E-Book Publisher/Erotic Romance Anthologies

Writer’s Thought for the Week: Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be a fish.  ~ Ovid   

Looking for an e-book publisher? One place to look is the web site of The Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition (EPIC). The coalition’s publisher page lists 13 member companies, the genres they publish, their web site address, and if they currently accept submissions.

JUPITER GARDENS PRESS ANTHOLOGIES
Jupiter Gardens Ignite has several erotic romance anthologies scheduled for release in both print and e-book formats in 2013. They are looking for 7,000 to 15,000 word stories. Royalties will be divided equally between the authors in each book.

    Hot Rods, Hot Bods  - motorsports, deadline April 15, 2013
    Wild Shifters - wild shape shifters, deadline July 15, 2013
    Buckle Down - cowboys, deadline September 15, 2013

E-Book Formatting/Calls for Submission

Thought for the Week: Expectation is one of the greatest sources of suffering.” ~Buddhist statement 

E-Book Formatting

Thinking of writing an e-book? Formatting can vary depending on where you choose to publish, but these links to articles (courtesy of BookBaby) give you an idea of what you’ll be dealing with. Save yourself some time later by following some of the advice while you write your book.

Chicken Soup for the Soul:  Autism or Asperger's

Deadline: September 30, 2012.  Planned publication April 2013

If you are the parent of a child with autism or Asperger's, Chicken Soup invites you to share your story about raising your child - the ups and downs, the effect on your family, your child's special attributes and talents, and the lighter moments too. You may use a "pen name" on your story. These stories will provide advice, comfort and insight to other parents in the same situation. 

Pays $200 on publication plus ten copies of the book in which your work appears.

Consequence Prize in Poetry 

Deadline: October 1, 2012 (received)
No entry fee

Each year a distinguished poet is invited to select the winner of The Consequence Prize in Poetry. The award for best poem includes a cash prize of $200. The winning poet and three finalists will have their work published in the Spring 2013 issue of CONSEQUENCE Magazine. Consequence is a literary magazine that focuses "on the culture of war and social injustice."

 

Amazon Publishing and Flash Quarterly

Quote for the week: The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.  ~  Mark Twain

I’ve lost count of how many people have predicted the death of print books following the success of e-books. Not everyone shares that view.

One big name that disagrees is Amazon. Why else would that famous dot-com giant start a Montlake Romance imprint, mystery thriller imprint Thomas & Mercer, plus fantasy/sci fi/horror imprint 47North?

Books published under these imprints are available in Kindle, print and audio formats at www.amazon.com, as well as at national and independent booksellers. The Amazon Publishing family also includes AmazonEncore, AmazonCrossing and Powered by Amazon.

10FLASH QUARTERLY

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Each quarterly issue includes ten stories, all written around a common prompt that authors are encouraged to freely interpret.

• April 2012 — The falls are beautiful this time of year. First Date Accepted: January 1, 2012.
• July 2012 – So this [fill in the blank] walks into a bar … First Date Accepted: April 1, 2012.
• October 2012 – A Bridge Too Far. First Date Accepted: July 1, 2012.

Submissions will be accepted for each issue after the First Date Accepted until they have purchased ten stories. When that happens, they post a notice online.
10Flash publishes speculative flash fiction stories — fantasy, horror, science fiction, suspense or slipstream — between 800 and 1,000 words.  “We may fudge on the bottom number, from time to time, but the top limit is firm.” Pays $20.

E-book Signing and an Anthology

Signing E-books: One of the complaints about e-books is that authors can’t sign them. Thanks to Autography.com, authors can now not only sign e-books, they can create autograph pages and include digital pictures or stock photos. The pages can then be e-mailed and downloaded into e-books on readers’ devices.

E-book signings can take place any time, anywhere, and the author and reader don’t have to be in the same place at the same time. Autography supports epub and mobi formats, allowing customers to enjoy their personalized e-books on every major e-book e-Reader platform including the Amazon Kindle™, Barnes and Noble Nook™, Apple iPad™/iPhone™, and the latest Android tablets and smartphones.

Anthology: Trust & Treachery: Tales of Power, Intrigue, and Violence anthology seeks mystery, fantasy, sci fi, and horror stories that are 1000-5000 words in length.  Deadline Dec. 15, 2011. No romance, young adult, or erotica.

Pays $20 per story on January 1, 2012 or on acceptance, whichever comes later. Although the emphasis is on short stories, they will also accept select poems with payment at $5 per poem.

Thought for the Week: The greatest secret of success in life is for a person to be ready when their opportunity comes. ~ Benjamin Disraeli