A Thousand Words for War Anthology
Edited by Madeline Smoot and Hope Erica Schultz
Genre: Fantasy and Science Fiction for ages 13-18 dealing with conflict
Deadline: must be received by March 18, 2015
CBAY Books is pleased to announce an open submission period for the upcoming YA anthology A THOUSAND WORDS FOR WAR, a collection of stories about different kinds of conflict and how they impact us. Short stories focusing on one of the forms of conflict may be up to 5,000 words and will pay $20. We are also looking for flash fiction of up to 1,000 words exploring kishōtenketsu, or plot without conflict, which will pay $10 each.
All stories should be fantasy or science fiction (cross genre considered), appropriate for a 13 year old and interesting to an 18 year old.