![]() We are looking for a range of tones, from humorous all the way up to dark. Be creative and come up with an unusual and unexpected take on this “pathway to the stars” story. Stories featuring the human element to these types of journeys will receive more attention than strictly plot-based stories. Generation ship or colony ship stories are allowed, as well as terraforming stories once the new planet is reached. Stories can be set during our departure from Earth, on the long journey to reach a new planet, or upon arrival at said planet. We are looking for a mix of fantasy and science fiction stories in a range of tones, from humorous all the way up to dark.īRAVE NEW WORLDS is to feature science fiction stories set along the pathway of us leaving Earth for the stars. Be creative, choose something different, and have the fairy tale upended in an interesting way. Give us a new moral lesson, tell us what happened to the other stepsister, or just surprise us. And please note-this isn’t just a re-telling of a fairy tale: we want you to take the story and upend it. It’s unlikely we’ll select a second story using the same fairy tale. Take note of which fairy tales the anchor authors intend to use (listed in the description of the Kickstarter at /ZNB 2021), since their stories are already guaranteed to be in the anthology. If we do, it’s likely that only one, at most, would be selected for the anthology. In other words, we don’t want 100 Cinderella stories. Stories featuring less famous fairy tales, especially those from non-European cultures, will have a better chance of catching our eye. SHATTERING THE GLASS SLIPPER is to feature stories of known fairy tales that have been upended, gender-bent, or twisted around in some way. As always, we are looking for a range of tones, from humorous all the way up to dark. We also want storylines where the SF or fantasy element is essential to the mystery or its solution. In other words, we don’t want the entire anthology to be urban fantasy settings. We would like a wide variety of genre settings for this anthology, specifically SF and second world fantasy settings. NOIR is to feature science fiction, fantasy, or urban fantasy stories with a detective/private investigator set-up and a noir atmosphere. Stories for this anthology must be original (no reprints or previously published material), no more than 7,500 words in length, and must satisfy the theme of the anthology. Italics and bold should be in italics and bold. The first page should include the Title of the story, Author’s name, address, and email, word count, and Pseudonym if different from the author’s real name. Manuscripts should be in manuscript format, meaning double-spaced, 12pt font, standard margins on top, bottom and sides, and pages numbered. Please send multiple manuscripts in separate emails you may submit to any or all of the anthologies as many times as you wish. The content of the email should also include which anthology the manuscript is intended for. The header of the email should include the name of the anthology the submission is for along with the title of the submission (for example: NOIR: Private Detectives Gone Wild!). Stories must be submitted in electronic form as an attachment with the title of the story as the file name in. Zombies Need Brains LLC is accepting submissions to its three science fiction and fantasy anthologies NOIR, SHATTERING THE GLASS SLIPPER, and BRAVE NEW WORLDS. ![]() The NOIR, SHATTERING THE GLASS SLIPPER, and BRAVE NEW WORLDS Submission Guidelines The NOIR, SHATTERING THE GLASS SLIPPER, and BRAVE NEW WORLDS anthology Kickstarter (back us at /ZNB 2021) has hit its goal! If you have a story idea that fits one of the anthology themes, write it up, revise it, polish it, and send it in for consideration. Brave New Worlds: Science fiction stories set along the pathway of us leaving Earth for the stars.Shattering the Glass Slipper: Stories of known fairy tales that have been upended, gender-bent, or twisted around in some way.Noir: Science fiction, fantasy, or urban fantasy stories with a detective/private investigator set-up and a noir atmosphere.
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