgiving, and must feature a typical
Thanksgiving dish as a vital part of the story (i.e.: turkey, mashed
potatoes, pumpkin pie). The target audience for this anthology is the middle grade reader, so ages 8-12. Most
importantly…it must be funny! This anthology is all about making middle
readers laugh while enjoying a great mystery short at the same time.
Think the humor of characters such as Big Nate, Wimpy Kid, Babymouse and
others.
The
anthology will be edited by Untreed Reads Editor-in-Chief Jay Hartman.
Public and school libraries will be the main market for this anthology.
And now, the rules:
1. All stories must be between 1500-5000 words and aimed at a middle grade reading audience (no YA, no early reader, no adult)
2. Protagonist must be a middle grade aged boy or girl. We all hated being stuck at the kids' table!
3.
Deadline for submission for consideration is July 30th, 2014. This is a
firm date; no submissions after this date will be considered.
4. All submissions should be sent to Jay Hartman at jhartman@untreedreads.com with the word KIDS TABLE in the subject line.
5. Submissions must be in DOC, RTF or ODT format.
6.
We will not be publishing the stories individually. Only the anthology
will be available. **NEW THIS YEAR: The anthology will be available as a
POD, sold worldwide through Ingram!** You must agree to both our
regular ebook contract and our print addendum to be included.
7.
Authors will receive royalty, but not upfront payment. Authors will
each receive a share of royalties of 50% of net (net = cover price –
vendor commission) based on the number of authors in the final
anthology.
8. Characters
appearing in other Untreed Reads series or other series not published by
us are strongly encouraged. If you are published outside of Untreed
Reads, please check with your publisher to ensure you have the rights to
create a new story for a different publisher with your character(s).
9. Your story MUST have humor in it, feature a Thanksgiving dish and have a great mystery or crime at the heart of the story.
10. Stories not accepted for the anthology may be resubmitted in the future for other submission calls.
11.
**NEW FOR THIS YEAR** All stories must be original and cannot have been
published or self-published elsewhere or previously submitted to
Untreed Reads.
12. There are no restrictions whatsoever on age, race, sex, etc in the work.. Just tell us a great story!
Please direct any questions to Jay Hartman at jhartman@untreedreads.com. We recommend looking at the original The Killer Wore Cranberry and
its sequels for an idea of the types of stories we're looking for. Be
sure to stop by your local bookshop to see examples of middle grade
fiction (Harry Potter and Percy Jackson are two great examples.)
All
decisions on material will be made by August 15th, 2014. Every attempt
will be made to notify all authors of the status of their submission at
that time. Please do not inquire about status prior to September 15th,
2014.
This anthology has an expected publication date of October 15th (quite possibly earlier).
This is an open call, and may be reposted anywhere and everywhere.
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Jay Hartman
Editor-in-Chief
Untreed Reads Publishing
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