SUBMISSIONS OPEN
Introduction
We are excited to announce the submissions period for the annual anthology from Storm Dragon Publishing! The title of the series is Muses of Mythology (MoMa for short). Each yearly anthology will have a specific theme. This year’s title is Vampire Visions. Historically, vampires have been portrayed as monsters. However, that perspective has shifted considerably and often in the last forty years or so. The opportunity of this anthology is to showcase vampires with an eye toward unique perspectives. Because interpretations of the blood drinking undead have been so diverse in recent years, this will be especially challenging but hopefully fun for writers. The collection will include both short stories and poetry. Below you will find the instructions for submission for both the short story and the poetry.
Submission Periods
This year’s MoMa collection will have an initial submissions period of October 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. If the collection selections are not yet complete, a second submission period will take place from January 1, 2025, to March 31, 2025. Projected publication of Vampire Visions will be Autumn of 2025.
Short Story Submissions
Short story submissions should be between 1000 and 5000 words in length. Submissions should be an email attachment in Word Document format with one-inch margins, double spaced, and utilizing Times New Roman 12-point font. Pieces should be original with no previous publishing history. Submissions not following these instructions will not be considered for publication.
Blended genres with unique perspectives on vampires are welcome. While scenes of intense description around topics of rape, torture, or other sensitive topics will not necessarily disqualify a piece for consideration, please keep in mind that this is a fantasy genre anthology, not horror. That’s means that vampire stories should border on the dark fantasy subgenre side as opposed to outright horror.
The presence of vampires is mandatory to be considered. No works that are metaphorical in nature will be considered. Vampires should feature as actual characters in the submitted work.
Submissions should be emailed to the author email draco.amethystus@gmail.com. The title of the email should be in the following format: Author Last Name/Author First Name/Short Fiction Submission/Title of the Work. One submission per writer please.
Poetry Submissions
Writers may submit up to five poems for consideration. Submissions should be email attachments in Word Document format with one-inch margins, double spaced, and utilizing Times New Roman 12-point font. Pieces should be original with no previous publishing history. Submissions not following these instructions will not be considered for publication.
Any form of poetry is welcome including epic poetry. No one poem should be longer than four double spaced pages to be considered for publication. Submissions should be emailed to the author email draco.amethystus@gmail.com. The title of the email should be in the following format: Author Last Name/Author First Name/Poetry Submission. One submission per writer please.
Payment and Rights
All contributors will be provided with a free hardcover copy of the completed anthology or will receive $10 USD paid through PayPal; it’s the choice of each individual contributor. All contributors will be required to sign a contract with Storm Dragon Publishing (SDP) prior to publication. SDP will request first publication rights of the piece for the length of one calendar year beginning from the original publication date of the anthology. Please note that no royalties will be possible.
Follow Up
All submissions will be answered per email within the month of April 2025 at the latest. We request that writers not email prior to this time frame. If, for some reason, a writer has not heard back from SDP by the end of the month of April 2025 they are invited to reach out per email about their submission decision.