Welcome to the world of clockwork pendants and steam locomotives,
corsets and lace, dirigibles and difference engines. Yes, we’re talking
about steampunk, where fantasy, history, technology and romance mix to
create a glorious genre that looks at Victorian and Edwardian Era
England and the American wild west through brass goggles.
I’m
very pleased to announce an open call for submissions for a new,
yet-to-be titled fall 2010 steampunk romance anthology. Don’t know what
steampunk is? Think League of Extraordinary Gentleman and The Wild,
Wild West. Even Joss Whedon’s Firefly and Serenity have steampunk
elements transported into space. For more information about steampunk,
you can check out the entry on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk.
I’m open to M/F, M/M, or multiples thereof, any sexual heat level, and the romance must end happily ever after or happy for now.
The
novellas must range between 25,000 to 30,000 words in length, no more,
no less—please note, only manuscripts that fall in this word count will
be considered for this anthology—and will be released individually as
ebooks in November 2010.
Submissions are open to all
authors, published with Samhain or aspiring to be published with
Samhain. All submissions must be new material—previously published
submissions will not be considered. Additionally, manuscripts
previously submitted, whether individually or for past anthologies,
will not be considered either. Please be aware that manuscripts
submitted to this anthology cannot be resubmitted at a later date
unless by invitation from an editor.
To submit a manuscript for consideration, please include:
The
full manuscript (of 25,000 to 30,000 words) with a comprehensive 2-5
page synopsis. Please include a letter of introduction/query letter.
Full manuscripts are required for this as it is a special project.
As
well, when you send your manuscript, please be sure to use the naming
convention Steampunk_Title_MS and Steampunk_Title_Synopsis. This will
ensure that your submission doesn’t get missed in the many submissions
we receive, and makes it easy for me to find in my ebook reader.
Submissions
are open until April 30, 2010. No submissions will be accepted after
this date—no exceptions. A final decision will be made by May 31,
2010. Please send your submission to editor@samhainpublishing.com and
include Steampunk Anthology in the subject line. Questions and queries
can be addressed to Sasha Knight (sasha@samhainpublishing.com).
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