Opening for Submissions in 2025
and other news from Duskbound Books
Duskbound Books will open for submissions for its 2025 anthology, Passageways: Nefarious—a crime fiction-focused anthology.
Submission Window: January 31, 2025
Genre: Crime Fiction. We are seeking literary partners in fictional crime for our next anthology, Passageways: Nefarious. From action packed heists to suspenseful whodunits, we want stories that explore the criminal element. Not your usual genre? No worries. As long as crime provides the bones of your story, we don't care if its wrapped in a noir, horror, mystery, fantasy, or sci-fi skin.
Title: Passageways: Nefarious
Wordcount: 7,000 MAX
Firmly enforced.
Formatting: Word or Google Doc. Double-spaced. Include your story title, pen name, story elevator pitch, word count, and email at the beginning of the document.
Available Story Slots: 25 stories will be included in the anthology.
Submission Cap: 50 entrants
Once 50 entries have been received, the submission window will close.
Number of submissions per person: 1 story
Story must not have been previously published.
Submission Fee: Free
Royalties/Compensation: All profits generated will be donated to The Little Free Library charity. Upon request, we provide quarterly sales statements to show how many books we've sold and how much will be donated.
Rights: Participants keep the rights to their work. After a period of 1-year from the publication date, entrants may publish their short stories with other outlets.
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