Volume 8 – 2024 Coming Soon
“Fall Into Fantasy” will contain stories from Epic to Urban, High to Paranormal and everything in between. We are seeking fresh faces as well as seasoned fantasy pros for this yearly anthology to be released in the second half of the year.
All submitted stories will be reviewed by a small committee here at Cloaked Press.
What we are seeking for this collection:
- Original, short stories created by the author submitting the story. We do not want reprints as part of our goal is to bring fresh stories to readers. We are asking for first, exclusive rights to both print and digital publishing of this work in the world. This is for a period of six months from date of publication. During this time we ask that the author not republish or sell any secondary rights to another publisher. All other rights are retained by author.
- Story ranges from 3500-10000 words.
- All sub genres of Fantasy are acceptable, please include the sub genre you feel the story falls into. This is more for informational purposes as we would like to include this information for the readers.
- All voices are encouraged and acceptable, diversity is a wonderful thing. This extends to the characters in the stories as well. Delight and entertain us with your unique characters and the worlds they live in.
- Please submit your story in .DOC or .DOCX format. This will make it easier to compile the accepted submissions. We prefer Times New Roman, 12pt, 1.5 spaced for ease of reading.
What we would like to avoid:
- Novels or Novellas. These are too long for this collection.
- No multiple submissions. We are looking for the ONE story you want in this collection.
- We prefer no simultaneous submissions, but if you have submitted this story to another anthology/publishing company, please make sure that you tell us so we can be aware of any other deadlines. Should the story be accepted elsewhere, please let us know right away.
- We would like to avoid excessive gore/violence/sexual content.
- Please no stories including abuse of a child or animal. If the character’s past includes some sort of abuse, please keep flashbacks subtle, and only if they are integral to the plot of your story. We want to delight readers, not horrify them.
What we give you, the author:
Selected authors will be contacted for a long bio that will be listed on that author’s page on this website, as well as a short bio for in the book. Authors chosen for the collection will receive $15.00 US, or an author copy of the book free of charge. Additional copies, if desired, will be made available at a reduced price, plus shipping and handling depending on your location.
Submissions are OPEN for Fall Into Fantasy 2024 until June 15, 2024, or until we receive 50 submissions. When we reach 50 submissions, or June 15, 2024 (whichever comes first, then we will close submissions until next year. Please submit stories as an attachment to fall@cloakedpress.com
When submitting please include the following in your query:
- Your name
- Your pen name if you’re writing under a different name
- Subgenre you feel it fits into (Not mandatory but nice to know)
- Title of your short story
- Any trigger warnings
- Your story must be attached in a .doc or .docx form; we will not accept PDF
- Your story must be 12pt, Times New Roman, Double-Spaced
We want to encourage #ownvoices and diverse authors to subm