Edited by Chun Hyon Lee and Naomi Simone Borwein
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Edited by Chun Hyon Lee and Naomi Simone Borwein, Cozy in the Apocalypse is a call for fiction and poetry of the speculative genres (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Weird). Hoping to create contrasting emotions with apocalyptic settings, we require pieces that capture the interplay of two specific different themes in this call: cozy and apocalypse.
What does cozy mean to us?
Cozy means comfortable or comforting: soft sunsets, kittens mewing in their sleep, or sipping coffee as the chickadees chirp in the morning. We want at least one scene exploring cozy in this manner.
Okay… but what about apocalypse?
Apocalypse should be the setting in which you place your piece. It can be in a pre-, mid-, or post-apocalypse. And we see an apocalypse as a major event that changes the norms of a society. That includes our Earth, but any number of other Earths, or realities you feel like writing about.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
$25 per short story or flash fiction varying from 500 words to 8000 words. Submit one story or up to two flash fiction pieces for this call.
$20 per poem from minimum of 25 lines to a maximum of 100 lines. Include up to three poems in your submission.
Submit all pieces in one word document.
Submit only original unpublished work.
Payment is $20 per poem and $25 per short story or flash (paid in US dollars via PayPal).
PLEASE USE Standard Manuscript format: https://www.shunn.net/format/story/1/
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately if your work it has been accepted elsewhere.
We will not accept AI-written work.
No multiple submissions.
The anthology will be published in print and ebook format.*
*All contributors will be offered a chance to review their galley proofs before publication. All contributors will receive an electronic copy of Cozy in the Apocalypse. No AI artwork will be included in the volume.
We are open to creative interpretations of this theme.
We are not seeking stories of an erotic nature, though sex may be a topic.
We are not interested in anything featuring sexual violence, or unnecessarily graphic violence of any kind, against humans or animals.
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