RUSKRDYET? © A
Young Adult Anthology
Where Supernatural and Paranormal meets
modern communication technology.
I am accepting submissions for a proposed anthology of
young adult short stories that fit the criteria below, with the title:
RUSKRDYET?©
Please make sure your story complies with the criteria
before submitting. There will be 10-12
short fiction stories in the anthology.
Once the stories are selected and polished (team effort between the
authors and myself), they will be submitted to a publisher (L&L Dreamspell,
LLC) for possible publication. I am hoping that, if accepted, it will be
published by the latter part of 2011.
This anthology is geared to the teen/young adult
market and will have a ‘pg13’ type rating <G>. As the Editor it is my job to accept those
stories that are up to L&L’s strict standards and then work with the author
to polish the story so that the entire anthology is a professional and
publishable product. L&L will accept
the anthology only if it meets their standards as a whole, so you are
encouraged to send in a short story that has already had your own editing,
reviewing and polishing, as that will make it more likely to be accepted by me.
Criteria & Standards:
Each story should include as a major element:
paranormal/supernatural/otherwordly and some sort of
technotalk (text/email/computer/cell phone/chats) as part of the major plot
line. Paranormal/Supernatural includes
but not limited to werewolves, vampires, ghosts, angels, faeries, witches,
zombies, gorgonzola (Oops- meant Gargoyles <G>) and all things that go
bump in the night!
It can be any fiction genre: mystery, romance, suspense,
etcetera
Please, no explicit sex scenes, pornography or gratuitous
vulgarity. I know teens do and say such
things, but this is geared to be a pg13 book that parents are comfortable with
for all the stories. I’m not a prude but I play one as the editor.
Questions: If
you’ve any question about whether or not your story is on point email me at ruskrdyet@gmail.com before
submitting. I would suggest you make up
names of networks and phone companies, rather than risk copyright and trademark
issues.
Your email submission will be sent to ruskrdyet@gmail.com by June 30, 2010, 12:00 midnight central
standard time
You must attach your story*, and include only the
following in the body of your email.
Name:
Email Address:
Mailing Address (street or p.o., city, state, zip or appropriate country
address):
Word count :
Phone Number:
Are you willing to participate in marketing either in
your local geographic area or online?
ONE Paragraph synopsis of your story: (no more than 5
reasonable sentences)
FORMAT GUIDELINES:
Word count:
5000 words or less (no less than 3750)
Provide as
attachment in Microsoft Word
Double space the story, using the guidelines found for
writers at the Society for Children Writers and Illustrators web page
Thank you,
If there are any questions let me know by emailing me
at ruskrdyet@gmail.com
*Your short story should be an attachment to the email you send as your submission and NOT embedded in the body of the email. I won’t read any short story that is embedded in the email. Don’t attach a resume or anything other than the short story to your email. The story is what matters, and if accepted I will get your 411 at that time