UPCOMING ANTHOLOGIES

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Upcoming Anthology Call for Entries

Title: Spooky Halloween Memories (Prose)

Entries Due Date: August 5, 2009

Open to: Our contest winners, award winners, published writers, or published or unpublished members of HWA and all members of Owl Creek Arts Center.

Book Specs: Paperback, approximately 208 pages, book size 6” x 9”, color cover

WRITERS:

Length: 1,000 - 1,500 words

Target Age: Adults, but some marketing to teens

Guidelines: NON-FICTION, No swear words, no sex, stories should be true, no last names, something scary or spooky that happened to you during trick or treat or Halloween as a kid or teenager. All eras welcome. Please note the year or decade of event. If entering based on membership, enter membership number in subject line.

ARTISTS:

Full Color

Must show Halloween night, preferably trick or treat

Any trees must show autumn colored leaves

The more iconic images that are used within context of painting, the better

Try to use Jack-O-Lanterns, fodder shocks, witches, haunted houses, graveyards, owls, bats, etc.

Image you send must be “Saved for Web” in Photoshop as small file size image (JPeg) and full 600 DPI available upon acceptance. Files 500k or larger will not be opened.

Title: OCTOBER 31STREET SERIES - HALLOWEEN POEMS

Entries Due Date: November 5, 2009

Open to: Our contest winners, award winners, published writers, or published or unpublished members of HWA and all members of Owl Creek Arts Center.

Book Specs: Case Laminate (Hardback), approximately 208 pages, book size 6” x 9”, color cover

WRITERS:

Length: 12-32 lines

Target Age: Teens, but some marketing to adults

Guidelines: FICTION or NON-FICTION, No swear words, no sex, stories should be true, no last names, something scary or spooky that happened to you during trick or treat or Halloween as a kid or teenager. All eras welcome. If entering based on membership, enter membership number in subject line.

ARTISTS:

Full Color

Must show Halloween night, preferably trick or treat or Halloween scenes

Any trees must show autumn colored leaves

The more iconic images that are used within context of painting, the better

Try to use Jack-O-Lanterns, fodder shocks, witches, haunted houses, graveyards, owls, bats, etc.

Image you send must be “Saved for Web” in Photoshop as small file size image (JPeg) and full 600 DPI available upon acceptance. Files 500k or larger will not be opened.

Title: OCTOBER 31STREET SERIES - HALLOWEEN TALES

Entries Due Date: November 5, 2009

Open to: Our contest winners, award winners, published writers, or published or unpublished members of HWA and all members of Owl Creek Arts Center.

Book Specs: Case Laminate (Hardback), approximately 208 pages, book size 6” x 9”, color cover

WRITERS:

Length: 1,000 - 1,500 words

Target Age: Teens, but some marketing to adults

Guidelines: FICTION, No swear words, no sex, stories should be true, no last names, something scary or spooky that happened to you during trick or treat or Halloween as a kid or teenager. All eras welcome. If entering based on membership, enter membership number in subject line.

ARTISTS:

Full Color

Must show Halloween night, preferably trick or treat

Any trees must show autumn colored leaves

The more iconic images that are used within context of painting, the better

Try to use Jack-O-Lanterns, fodder shocks, witches, haunted houses, graveyards, owls, bats, etc.

Image you send must be “Saved for Web” in Photoshop as small file size image (JPeg) and full 600 DPI available upon acceptance. Files 1mb or larger will not be opened.

Title: Holly Jolly Christmas

Entries Due Date: December 29, 2009

Open To: Published poets, writers, Owl Creek Arts Center official members , and all contest and award winners, and all current contest entrants. (Submit either your invoice number, or name of current entry with submission, or membership number, or list of publishing credits, or title of winning entry and contest won.)

Book Specs: 208 pages (approximately), paperback 6” x 9”

WRITERS:

Length: 12 - 32 Lines

Guidelines: Christmas poems of a secular nature, or winter imagery (Winter Wonderland). No manger scenes or other religious symbols.

Target: All families, gift stores, hospitals, kids and adults. Sentimental poems fine, but would rather not see too many depressing “Grandma died on Christmas” poems. Funny poems fine, lessons of giving and charity and the Christmas spirit fine. The words Christmas and Yule are fine, Santa Claus fine. Please no letters of protest as we are not a publisher of religious books, this merely fits our niche.

ARTISTS

Full Color

Must show Christmas scene,

Any outside scenes must show snow on ground

The more iconic images that are used within context of painting, the better

Try to use Christmas trees, sleighs, wreaths, kids, stockings, snowmen, lights, candy canes etc.

Image you send must be “Saved for Web” in Photoshop as small file size image (JPeg) and full 600 DPI available upon acceptance. Files over 500k will not be opened.

Title: CHRISTMAS IN NEW ENGLAND

Entries Due Date: December 5, 2009

Open To: Everyone, including Published & unpublished poets, writers, Owl Creek Arts Center official members , and all contest and award winners, and all current contest entrants. (Submit either your invoice number, or name of current entry with submission, or membership number, or list of publishing credits, or title of winning entry and contest won.)

Book Specs: 208 pages (approximately), paperback 6” x 9”

WRITERS:

Length: 500-1,200 words for essays or prose /12-32 lines for poetry

Guidelines: Christmas poems of a secular nature, though mentions of church services etc fine, or winter imagery (Winter Wonderland). Prose, short stories about the holiday which clearly take place in New England. Essays, about life in New England during the holidays, past or present. Over all, we are looking to make people feel as if they have experienced Christmas in New England, so the more details about the area or things and customs that are uniques to the area would be great additions. Currier & Ives, Norman Rockwell type scenes are especially preferred, though bittersweet reality not shunned.

Target: All families, gift stores, hospitals, kids and adults. Sentimental poems fine. Funny poems fine, lessons of giving and charity and the Christmas spirit fine. The words Christmas and Yule are fine, Santa Claus fine.

ARTISTS

Full Color

Must show Christmas scene, preferably New England scenery

Any outside scenes must show snow on ground

The more iconic images that are used within context of painting, the better

Try to use Christmas trees, sleighs, wreaths, kids, stockings, snowmen, lights, candy canes etc.

Image you send must be “Saved for Web” in Photoshop as small file size image (JPeg) and full 600 DPI available upon acceptance. Files over 500k will not be opened.

Title: CREEPY CAMPFIRE TALES - CAMPERS TELL ALL

Entries Due Date: MAY 5, 2009

Open To: Everyone, including Published & unpublished poets, writers, Owl Creek Arts Center official members , and all contest and award winners, and all current contest entrants.

Book Specs: 208 pages (approximately), paperback 6” x 9”

WRITERS:

Length: 500-1,200 words for ORIGINAL prose /12-32 lines for poetry

Guidelines: These must be all original scary stories, and must take place at a campground, cabin, lake, or around a campfire in woods. No swear words or sex, any death should be portrayed minimally and tastefully. DO NOT send rehashes of Friday The 13th, Saw, other slasher flicks. Only tales with characters in believable situations, doing logical things will be used. We prefer a tragic end or haunting one. NO “it was all just a dream” stories. Teens or park rangers should be main characters in story. Make us feel like we are camping. Night time should be bulk of story time. These books are smart enough for adults, but tasteful enough for 10 year olds. Don’t use real people or real campground names.

Target: All families, teens camping at state campgrounds, gift stores, hospitals, kids and adults. Funny poems fine, but looking for creepy work mostly.

ARTISTS

Full Color

Must show Christmas scene, preferably New England scenery

Any outside scenes must show snow on ground

The more iconic images that are used within context of painting, the better

Try to use Christmas trees, sleighs, wreaths, kids, stockings, snowmen, lights, candy canes etc.

Image you send must be “Saved for Web” in Photoshop as small file size image (JPeg) and full 600 DPI available upon acceptance. Files over 500k will not be opened

All anthologies will be fully published & promoted works for sale through all channels.

The goal of the anthologies is to promote our members, our ideals and Owl Creek Arts Center while adding great content to the publishing world.. These anthologies will all pay 1 free contributor copy but will offer some unique benefits not usually extended by other publishers in way of compensation. 1) Author/Artist by lines 2) 50% discount on books for you to sell at your book signings or author visits (60% discount for single orders of 50 or more) 3) We require only one time rights, so you can sell the work elsewhere also or use previously published works 4) You will be featured on our spotlight page. 5) Fellow writers are out selling your writing throughout the country, giving you national exposure. PLEASE SEND ONLY YOUR BEST WORK. Only 1 entry per anthology. Titles are subject to change.

If your work is selected, you will recieve 1 free copy, but must buy at least 10 copies (at a 50% discount, 60% discount for single orders of 50 or more). See our F.A.Q. for details as to why).