coeur de lion does not accept unsolicited submissions. From time to time we will call for submissions for specific projects that are in development.
In Development
coeur de lion publishing announces its newest anthology, Anywhere But Earth edited by Keith Stevenson, is now open for submissions.
Coming in 2011, Anywhere But Earth will bring you stories that challenge your ideas about the future; tales of the adventures, discoveries, mistakes, revelations, and testing times that individuals or humanity as a whole will face and how we will be changed by, or adapt to, those experiences.
Stories will be set in deep space, on human or alien vessels, orbital platforms, rocks, planetoids, terraformed worlds and alien environments. In short, anywhere but Earth.
Detailed guidelines are below, but for the breadth of our canvas, think James Blish, Frederick Pohl, Larry Niven, Greg Egan, Poul Anderson, Stansilaw Lem, Elizabeth Moon, Charles Stross, Cordwainer Smith, Ray Bradbury, Ursula LeGuin, Sean Williams, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov and Phillip K Dick.
The setting will be near, far or alternative future and all points in between, written as hard/technological SF, cyberpunk, steampunk, slipstream, new weird, sociological or philosophical SF, space opera, military SF, or a blend. Just no horror or fantasy, although stories may have horrific or fantastic elements.
Imagine the future as it could be anywhere but Earth and share your vision with us.
Guidelines
coeur de lion, publisher of the 2009 Locus Recommended Reads listed anthology X6, is proud to announce its next Science Fiction anthology, Anywhere But Earth edited by Keith Stevenson, is open for submissions.
Stories
Science Fiction stories are sought on the Anywhere But Earth theme (see above). Fantasy or Horror stories will not be accepted, although your Science Fiction story may have horrific or fantastic elements. This is first and foremost a Science Fiction anthology where the action takes place anywhere but Earth.
Stories must be original and unpublished.
Story Length
A minimum word length of 3,000 words applies to all submissions. The maximum word length is 15,000 words although to be published at the upper end you’ll have to sustain our interest for the entire story length. Longer pieces may be accepted for assessment but send a query email first (see below for contact email).
Submitting your story
Hard Copy Submissions
Submissions should be printed on A4 paper, with title, author and page number on the header of each page. Stories must be double spaced and in Times New Roman font. The front page of the submission must contain the author’s name, mail and email address. Receipt of your hard copy submission will be sent to your email address.
Send hard copy subs to:
Anywhere But Earth
c/- 56 Serpentine Road
Kirrawee NSW 2232
Australia
Note – hard copy subs should be disposable copies. If you wish the sub returned, you must include a self-addressed envelope with sufficient return postage.
Electronic Submissions
Email submissions may be sent as an attachment to abearth@optusnet.com.au
Attachments may be pdf, Word .doc, or .rtf files. Please follow the formatting standards for hard copy submissions above. All email subs will be acknowledged by return email.
Publication and Rights
Anywhere But Earth will be published in the second half of 2011 as a limited edition paperback and as an e-book. Copyright of stories remains with the author. Accepted works will be contracted and the rights holder will grant permission for coeur de lion to publish the story as part of the Anywhere But Earth anthology as a limited edition paperback and an e-book.
Payment
Payment is calculated on the basis of:
- 1 cent (Australian) per word (paid on publication), plus
- a contributor’s copy of the anthology, plus
- a proportion of royalties on sales of the e-book (paid every six months from publication to your nominated PayPal Account) based on the following formula:
In this example the story of 10,000 words accounts for 1/10 th of the book’s length or 10%. This proportion when multiplied by 0.75, gives a royalty of 7.5% of sales.
Deadline for Submissions
Submissions are open now until 5.00pm, Monday 28th February 2011.
Questions
Any questions can be emailed to us at abearth@optusnet.com.au