Water is the most yielding of all elements, changing to fit its container, whether that be a thimble or a lake bed. At the same time, anyone who has ever watched the unrelenting progression of a tsunami understands its raw power. It is the tranquil azure of a tropical sea, the tumultuous waves and whitecaps of an ocean embroiled, or the insidious progression of overflowing from a riverbed and encroaching on people’s homes. As many faces as water may wear, the creatures within and associated with it have even more.
For this, the fourth and final anthology in this series, I’m looking for stories about shapeshifting selkies, deceptively beautiful sirens, all the monsters of the deep and any other magical water creature you can imagine—water dragons, naiads, kappa, kelpies… If it’s a magical being associated with water, I want to read about it.
I welcome submissions from writers of all backgrounds (including, but not limited to, race, color, religion, gender/gender expression, age, disability, and national origin), and am always looking for submissions with diverse characters.
Rights and compensation:
$50 CDN flat fee and a paperback copy of the anthology for stories.
$20 CDN flat fee and a paperback copy of the anthology for poems.
In exchange we are seeking first world rights in English and exclusive right to publish in print and electronic format for six months after publication date, after which publisher retains nonexclusive right to continue to publish for the life of the anthology.
Open submission period: August 1, 2020 — September 30, 2020
Length: Under 7,500 words
Publisher: Tyche Books
No simultaneous or multiple submissions.
No reprints.
Canadian spelling please.
Submit here: https://niteblade.submittable.com/submit/170590/water-selkies-sirens-and-sea-monsters
(link won’t work until August 1st)
This submission call sounds very interesting and I can’t wait to start writing about the mythological water beasts. What interests is the payment method: is it mainly done through PayPal, or could other alternatives be used, such as an Amazon gift card, Transferwise etc.
Hi Boris,
Payment is primarily done through PayPal, but I think the publisher will also pay via cheque if requested.
Editor Parrish,
Thank you for giving me the clarification concerning payment following (possible) publication. Would there be any exception in cases where the PayPal or check options aren’t possible, and the payment could be successfully transmitted through an Amazon gift card? Or if not, maybe even get a publication without the payment that follows? (I am a very big admirer of folk tales, mythologies and similar religious systems, and would love to write on those similar topics; Irregardless of whether payment follows or not, especially if the Amazon option also isn’t accepted)
Best,
Boris S.
Hola!
I’ve never heard of anthology payment by way of Amazon gift cards before, so I honestly don’t know how how comfortable the publisher would be with that.
But that being said, all contributors will be contracted and paid somehow.