Taking Submissions: Stranger

Deadline: March 12th, 2024 Payment: €175 Theme: Stories that look into unexpected places, or, ‘stranger’ places From Feb 8 to March 12*, we are reading short story submissions for our new collection, Stranger! We are looking for stories of all genres that respond to our title and/or cover art, and selected writers will receive a flat rate of €175 for accepted submissions. I was of three minds, Like a tree In which there are three blackbirds. Wallace Stevens, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird Behind the fog, in the tall grass, or even standing in plain sight – there are mysteries everywhere for those brave enough to look. Sometimes, reality might just refuse to behave in the ways we expect it to. It might come in the form of prowling creatures, or in a revelation from someone we knew, or maybe in ourselves; the important thing is that a whole new facet of reality suddenly shines in new light. Truth might be stranger than fiction, but we’ve decided to look for the strangest fiction for our seventh anthology. We’re looking for stories that go beyond the boundaries of the expected – or maybe even those of possibility! Stranger is an anthology for stories that look into unexpected places. We want real or magical, lyrical or experimental, as long as it finds that truth wasn’t as simple as once thought. We are looking for stories inspired by our title – Stranger – and/or the cover artwork below, Night is Calling, by James Fenner. All genres of writing are welcome, we want to read any stories that find that there is more out there than we once thought (in a real or metaphorical way)! More than any specific story or style, we want the emotional response the title and artwork evokes...
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