Griots II: Sisters of the Spear Anthology Submissions Guidelines

[The Griot]

Not sure this is the right spot for this, but here it goes. The anthology is scheduled for release in early 2013. Good Luck!
Griots II: Sisters of the Spear Writers Guidelines

The purpose of the Griots II: Sisters of the Spear Anthology is to pay respect and homage to women of color and continue to expand the definition of Sword and Soul. Our hope is that the anthology will become an annual publication which will inspire more writers to take part and expand the readership. We also hope to increase the diversity of the Sword and Sorcery genre by publishing quality stories with rich characters that transcend the barriers of mainstream publishers.

Story Length: 2,500 to 15,000 words

Deadline: May 31, 2012

Story Description: Stories must contain a woman or women of color as the main protagonist(s) and portray her/them in a positive, heroic light. The story must be based in African culture, history and/or mythology and contain original characters. We will not accept fan fiction or stories based on previous characters unless they are your own. The stories must contain an element of high adventure, action and supernatural encounters, (monsters, demons, spirits, etc.). Romance can be included as well but mustn?t overshadow the action. Preference will be given to female authors; however the final selection will be based on the quality of the story submitted as deemed by the editors.

Authors will retain all rights to their stories.

We will pay $25.00 per story if accepted.

Once a story is accepted an artist will be chosen by the publisher to create an illustration based on the story. We have a number of artists that have asked to contribute. If you have your own artist you wish to use, please let us know.

Submissions should be in Word Document 97- 2003 format, rich text or .doc. Documents should be double-spaced. Please include author?s name, story title and page number on each page.

Send all submissions to: mv_media@bellsouth.net.


Go for it and have fun. Sword and Soul Forever!

[Jaqhama]

Hey, Milton this sounds great.
Good luck with it, mate.

[John M. Whalen]

Sounds like a good one.

[camille]

Posted this on the Codex Writers forum.

[The Griot]

Thanks, y'all. Griots is doing well and has received great reviews. I hope it will be the same for Griots II. Thanks for spreading the word, Camille.

[Jaqhama]

The thing I admire about you, Milton, is that you have a business publishing plan and you stick to it.
You obviously have forethought and dedication and enough funds and time to see a publishing project through to its conclusion in the time frame you orginally envisioned.
Which puts you way in front of a lot of other small press publishers in cyberspace.
I'm sure the majority of them have good intentions, but good intentions aren't enough to produce a successful print and ebook publication.
You, on the other hand, have what...four print or ebook novels published in the last two years?
Plus you maintain an up to date website or two.
That's a great effort, mate.

[The Griot]

Thanks, Kevin. I had a five year plan going in which I'm in the fourth year. I'm blessed to have a job that allows some disposable income and a wife that support what I do. Most of all this is a labor of love. Thanks to you and everyone else for the encouragement. Because of it this has been a fun experience.