I'm trying to come up with wording for a Call for Submissions on an e-book anthology I want to do. What I have below is a first go at it. Curious what members think of it in terms of attracting authors. Here's the text so far (including a title off the top of my head, which is subject to change if I decide I don't like it ) :
Throughout the world, humans hold sway. From the clans of the far north, behind heavy walls of stone, to the nations of the east, who build towering monuments to their sun god. Riders of the horse tribes rule the steppes far to the west of the city, while the jungles of the south are home to mysterious civilizations isolated by time and geography.
Adventurers roam the land in search of fortune. Sorcerors plumb the far corners of the globe for secrets of the forbidden arts. Fellows of the Collegium Arkheologia sift the sands of time for secrets of the ancient world and its strange technologies.
And all the while, the non-human races huddle in dwindling numbers in the safety of their ancestral homelands and watch and wait.
Shadows of a Dying World is a classic sword-and-sorcery style fantasy anthology in the dying earth subgenre. Submissions should pay homage to the roots of the genre - adventure, romance, dark sorceries, mysterious locals, and the grit and grime of common life all have a role to play.
Stories may be set in any location in the world of Caldera, and since the world is only loosely defined, authors should feel free to indulge their creative license. The description of the world, above, should be a starting point, not a limitation.
Stories should be between 5000 and 8000 words, and should be submitted to: __________. Submissions will remains open until October 31, 2013.
RIGHTS AND PAYMENTS
__________ acquires first electronic rights, and maintains exclusive worldwide electronic rights for a period of three years. After that time, the rights become non-exclusive and authors may publish their stories elsewhere.
Profits from sales of the anthology will be divided evenly among each of the authors and Publisher. Royalties will be paid quarterly. Each author will also receive a contributor's copy of the finished e-book.
SHADOWS OF A DYING WORLD
- A Swords & Sorcery Anthology -
Caldera spins in the twilight of its days, long ages since the first of its mortal races emerged, blinking, into the sun. Telahn, the sprawling City of Dragons, is the center of the human world, built amongst the cyclopean ruins of a vanished civilization. The rich embrace decadence and nihilism in their decaying manors and estates. The poor eke out a brief existence amidst the drugs and violence of the city streets. Non-humans are chattel and live according to the whims of their masters.- A Swords & Sorcery Anthology -
Throughout the world, humans hold sway. From the clans of the far north, behind heavy walls of stone, to the nations of the east, who build towering monuments to their sun god. Riders of the horse tribes rule the steppes far to the west of the city, while the jungles of the south are home to mysterious civilizations isolated by time and geography.
Adventurers roam the land in search of fortune. Sorcerors plumb the far corners of the globe for secrets of the forbidden arts. Fellows of the Collegium Arkheologia sift the sands of time for secrets of the ancient world and its strange technologies.
And all the while, the non-human races huddle in dwindling numbers in the safety of their ancestral homelands and watch and wait.
____________________
SUBMISSIONS
Shadows of a Dying World is a classic sword-and-sorcery style fantasy anthology in the dying earth subgenre. Submissions should pay homage to the roots of the genre - adventure, romance, dark sorceries, mysterious locals, and the grit and grime of common life all have a role to play.
Stories may be set in any location in the world of Caldera, and since the world is only loosely defined, authors should feel free to indulge their creative license. The description of the world, above, should be a starting point, not a limitation.
Stories should be between 5000 and 8000 words, and should be submitted to: __________. Submissions will remains open until October 31, 2013.
RIGHTS AND PAYMENTS
__________ acquires first electronic rights, and maintains exclusive worldwide electronic rights for a period of three years. After that time, the rights become non-exclusive and authors may publish their stories elsewhere.
Profits from sales of the anthology will be divided evenly among each of the authors and Publisher. Royalties will be paid quarterly. Each author will also receive a contributor's copy of the finished e-book.
Last edited: