Announcing the fourth annual Apex Halloween Short Story Contest

[jennifer_brozek]

http://www.apexbookcompany.com/news/2009/06/announcing-the-fourth-annual-apex-halloween-short-story-contest/

I’m pleased to announce the details of the fourth annual Apex Halloween Short Story Contest!

Contest rules in a nutshell:
Theme: Urban myths with an alien origin
Deadline: October 15th, 2009
Word Count: Maximum of 2,500 words
Submission Address: halloween@apexbookcompany.com

The prize this year is publication in Jennifer Brozek’s upcoming Apex anthology Close Encounters of the Urban Kind. First place gets publication and payment of 8 cents per word for their story (and a copy of the antho). Second place gets publication and payment of 5 cents per word for their story (and a copy of the antho). Jennifer’s anthology is invite only, so these will be the only open spots available to non-solicited manuscripts.

The Apex editing team will choose the ten to fifteen best stories and submit those to Jennifer. Jennifer will proceed to pick the winner and runner-up for publication. Her anthology can be described as “combining the dark allure of urban legends with the high stakes of alien encounters”.

Best of luck!

Comments

[cuddlycthulhu.livejournal.com]

So, this is in addition to the Close Encounters invites for submissions? If an author is intending on submitting to the main anthology itself, can they also submit to this contest?

[jennifer-brozek.livejournal.com]

You will not be double published. :) So, if you are invited, I don't think you should enter the contest.

[cuddlycthulhu.livejournal.com]

Gotcha. Ok, just wanted to make sure. 8)

[dqg-neal.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I wish I had the ability to do contests like that for my company. Not enough time in my schedule to do that much slush reading.

[jennifer-brozek.livejournal.com]

That's what minion Submission Editors are for.